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Item #01- Special Council Meeting - 01106114 <br />File #13-3638 & 13-3639 [Total Pages 99] <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Tuesday, November 12, 2013 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />(8. #13-3638 and 13-3639 SOURCE LAND CAPITAL, LLC (PAT HILLER) OIBIO GRANT <br />WENKSTERN (LAKEVIEW GOLF), 405 NORTHARMDRIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />AMENDMENTAND SKETCH PLANREVIEW, Continued) <br />Michael Flannery, 525 Park Lane, stated the first inkling the community had was a letter that the <br />Wenksterns placed on the counter of the golf course stating that the golf course was being sold for <br />development. Flannerty stated in his view the Wenksterns had an alternative and could have said that the <br />golf course is no longer viable, can the community help us out. Instead, the community was presented <br />with the idea that this land would be sold for residential development. <br />Flannery noted the developer's drainage plan failed to show that the watershed drains into North Arm as <br />well. <br />Rene Sternau, 440 North Arm Drive, stated he now has a mound system because his percolation system <br />failed by three-eighths of an inch. Sternau stated the City's engineer spent about a half hour to an hour <br />discussing how the water runs into North Arm and that the City of Orono requires it to be kept at a certain <br />percolation level that it was designed for. Stenau stated it is his feeling the builders will do a lot of that, <br />but that there are so many questions that are still left unanswered. Once the guiding is changed, it will be <br />gone. Sternau stated he would like to have those answers prior to the guiding being changed and that he <br />is here tonight to support the other residents who oppose the guiding change. <br />Terry Johnson, 543 Park Lane, stated he is a professional hydrologist and that he is wondering what the <br />amount of sewage calculation would be for 59 homes. Johnson stated his numbers show somewhere <br />between five to ten million gallons annually. Johnson stated he heard these would be private septic <br />systems and that he was wondering if the applicant has calculated the amount of sewage that would be <br />generated from 59 homes. <br />Hiller indicated they are still at the preliminary plat stage. <br />Johnson commented this is one example that illustrates a need for this type of information at this stage in <br />the process because in his view it is probably at least five million gallons annually. Johnson stated there <br />was a reason the homes in the area are connected to the sewer system and one of those reasons is so that it <br />would not impact the water quality. Johnson stated as a professional hydrologist, he finds it surprising <br />they would be using that type of design next to the largest recreational lake in this area. <br />Dan Iverson, 4640 North Arm Drive, stated he has lived here for approximately 30 years, and that he lives <br />in this area because of the open space and rolling hills, which is what he thought Orono stood for. Iverson <br />stated this application is in the City Council's hands, and if they go down this slippery slope, they could <br />be setting a very dangerous precedent. Once that precedent is set, Orono will be hard pressed to prevent <br />future development of other golf courses. <br />Iverson stated his property has a bird's eye view of the golf course since he lives on high ground. Iverson <br />stated the drawings minimize the size of the ponds and the drainage. The golf course has hundreds and <br />hundreds of feet of tiling, which prevents it from flooding. The land is more suitable for recreational <br />land, ponds, wildlife refuge, or other options. <br />Page 23 of 36 <br />