Is Mayor Walsh Pushing T-Ball out of Orono with Youth Sports Orgs?
Is #MayorWalsh is wiping out T-ball fields in Orono so that he can put another nonregulation sized Soccer field in? Looks like this is an inside deal with #MariaVeach (Orono Westonka Treasurer) again.
The Hackberry Hill neighborhood and the Baseball Association want two T-ball fields. Orono Parks Superintendent #JoshLemons says that he is not going to follow the neighborhood's wishes because there are others out there that want a substandard another sized soccer field? Weren't you just complaining about Bederwood's substandard sized soccer field in a recent meeting Mr. Lemons?
Where is the Revised Hackberry Park Plan? Why isn't it part of the Grant Packet for 9/25/23?
Once again we are discussing lack of process with the #OronoCityCouncil and #mayorwalsh
Apparently Mayor Walsh has been communicating with only one resident to revise the last publicly shared Hackberry Park Plan. Where is the new revised plan for Hackberry Park? This plan is part of a grant application that is up for approval tomorrow Monday, September 25 at the Orono City Council meeting.
Why is Mayor Walsh Paving over T-Ball?
It's almost Hackberry Park's 50th Anniversary and look what's happening. The City of Orono wants to pave over one of the T-ball fields for a parking lot. How about parking on the Willow side and two T-ball fields so that next year can be a celebration and not a sad event with more hardcover?
Mayor Walsh Eliminates T-Ball In Orono: Dozens of Residents Speaking Out
Due to the City of Orono’s desire to develop the park, they have decided to apply for grants for a softball field. Their plan is to eliminate both T-ball fields presumably because they can’t get grant money to redevelop those fields for T-ball.
Why is Walsh Eliminating T-Ball from Orono?
Why would Mayor #DennisWalsh want to take away historic T-ball away from Orono? Is it because he needs funds to develop Hackberry Park? What this means is that T-ball will be wiped away from play in Orono all together. There are no other T-ball fields in Orono.
Who puts a parking lot in the middle of a Park?
Hackberry Park Plan was presented and approved in one City Council meeting Monday August 28, 2023. There will not be a public hearing. There has not been any information in the city’s newsletter. This has all been decided by a couple of park commissioners and the city council - less then 10 people.
Let's see all the Hackberry Park Concepts - Orono Citizens Paid for them
Why is Brian Roath initiating Hackberry Park Concept before showing Citizens the Options?
Monday, August 7, 2023 Roath does it again. “This is one of the concepts that Bolton & Menk brought to us. This is the one that we chose to start running with.” That’s right, a few individuals - namely Park Commissioner Brian Roath and Park Commissioner Gordy Stofer with Mayor Walsh watching from the back row decided the Hackberry Park park concept for you.