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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD JUNE 24, 1991 <br />($9)STUBBS BAY SEWER CONTINUED <br />Mayor Peterson stated that an Oxford Road resident had <br />contacted her indicating that they would like to be included in <br />the project, but wished to review cost estimates. This <br />particular resident.is having difficulties due to clay soils. <br />Callahan asked if_ it would in fact be necessary to get <br />Metropolitan Council approval for a 'MUSA line extension if <br />Christine Drive, Oxford Road:. and Sussex Drive are to be included <br />in the project. <br />Bernhardson replied, "Technically, we would have to get <br />approval of a MUSA line extension for the entire .area. We <br />identified the five areas originally included in the feasibility <br />study in the Comprehensive Plan as being areas the City intended <br />to sewer. The two acre properties outside those areas were not <br />identified in the Comprehensive Plan. Setting that issue aside, <br />Sussex and Christine are not on the lake, and are in the Two -Acre <br />Zone. At what point does the City draw the line on including <br />two -acre properties in the sewered area. Both Christine Drive <br />and Sussex Drive are new developments." <br />Callahan stated that the septic problems for the two -acre <br />properties in the Stubbs Bay area should be treated no <br />differently than the two -acre properties elsewhere in the City. <br />He said, "We can say that the problem -is worse in the Stubbs Bay <br />area because of the lakeshore properties. It seems to me that <br />all we need to do is require those properties that are having <br />problems to go to their alternate systems. In my opinion, if <br />there are two -acre lots in the Stubbs Bay area that have adequate <br />alternate areas, that the City is justified in allowing them to <br />opt -out of the project. The City would need to strictly enforce <br />the septic standards and require the owners to change to <br />alternate drainfields if that is necessary." <br />Goetten noted that at some point, those properties will <br />fully utilize the capacity of-the alternate sites, and would then <br />have to look for yet another alternative. <br />Callahan responded that such is the case with every two -acre <br />property within the City. <br />Butler said, "It would seem to me that the properties that <br />are being considered for exclusion from the project, should in <br />fact be included. It is those properties that are picking up the <br />unit charge, the . "make- ready" charge. If those properties are <br />included now, then in the future when the alternate septic site <br />fails, there would be an option to merely hook up to the trunk <br />line without the need to do another entire project. Can we not <br />replicate the methods we used when municipal water was installed. <br />When water was first installed, the City charged a ready -to -serve <br />f,ee. Further, including those - properties would drop the per unit <br />- 10 - <br />