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.,i 3x MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD JANUARY 13, 1992 ROLL The Council met on the above date with the following members present: Mayor Barbara Peterson, Councilmembers Gabriel Jabbour, Edward Callahan, and Mary Butler. J. Diann Goetten was absent. The following represented the City staff: City Administrator Ron Moorse, Public Works Director John Gerhardson, Building & Zoning Administrator Jeanne Mabusth, Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator Michael Gaffron, City Attorney Tom Barrett, City Engineer Glenn Cook, Chief of Police Stephen Sullivan, and City Recorder Teri Naab. Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. ( #1) PUBLIC HEARING - 7:00 -7:15 P.M. CONSIDERATION OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SPATES AVENUE AT BROWN ROAD SOUTH The affidavit of publication and certificate of mailing were noted. Moorse explained that this is a proposal to temporarily close off Spates Avenue at Brown Road South on either side of the railroad crossing to eliminate through traffic. Dan Crear, 1980 Spates Avenue, noted he initiated this proposal because of the increase in truck and car traffic. He explained that when the City put in the sewer, the roadway was changed making it straighter, wider and flatter, and since that time the level of traffic has increased dramatically. At that time, there was an issue of a lift station which was constructed in violation of codes. Crear noted at that time he requested the Council to screen the lift station and to solve the traffic problems on Spates Avenue. The traffic count revealed that when the road is used as a detour from County Road 15, up to 800 cars per day use the road a day; and on the average there are 400 cars per day. According to City statistics, normal traffic for a street such as Spates Avenue should be approximately 40 -50 cars per day. He noted the current level of use is sometimes 10 times the average use and sometimes at much higher speeds than recommended. 1