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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, October 16, 2017 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />been contacting his lawyers, and when lawyers are talking back and forth, the neighbors are not talking. <br />Dunkley stated the bottom line is that the Huelers have an easement to drive 600 feet on land he now <br />owns and that they share the agreement for maintenance. Dunkley noted they will be making the <br />driveway twice as wide and improving it and the Huelers do not have to pay for that. Dunkley <br />commented all the Huelers have is a right to drive on the land and that he is not sure what the dispute is <br />for them. <br />Thiesse stated the easement allows them to be on the land. <br />Dunkley stated that is undisputed and that the Huelers will always have that right. Dunkley stated it is <br />their land and that they can make the driveway nicer and wider and relocate it. Dunkley noted he has two <br />attorney opinions that support that. Dunkley stated if the Huelers have a legal issue, there are legal <br />remedies and they can either commence an arbitration or sue, but that they will always have the easement. <br />Dunkleys stated it is their land however. <br />Schoenzeit asked if they are parking on it or blocking the Huelers' access in any way. <br />William Dunkley stated one morning a company removing a tree blocked their way out and that he is not <br />sure how that happened. Dunkley indicated he was not there at the time. <br />Schoenzeit asked if the Dunkleys know they cannot block it long-term. <br />Dunkley stated they are absolutely aware of that. <br />Sue Dunkley noted when the driveway is paved, there will be an issue and that they will need to figure <br />something out. <br />William Dunkley stated that is why they proposed the road be 16 feet wide as opposed to 12 feet wide so <br />cars can pass by each other. Dunkley stated they are proposing to make the road wider and safer and that <br />they will be paying for it. Dunkley stated the Huelers have a permanent easement to use the driveway. <br />Thiesse asked about the stop work order. <br />Sue Dunkley stated the previous owners of the house had the right to remove anything from the house <br />that they wanted prior to demolition. Dunkley indicated they did not touch the house and that the former <br />owners removed a lot of stuff from the house. <br />Curtis noted the work that occurred on the interior of the house happened prior to the demolition order <br />was issued and that the stop work order was posted for the work within 75 feet of the lake. <br />Mark Howry stated the tree removal company started removing boulders that were up against the back of <br />the house and not near the water. The tree removal company then started removing buckthorn and a large <br />concrete foundation. <br />Sue Dunkley commented there used to be a boathouse down there. <br />Howry stated once that was removed, they graded everything out and placed straw down. <br />Page 8 of 32 <br />