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ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 24, 1990 STORM SEWER SYSTEM - NAVARRE HEIGHTS AREA CONTINUED • Grabek closed the Public Hearing. Nettles stated that he has always favored an underground solution to this drainage problem. He said, "I believe an underground system is the best overall method to address this problem. It will preserve the integrity of all of the lots in the area without providing an open area that may become a problem in the future. I realize that it is more costly." Mayor Grabek asked Barrett whether the original petition meets the 35% requirement in light of the four persons who also signed the petition for the alternate method. Barrett replied, "I understand that the second petition has been considered as a request for the drainage system to go above ground. The legal impact of the 35% is only that it changes the required majority for Council's vote. If the petition is less than 35 %, 4 /5ths of the Council must vote in favor. A petition with 35% or more only requires a 3 /5ths majority." Peterson stated that she has always been in favor of the underground drainage system. She asked where the water from the surface drainage system would go. Sh.e said, "I have looked at the property and know what the Cuffs intend to do with it. How would surface drainage affect their plans ?" • Karen Cuff said, "Drainage would have to run either through the middle of the property or be diverted to the east property line." Goetten asked Glenn Cook to provide a brief explanation of each drainage method. Cook displayed a drawing showing where the water is presently running. He said, "When the water gets deep it runs around both sides of the Cuffs' house. The property owner of Lot 6 has done some re- grading and provided a slight berm to keep the water away from his house. We are concerned how a surface drainage system would affect Lot 6 and other properties in that area. If we were to have a drainage ditch along the Cuffs' east property line, it would probably be necessary to remove some of the large trees. I don't believe that an above ground system is a practical method. It would be necessary to obtain an easement through the middle of the Cuffs' property. With regard to an underground system, it will only handle a five year storm. That means that every five years or so we may have a storm that will overflow the underground system. An underground system would lessen erosion and contain all of the rainfall underground to the railroad ditch where it will be discharged." Goetten asked which system provided the least liability risk • - 3 -