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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,February 19,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Thiesse stated to his understanding the chain of islands in Mound have sanitary sewer. The biggest <br /> concern is, once sewer is there, what will happen with the property twenty years down the road. <br /> Ressler asked who will pay to maintain it after it is installed. <br /> Thiesse noted the Planning Commission is only looking at expanding the MUSA. <br /> Gates stated his understanding is it would be treated as a residential service from the street in Mound. <br /> Ressler stated it is a good idea in general to minimize risk for pollution to the lake. Since there does not <br /> appear to be any future costs incurred by the City,there does not appear to be really any downside to it. <br /> Barnhart noted the City has built up their density in certain areas,which allows the MUSA to be <br /> expanded to more sensitive areas. <br /> Ressler asked if sewer has been run out to Big Island. <br /> Barnhart indicated it has not, and that if anyone is interested in doing that,they would need to incur the <br /> expenses for that. <br /> Libby asked what is existing on the island. <br /> Gates indicated he is not sure. <br /> Libby stated he is a strong proponent of municipal rather than private,but that it is environmentally more <br /> sound to do this. <br /> Landgraver asked to what point the property owner would be responsible to. <br /> Thiesse indicated it would be the property line off the street. <br /> Landgraver asked if this property would require a separate connection since there is a common owner of <br /> both the peninsula and the island. <br /> Barnhart indicated that is correct and that there would be an easement required. <br /> Libby asked whether the property would be required to have a stop valve. <br /> Gates stated he does not know the exact engineering requirements but that it will all be done in <br /> conjunction with Mound engineers and the applicant's engineers. Gates noted a septic system costs more <br /> to install on an island, which also helps mitigate some of the costs. <br /> Thiesse asked if an easement would be required for the portion under the lake. <br /> Barnhart stated it likely would be considered public land and that an easement would not be required but <br /> Staff would need to check into that. <br /> Gates stated the LMCD has authority over the lake surface and not underneath the lake bottom. <br /> Page 15 of 16 <br />