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ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD JANUARY 28, 1991 FACILITIES WORKSHOP CONTINUED Callahan said, "The Council has to either start with the building or the site." Jabbour stated the current market is right for the City to undertake the. project at a reasonable cost. He said, "Council must move this issue along, not hastily, but with as few delays as possible. I would like to see the Council reach a decision as to whether all the facilities should be on one site or two." Mayor Peterson said, "I have always been in favor of having the police and administration on the present site and public works on the Old Crystal Bay property." Goetten stated that she had favored having all of the departments on one site. She said, "I believe that having everything together was more cost effective. However, I am not committed to that, if there are reasonable alternatives. Another concern of mine is the proximity of the facility to the community." Jabbour said, "I have changed my position and now believe that having two possible may be the better alternative." Callahan said, "Whether there are two sites or one, we need to determine where we can begin construction or a new public works facility. The existing shed is ready to fall down." Jabbour stated that the Highway 12 site was preferred because it met the most criteria. He said, "I am very concerned, however, about where the Highway 12 corridor will go in relation to that site." Bernhardson said, "Whether there are two sites or one, construction of the public works building could proceed once a site is selected. Thus far it has been determined that the best location for the public works would either be Highway 12, or the old sewer plant site." Callahan said, "Let us tentatively decide that we are going to have two sites. Let us then assume that Staff will now look for a site where we can build a public works site. The City does have an option on the Highway 12 property. Now that we have made that decision, we can turn our attentions to the type of building that we will put on the site." Mayor Peterson noted that an architectural class at the University is assisting with the design of the building. Bernhardson said, "It is my understanding that the class is working more with internal arrangement, rather than external characteristics. The class consists of first and second year - 21 -