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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 9, 2018 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />21. CONSIDERATION OF PETITION CONCERNING A PORTION OF BRACKETTS <br />POINT ROAD — Continued <br />Printup asked why the road was not converted to public when it was rebuilt in 2009. <br />Stickney stated at one time it was a public road, but once it got spun off through a subdivision, it became <br />private. <br />Headrick stated it was a public road up to the hammerhead until 1982. <br />Paddock stated when he bought the balance of the land, he subdivided the property into two lots. At one <br />time the point was owned by one family and was one contiguous property, but over the last 30 years, it <br />has been divided up into three separate properties. <br />Dankey asked how many homes will be on the private road after the subdivision. <br />Paddock indicated there will be five lots on the private road and 12 total. <br />Stickney stated the public likes to drive down the street to look at the properties and that there will be <br />more of that once the new road is constructed. <br />Walsh stated this is a broader discussion than simply Bracketts Point and that perhaps the City Council <br />should discuss it further at a work session. Walsh stated it is not discrimination since everybody made <br />their own choice to buy on a private road. Walsh suggested the City Council table this so they can have a <br />broader discussion as a City Council. <br />Crosby stated the City should set parameters for when residents ask for a private road to be converted to <br />public. <br />Dankey commented she can see people driving down the private road and that this is a different situation. <br />Paddock stated it is being treated as a public road. <br />Crosby stated he has signs posted on his road that say private road but it does not stop people from <br />driving down the road and turning around in his driveway. <br />Printup noted back in the 1980s it was planned that way. <br />Dankey commented new homes were also not being added on the road. <br />Paddock stated policies can be amended and changed, but that he understands the concern for potential <br />requests. Paddock stated in his view, to be fair and just to everybody, it should be one continuous road. <br />Crosby moved, Dankey seconded, to table Item No. 21, consideration of petition concerning a <br />portion of Bracketts Point, to a work session. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />(Recess taken from 8:45 p.m. to 8:50 p.m.) <br />Page 14 of 16 <br />