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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, November 18, 2019 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 19 of 46 <br /> <br />power lines, among other things. Another concern, perhaps not having enough information as to what that <br />terrain looks like. For instance, it looked like a heavily wooded area that was not even passable but now <br />he knows that there are power lines there, which tells him he doesn't have enough information to make a <br />decision to approve it. He also thought there may be a better placement for all parties involved for the <br />dock. <br /> <br />McCutcheon stated there's precedence of doing it for a landlocked lot on the other side of the island, so he <br />supports approving it, and maybe between now and when it goes to the City Council something else will <br />happen. The Commission needs to respond to what is in front of them today. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated he agrees with McCutheon. <br /> <br />Ressler said the tables have turned and the Commission appears to be in support of the application even <br />though it does not work for the applicant. <br /> <br />Curtis stated there is a motion and a second on the floor. <br /> <br />Ms. Katie Adams, 600 Big Island, asked if J. Marie could pull her application since there are other <br />potential solutions. <br /> <br />Curtis stated she should not. <br /> <br />Ms. Adams said one of the things she sees as a problem is the safety. There is a significant cable there. <br />Anyone who has kids and any boaters that come, they tell them to stay away from that area. By the <br />Commission approving that, they are going to put the general public in safety's harm by providing it as an <br />access point. <br /> <br />McCutcheon noted it will still go to the City Council. The challenge the Commission has is, a lot of the <br />information being talked about is not in the application. Understanding the practical difficulties and <br />precedence set before, the applicant will get a dock to get access to her property. Right now, the only way <br />that's feasible is through that lot. <br /> <br />Ms. Adams asked if it is on public record that the Commission is approving this as a potential option and <br />there is a resolution after the fact in the other meeting, isn't some sort of precedence being created that it <br />is an option that is viable on the table that could be brought forth again. She does not want that. <br /> <br />Ressler indicated the previous application that was placed was the precedence the Commission is facing <br />that helps close the loop on what the Commission was discussing on the application that we started out on <br />and heavily deliberated earlier in the day. There are two things: One, yes, it does; two, this does not make <br />it so, for lack of a better term. The Commission provides feedback to the City Council, and then they <br />make their decision. What often happens is that the applicant is able to change gears and either provide