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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, November 24, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 10 of 21 <br /> <br />(7. #14-3691 SOURCE LAND CAPITAL, LAKEVIEW PROPERTY, 405 NORTH ARM DRIVE – <br />PRELIMINARY PLAT WITH PRD OVERLAY, continued) <br /> <br />Hager stated the house that the septic system services is two blocks away from her house and in her view <br />that is not right. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she does not believe the developer has those specific details as to how much soil will be <br />removed at this point. McMillan stated a septic system and a well have to conform to the regulations or <br />they cannot be installed. McMillan stated the work has not started yet, and when the time comes for them <br />to be built, they will have to conform, which is a risk the developer has to take. <br /> <br />Hager asked who they can sue if some significantly disasterly things happen. <br /> <br />Hiller stated this site was treated like every other site on the golf course and that they performed very <br />detailed percolation testing. <br /> <br />Hager stated the testing is not accurate or complete. <br /> <br />Hiller stated every site was tested and the septic engineer at Bolton & Menk is going through the detailed <br />analysis with Rusty Olson. Hiller stated the findings have been thoroughly reviewed and in Rusty’s <br />professional opinion these sites perc and they are perfectly adequate to become septic sites. Hiller <br />indicated they have hired a septic designer who is recognized by the City as an expert and that the City’s <br />engineers have looked at them. Hiller indicated he is not a septic expert and that there are a number of <br />regulations they have to comply with. Hiller stated they will be complying with all these regulations and <br />that this lot will not be treated any differently. <br /> <br />Hiller stated he is not sure what Ms. Hager is referring to when she says they do not perc. <br /> <br />Hager stated there are several pages in the report that talk about subsurface sewage treatment systems and <br />mound systems. Hager stated the report in particular went through and identified things that should be <br />corrected, such as the loading areas which do not seem to correspond to the soil tested or the percolation <br />rates. In almost all cases the percolation rate was at a much higher loading rate than the soil tested and so <br />on. Hager stated she cannot read the whole thing but that there are pages of it. <br /> <br />Hiller stated what she is reading from has been submitted to the City Engineer. Hiller indicated there <br />always are back and forth discussions that go on during the process and it is extensive. Hiller stated the <br />report is the preliminary review by the engineer and Rusty Olson is going through that report. Hiller <br />stated before they receive final plat approval, the City Engineer will ensure that it complies with the <br />City’s standards. <br /> <br />Hager asked if they will be approving it tonight. <br /> <br />McMillan stated they will not be approving the final septic sites tonight. <br /> <br />Hager noted Rusty Olson did not realize the fill brought in was not original soil, which was a big item.