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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD JUNE 10, 1991 OTHER - STUBBS BAY SEWER CONTINUED Sewer Committee were present this evening (Candace Rowlette, John Thiesse). Peterson reported that Committee members had gone door -to -door to the individual houses within the proposed Stubbs Bay Sewer area and talked to the residents about the project. The consensus is that sewer is a problem and is needed in the Stubbs Bay area.. The majority of people desire to have sewer, but do not want to pay for it. He said, "The Committee agrees that there is a sewer problem and requests that the project be pursued. We would like pursuit of the project to include working with the City Engineer to better define where sewer is most needed, and where it could be stubbed in now with laterals installed at a later time. We would like to see some options in that sense, as well as financing options. If the City could devise some methods of creative financing, it may eliminate future litigation." Jabbour stated that this item must be put on the Agenda of an upcoming Council meeting to be further discussed. Mayor= Peterson stated that the actual area has not been officially defined. Goetten indicated that it is up to the Council to decide how important it is to provide sewer to the Stubbs Bay area. The Comprehensive Plan refers to this area being sewered, and Goetten believed it should be done. Butler asked if the City Engineer has studied the area to determine which areas should be included in the project and where the sewer lines should be located. Callahan advised that the City Engineer had performed such a study and had reached several conclusions about the area and where the lines should be .located. He asked Staff to again provide Council with the City Engineer's findings. Bernhardson further explained that five-primary .areas, for the project had been defined, three of which are in serious need of sewer, East Lake Street, West Lake Street. and Crestview. The other -two areas are the-east Bayside area, which needs sewer, but not the degree of the three areas mentioned previously. The Bederwood area falls in between those areas and has the larger lots. Bernhardson stated that criteria was developed to allow certain properties in that area to "opt -out" of the project. The smaller properties to the east of Leaf. Street were also considered for inclusion in the project because of the lack of area for additional drainfield sites on each property. The' residents on Oxford Road were sent a letter asking if.they would, like to be included in the project. Inclusion of the Oxford Street properties would result in a $600 reduction off of what has been estimated to be between a $9,000 and $16,000 assessment - 14 - t