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Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes Page 5 August 11, 2021 ----------------------------- Commissioners all agreed they would be able to attend. 10. Announcements Council member Wagner received an email from council member Christianson from a few homeowners regarding the possibility of getting fishing line recycling stations at Orono Park and William H. Houlton Conservation Area. A resident reached out to the DNR but they said they don’t place the tubes and they usually work with the local lake association or sometimes an Eagle Scout. It was brought back to Orono Lake Improvement District (OLID) and Patrick Plante said that the group thought it would a good project for an Eagle Scout or Park and Recreation for placement. Council member Wagner will forward the information to Mr. Hecker and Chair Williams for a future discussion item. Council member Wagner shared that she did a post on the Trout Brook Facebook page to get feedback regarding the Trott Brook Tennis Courts since the project was moved to 2022. She left the survey open for people to include suggestions on what they’d like at the park. Some of the suggestions were a splash pad, dog park, hockey rink, two tennis courts plus a pickleball court, skate park and a community garden. She shared with the group that she would not support a splash pad at Trott Brook Park since there is a beautiful splash pad being installed at Orono Park. She also let them know that it is a public park which will bring in more people and parking. She would like to do a follow up and asked the Commission if they’d like her to do more of a focused and specific question. Mr. Hecker shared he received an email from a resident asking if we can improve the lighting at the Trott Brook Park tennis courts with LED lights. The lighting that’s currently there is older and not as direct. Council member Wagner recalls that citizens complained about the lights shining into their homes. Would you like me to ask a more focused question before the special meeting? Commissioner Niziolek thinks we can make slight modifications to the tennis court site plan that we already have, and we can embellish it with improved lighting. Council member Wagner asked the commission if she should let the Facebook group know that the plan is to replace the two tennis courts and ask for feedback if there are any other simple type of embellishments, such as lighting and shade, that can be added to the site plan.