Laserfiche WebLink
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING <br />HELD AUGUST 10, 1992 <br />LEAF STREET - CONT.; <br />Don Gronberg, 110 Leaf Street, said the additional width of the <br />road will encroach his building pad. He said his Certificate of <br />Title for the property goes`to the edge of the road. <br />Gerhardson stated he would check into that issue. <br />Cook c l a r i f i e d that the City on I y has the right to control the area <br />to the back of the curb. <br />.Pat Crane, 285 Leaf Street, clarified that MSA funds would pay for <br />replacement of plantings, but ;there would not be money available <br />from the sewer project itself. <br />Cook stated that was correct. He added that with the sewer project, <br />replacement of, trees would only be on the easements, not along the <br />roadway. He stated MSA funding allows for replacement of two trees <br />for every one removed. The trees would be either 6' pines, or 2- <br />3" in diameter deciduous trees. <br />Carl Rhame, 3245 Watertown Road, asked if the MSA funds would allow <br />for replacement of .the pine trees he will lose. <br />Cook said that was correct and added that they would prefer to <br />replant the trees further back onto the property. <br />Brian Ehalt, 140 Leaf Street, said the increase road width would <br />Impact his severely steep driveway. He asked if MSA funds couId.be <br />used to grade his drive area. <br />Cook said they could adjust the grade of the road in that area to <br />less impact the drive, and with the approval of the homeowner, <br />could adjust the grade on the property. <br />Gronberg said he has no objection to reducing the crest of the road <br />in that area an additional amount to decrease the i mpact, on the <br />Ehalt property. <br />Cole Graham, 95 Leaf Street, asked if trees impacted by the project <br />die at a later date,-If the City would replace those also. <br />Cook said they would need to make the decision on the health of the <br />remaining existing trees at the time of the project installation. <br />Graham clarified that the speed limit for the existing roadway is <br />in violation of the ordinances. He asked why the speed limit hasn't <br />been reduced. <br />4 <br />