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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 9 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 />Printup stated the resolution is well laid out and that he would like to leave the draft as is. <br /> <br />Mattick stated if there were any major items the Council would like to change, they could do that, and <br />that the resolution will be brought back to the first Council meeting in December. <br /> <br />Mayor McMillan opened the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. <br /> <br />Donna Hager, 4580 West Branch Road, stated she did not hear anything tonight about the septic systems <br />and that she still objects to the septic system being that close to her property. Hager has not heard <br />anything since the last meeting and she does not know if anything more has transpired. <br /> <br />Mack stated the soil treatment areas that are depicted by the designer provide a generalized layout of the <br />area but do not necessarily denote the exact area of treatment and absorption. Mack indicated the City’s <br />setbacks are based on absorption area and that there might be a larger area that is generally suitable for <br />the treatment area but may not necessarily be as big as the rectangular area that is shown on the diagrams <br />themselves. <br /> <br />Mack stated the setback requirement is from the property line adjacent to the Hager property, those <br />setback distances would have to be met so no soil absorption of sewage will leave the property. <br /> <br />Hager stated that area is all wetland. <br /> <br />Mack indicated it has to be set back 50 feet from any delineated wetland area. <br /> <br />Hager stated that is her understanding but that she does not believe that is the case. Hager stated there are <br />pink flags out everywhere and that some are on her property. Hager stated at the last meeting it appeared <br />that Rusty Olson was not aware that it was a wetland and was vague about the distances. Hager stated it <br />is a wetland and it has been verified as wetland. <br /> <br />Hager stated she already is experiencing runoff onto her property because of the fill that was brought in <br />during the 1980s, which created a slope down to her back yard. Hager stated the area used to be level <br />with the green but that it was raised approximately eight feet and created a wetland. In addition, a <br />number of trees were cut down and piled up before they did all that work, which compressed the ground. <br />Hager indicated it is not original soil. <br /> <br />Hager stated to her understanding the developer should not put septic systems in soil that is not original <br />soil. Hager stated the second component is that it is also a wetland and will create more runoff to her <br />property and water in the ground. Hager indicated she had three or four inches of water in her lower level <br />of her home and garage this summer and that if there are more heavy rains, the water will be mixed with <br />sewage now. <br /> <br />Hager stated she is concerned about her well water, her home, and the mercury on the site right behind <br />her house and contaminating the ground. Hager stated she read that they are going to clean it up as much <br />as 20 feet around the green, which brings it close to her property. Hager stated she does not want <br />contamination on her property.