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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,March 16,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> with the development of the Lund parking lot that has created a cascading effect down the hillside. Ware <br /> stated adding more hardscape will only be a detriment. <br /> Ware indicated he is in agreement with Judy Fredrickson's comment relating to the driveways with four <br /> single-family homes is not a possibility given the wetland crossing that would be required. <br /> Ware stated he would like the Planning Commission to take into consideration the drainage study,the <br /> cost of improvements, and the increased hardscape leading to increased runoff. In addition, safety issues <br /> should also be considered at the intersection of Kelly and County Road 15. Ware stated it is likely the <br /> traffic counts will more than double. Ware stated the number of vehicles from this project would more <br /> than double those that received postcards about this development. Ware stated the increased density and <br /> traffic will only lead to increased safety issues. Ware stated if this project gets any traction, a thorough <br /> traffic study needs to be done. <br /> Ware stated as it relates to the impacted property values, in his view this will have a significant detriment <br /> to their property values. Ware stated if this application is approved,Mr. Delaney will win economic <br /> value and the rest of those in the neighborhood,who bought into the current zoning,will lose. Ware <br /> stated he would ask the Planning Commission to take those items into consideration. <br /> Chuck Nadler,2509 Kelly Avenue, stated he wants to talk about the safety and the traffic. Nadler stated <br /> the intersection of County Road 15 and Kelly is already overloaded. Nadler stated he supports Mr. <br /> Delaney developing this property as it is currently zoned but that he does not see any rationale for this <br /> development. <br /> Nadler stated when the developer presented tonight, as he talked about all the things that would be <br /> required of him, such as how the drainage will not spill to the south,the landscape, and lots of other <br /> commitments, the reality is that their integrity is not very good. Nadler stated he would be very <br /> concerned about whether they would meet all of these commitments that the City puts on them. <br /> Elizabeth Sedgwick, 4182 Arrowhead Drive, Medina, noted she is not a resident in Orono and originally <br /> had no intention of speaking this evening. Sedgwick stated when she was walking through the parking <br /> lot, she saw a truck door open and some books spill out. Sedgwick indicated she went over to help him, <br /> during which time Mr. Bessesen took the opportunity to let her know that he felt threatened by her <br /> presenting any ideas or comments on this development since she was not a resident of Orono. <br /> Sedgwick stated she is not here tonight representing anybody on Kelly Avenue but that she owns a <br /> landscape company that is internationally published. Sedgwick stated the only comment she would like <br /> to make on behalf of herself as a resident of Medina is that she would like to seek out the City of Orono <br /> as a place for her new home. Sedgwick stated having reviewed this particular development as potentially <br /> a possibility, she finds it architecturally unsound and very unappealing. Sedgwick stated she is frightened <br /> for the local residents as they will now see the existing flooding conditions that have impacted 2605 Kelly <br /> Avenue in the past now be partly impacted by this new development. <br /> Bob Ponzetti, 2545 Kelly Avenue, stated he supports everything that has been said by his neighbors. <br /> Ponzetti indicated they bought their house 20 years ago, and when the first bought the house,they had a <br /> lawn between Kelly Avenue and their house. Ponzetti indicated they have let that area basically become <br /> naturalized because they like the idea of privacy and intimacy of Kelly Avenue as it now stands. Ponzetti <br /> Page 10 of 30 <br />
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