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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 25, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. 14. LA18-55 PAUL VOGSTROM OB/O WILLIAM AND SUE DUNKLEY, 2709 WALTERS PORT LANE, SKETCH PLAN — Continued Larry Getlin, Ridge Road, stated he has lived on the lake for many years and that part of living on the lake is to help ensure they keep the pristine property around it. Getlin stated what he does not like are people speaking on behalf of other people, and that what Eric Vogstrom said about the Habermans is not correct. Getlin stated if the Council wants factual information, they should ask the people themselves. Getlin commented the problem he sees as a resident is that this process will continue to be repeated and that the Council should not operate by seeing how many variances they give. Getlin stated he is not convinced that there was a plan before the applicant cut the trees down. Getlin stated he was also in attendance when the Council decided on County Road 19 that they were not going to grant a bunch of variances. Getlin stated he does not understand how they can operate a system that says someone can build by variance rather than rule. Getlin stated he would like the Council to pay attention to the fact that there is an appropriate way to do things and that they can adjust their plans if they are seeking more than one or two variances. Getlin stated when a plan is built on variances, that is not good planning, and that he would ask the Council not to make this a variance project when it does not need to be. Greg Hueler stated there were a lot of misrepresentations and falsehoods made by Eric Vogstrom. Hueler asked whether the Dunkleys or Paul or Eric Vogstrom were not informed of the difficulties they would have if they combined the lots Curtis indicated she talked about that with the owner at one point and the developer at multiple points. Kelly Hueler stated she agrees with Larry and that people should be able to speak for themselves. Hueler stated they have attempted to cooperate with the neighbors and that they absolutely wanted to find a resolution. Hueler stated what is being built is an intergenerational family compound and will be a major change in the area. Hueler stated when they purchased their property, they knew they had an easement that gave them access to their property and that they tried to find a solution. Hueler indicated they would like a buffer from what is going to change and that they tried repeatedly to get something in writing but it has been a moving target because the scope of the project has changed. Hueler stated when they came home last year after Labor Day weekend, they came home to an entirely cleared lakeshore and not just buckthorn as was represented at the Planning Commission meeting. Hueler stated there were a number of old hard growth trees that were pulled up over the Labor Day weekend when the City was closed and no one could shut the work done. In addition, the lakeshore was also graded. Hueler stated after that happened, that was when they said enough. Hueler noted she did not want to talk about that tonight but it has been represented in a way that is not accurate. Hueler commented they want to be neighbors to everybody else that lives on the beautiful lake that they share. Steve Bakke, 2765 Pheasant Lake Road, stated he has to take exception to the comments made by Eric Vogstrom. Bakker stated for him to disparage the Habermans and make claims about their wherewithal or interest in maintaining what he characterized as a dump on a swamp is patently false. Bakke stated that area was maintained by the Habermans and the Plumes before them. Bakke stated that area looks like a dump now because it is full of concrete and trees from the work the Dunkleys did. In addition, the trucks Page 12 of 21