03-07-1995 Planning Commission Minutes

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CJ MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMIVIISSION MEETING HELD ON MARCH 7, 1995 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING - FOURTH WORKSHOP PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF ZONING CODE TO ALLOW DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2380 SHADYWOOD ROAD Richard Meyers was concerned with calls to other parts of the community related to the shelter. Meyer was not worried about in- facility but outside- facility problems saying statistics show that problems don't come as a result of the shelter itself. Hessburg reported that when a victim is unable to be in a shelter, the violence will be seen out on the road, at the store, etc. If the victim is in the shelter, the violence will not be there. Peterson said that a batterer knows where friends and family are located to find the victim but if at the shelter, they won't go there. Ray Pasch of 3300 Navarre Lane, was concerned when the victims are out in the neighborhood going to the bus, the store, etc. Children are restricted to the site but what about the victim. He wondered if the batterer would be watching and waiting for the victim and incidents would then occur. Hessbur g Y said b that time the victim is under court protection, and any occurrence of violence would result in actual jail time, which is a deterrent to anything happening. Schroeder said the concern was if the shelter would attract an undesirable concentration of people. Pasch also asked about the location and drawing additional traffic through the area and not through the residential streets but by Co Rds 15 and 19 only. He asked if the access to the facility would be from the county roads only and what about the side vacated road. Hessburg said the victim would be brought to the shelter by an advocate and stay about 17 -19 days. The traffic would be greater from the staff personnel. If a victim is working, they would use the parking lot. The lower level area would also create traffic with service trucks.