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May 8, 2025 - VIDEO: LMCC Long Lake & Orono Joint Fire Forum
October 10, 2024 - VIDEO: Coffee with Orono Mayor Denny Walsh
October 2, 2024 - Email: Mobile fire service model, from Alisa Benson to Chief James Van Eyll
October 1, 2024 - VIDEO: Long Lake Mayor Charlie Miner presents “Fact-Based City Budget Data”
September 17, 2024 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Councilmember Mike Feldmann’s “Due Diligence Study: Fire Department Emergency Response Times/Cost-Effectiveness Study”
August 20, 2024 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Councilmember Jahn Dyvik addresses Walsh Lies
August 14, 2024 - VIDEO: Coffee with Orono Mayor Denny Walsh
August 12, 2024 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
July 18, 2024 - Long Lake Mayor Charlie Miner’s letter to the City of Orono
July 15, 2024 - Court Orders City of Orono to pay City of Long Lake $81,929.42 in expenses and legal fees
May 29, 2024 - LMCC: Long Lake Fire Service Updates: Follow Up Forum
May 13, 2024 - DRAFT: Response letter from Orono to Long Lake regarding the May 8 letter outling a shared services model.
May 8, 2024 - Letter from Long Lake City Council to Orono City Council
April 8, 2024 - AUDIO: Coffee with the Mayor
March 27 2024 - Orono Remains Committed to Improving Public Safety Despite Obstacles Resulting from Recent Court Ruling
March 25, 2024 - Court Ruling Issues Second Order for Contempt - City of Long Lake v. City of Orono
March 25, 2024 - City of Long Lake v City of Orono, Second Order for Contempt
March 18, 2024 - Transcript: 2.1.24 Evidentiary Hearing
March 11, 2024 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
City of Orono Mayor Denny Walsh’s embarrassing display of blatant disrespect to the Long Lake Fire leadership backfired terribly and demonstrated only Mayor Walsh’s inability to abide by simple, preset guidelines for civility and decorum and his ongoing unrelenting pettiness.
March 7, 2024 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Council Meeting
An ambiguous request from Orono City Council member for the Orono Fire Department to share access of Long Lake Fire Department's Station 2, seemingly so the OFD can begin servicing the Navarre area beginning July 1, 2024 for a change of service they requested is discussed at length.
February 26, 2024 - Long Lake State of the City Address for 2024
February 5, 2024 - City of Long Lake Post-hearing letter
February 5, 2024 - City of Orono Post-hearing letter
December 11, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
December 11, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
November 27, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
Citizens confront Orono City Council about concerns about the duplication of fire services underway during a Public Heating about truth in taxation as well as during public comments.
November 21, 2023 - Order of Contempt from the State of Minnesota District Court
A judge has found the city of Orono in contempt of court for recruiting firefighters from Long Lake and making plans to renovate a fire station that the Long Lake Fire Department still operates. Click here for a recap of key takeaways.
November 21, 2023 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Council Meeting
November 15, 2023 - AUDIO: Fire Advisory Board Meeting
November 8, 2023 - VIDEO: Coffee with the Mayor (of Orono, Dennis Walsh)
October 23, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
Mayor Walsh who has been accused of threatening legal action against Long Lake Fire Department, Deputy Chief of Training Cody Farley, a 16-year veteran and current leader within the department, claimed that Farley completely fabricated his sworn affidavit to the court and declared it “an absolute lie.”October 13, 2023 - Statement From the City of Long Lake Re: 10/13 Court Filings
Corresponding Court Filing Documents:October 9, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
Orono Council approved hiring Part-Time Firefighters and Paid-On-Call FirefightersSeptember 29, 2023 - Statement from the City of Orono Regarding Mediation on September 26, 2023
September 28, 2023 - News Release - Statement From the City of Long Lake Regarding Mediation on September 26, 2023 Regarding the City of Long Lake vs. City of Orono
September 25, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
Orono Council votes to postpone approval of 2024 budget for fire servicesSeptember 11, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
August 29, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
Council votes to approve $2.6M spend on fire trucks & staff organizational chartAugust 21, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
August 15, 2023 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Council Meeting
August 2, 2023 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Council Meeting
July 24, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
July 18, 2023 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Council Meeting
July 18, 2023 - Memorandum from the City of Orono’s attorney to the Orono Mayor and City Council re: the lawsuit filed by the City of Long Lake and the temporary injunctive order granted
July 15, 2023 - City of Long Lake v. City of Orono - 23-9758 - Order Granting Temporary Injunction (Final)
July 5, 2023 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Council Meeting
June 30, 2023 - Orono Happenings July/August 2023 Newsletter
June 23, 2023 - City of Long Lake Seeks Court Order to Stop Orono from Violating Fire Services Contract and Interfering with Emergency Services
June 23, 2023 - Orono Fire Department Firefighter Recruitment Open House
June 20, 2023 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Council Meeting
June 15, 2023 - Orono's Notice of Adjustment to alter their City Fire Service Area
June 12, 2023 - Long Lake Volunteer Fireman’s Relief Association Letter to the members of the Orono City Council
June 12, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
June 8, 2023 - Correction to Fire Department Emergency Call Data
June 7, 2023 - Four former Orono Mayors Challenge current City Council taxation issues in letter sent to residents this week
June 6, 2023 - VIDEO: Long Lake City Council Meeting
June 1, 2023 - Long Lake Letter to Community, LLFD and Orono Council
May 22, 2023 - VIDEO: Orono City Council Meeting
May 18, 2023 - VIDEO: Long Lake Future Fire Service Follow Up
May 18, 2023 - Powerpoint Presentation - Long Lake Future Fire Service Follow Up
May 18, 2023 - Informational Handout, Claims vs. Facts Regarding the Long Lake Fire Department
May 17, 2023 - Letter to Orono City Council From Long Lake’s Attorney
May 8, 2023 - Orono’s Fire Department Needs Assessment completed by Chief Van Eyll
May 8, 2023 - Letter From Orono City Attorney to Long Lake’s Attorney
April 25, 2023 - Letter to Orono City Council From Long Lake’s Attorney
February 2, 2023 - Presentation by Long Lake City Council at City Council Meeting - Presentation of Long Lake's Response/Counter Offer to Orono
January 27, 2023 - Letter from Long Lake City Council to Orono's Council - Response to Offer for Transition of the Long Lake Fire Department to Orono
November 17, 2023 - VIDEO: Long Lake Future Fire Services Open House
November 17, 2023 - Powerpoint Presentation - Long Lake Future Fire Services
October 12, 2022 - Letter from Long Lake City Council to Orono's Council
October 4, 2022 - Presentation by Long Lake City Council Member Jahn Dyvik
September 27, 2022 - Letter from Orono Re: Offer for Transition of the Long Lake Fire Department
September 26, 2022 - Letter from Orono: 2023 Long Lake Fire Operational and Capital Budgets
July 20, 2022 - Letter from Former Orono and Long Lake Mayors to Orono's Council (Copied to Long Lake's Council)
June 23, 2022 - Letter from Long Lake's Mayor Miner to Orono's Council
June 10, 2022 - Letter from Long Lake City Council to Orono's Council
May 23, 2022 - Letter from Orono's Mayor Walsh to Long Lake's Council
May 17, 2022 - Letter from Long Lake City Council to Orono's Council
April 13, 2021 - Notice from Orono Re: Termination of Joint Ownership Contract
April 13, 2021 - Notice from Orono Re: Termination of Agreement and Contract for Fire Service
January 8, 2020 - Letter from Long Lake's Mayor Miner to Orono's Mayor and Council
2018 - Letter from Orono - Proposals for Long Lake Fire Department