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MINUTES OF ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 26, 1990 STUBBS BAY SEWER CONTINUED requested to be excluded from this project. Gaffron stated that • if the Council wished to exclude any properties, the Harren property would be a candidate. Gaffron said that 185 Landmark Drive has less acreage and an existing system that is probably within the 75' setback area. Gaffron said that there are possible, but not fully evaluated alternate sites. Mayor Grabek asked if exclusion of properties was a normal procedure with a sewer project. Cook said that exclusion is normally not a feasible option because it increases the burden of cost for those that must be included. Mayor Grabek asked City Attorney Barrett what legal grounds the Council would have if they chose to exclude certain properties, but not others. Barrett replied, "In my opinion, you have the authority to sewer those properties which you think ought to be sewered. As long as you have a reasonable basis for sewering some and not others, you would have a legal authority to do that." Ms. Sherokee Ilse, 3630 Eileen Street, understood that the Comprehensive Plan does not require 2 acre properties to be sewered. She suggested that the Council make a decision prior to • any public hearing as to whether they intend to include two acre properties in this project. She said that they too have a fairly new septic system and a tested alternate site. She did not understand why they were being included in the project. Mr. Harren, 175 Landmark Drive, said that he had requested permission from the City to put in a septic system without the mound system because it would have saved him a significant amount of money. Mr. Harren said that the City did not give him permission to proceed in that manner because there was nothing in the Code that allowed it. Mr. Harren said that the City proposed the option of holding tanks, but due to the size of his family, he did not think that was practical. Mr. Harren indicated that it would be very costly to bring the sewer line to his property and asked to be excluded. (See Mr. Harren's letter dated March 5, 1990.) Mr. Terry Olson, 3640 Bayside Road, indicated that he had the same objections to be included in the project as those previously expressed. Mr. Olson said that he is an engineer and disagrees with the earlier statements by staff regarding lake contamination. Mr. Olson stated that as long as a septic system is functioning properly, leeching will not occur. Mr. Olson stated that he too had submitted a letter asking to be excluded from this project. Mr. Olson expressed concern that the project - 16 - •