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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETEING Monday,MAY 13,2019 7:00 o'clock p.m. In addition,there is also construction going on on Pence and those vehicles are allowed to use the Pence Lane road. Vogstrom stated in his view he has done his due diligence as far as not having anyone come in there and that he does not believe it is an issue anymore. Sue Dunkley, 2709 Walters Port, stated an example of how tough they are trying to be is a gentleman pulled in the other day with a trailer, pulled straight ahead, and the guys quit their work and went out of the house immediately to warn him. The guy had to back all the way down into Mr. Crosby's driveway. Vogstrom commented they are taking it seriously. Dunkley noted the same subcontractors are being used on Eric's project and that they can take as many pictures as they want but she does not know if they have the time to do that. Dunkley stated she is not sure whether the City would like the contractors to sign in as they enter the property or how they would like them to deal with it. At this time their addition is almost done. Dunkley noted they have paid approximately$38,000 to the City in fees for this project as well as park dedication fees and that they have paid taxes for 35 years but they are acting like they are criminals. At the present time all construction traffic is coming down Walters Port. Walsh noted construction traffic for the Dunkleys' project must go down Walters Port but that the construction traffic for Eric Vogstrom's project can go down either Pence or Walters Port. Vogstrom stated most have come down Walters and that they are taking this seriously. Dunkley stated the subcontractors have all been talked to. Crosby stated as someone who lives in the area,he believes they have gone to good effort with the signage but sometimes construction people do not follow instructions. Crosby suggested they perhaps have someone blow the roads clean every week. Crosby suggested Eric have the subcontractors drive down Pence for his project and that he should also think about having some type of turnaround for vehicles. Crosby stated while the signs are clear as day, not everyone follows instructions. Vogstrom stated now that the road restrictions have been lifted,they have removed a big pile of dirt, which provides more of a turn-around. Walsh asked if anything else has occurred in the last three weeks. Curtis indicated she has not received any reports from the City inspectors or neighbors. Printup stated there are a couple of things going on here. The contractors do not live here but they are here to do a job and do not necessarily follow instructions. Printup commented this does not come as a surprise. Crosby stated the signage is large and in his view they have gone to great lengths to mitigate the issues. Greg Hueler,2715 Pence Lane, stated he appreciates their adherence to City Code on the Bollis application, but that he is not sure where things went awry with this application since the City Code Page 10 of 21