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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 13, 2020 <br />6:03 o'clock p.m. <br />an opportunity for some good will, but it's not the City's business. In his experience, when bathroom <br />requests come up, as long as the applicant understands the conditions, he supports approval. <br />Printup stated he would like to learn more about the issues and asked for the item to be tabled for two <br />weeks. He noted the CUP stays with the land forever, even if the garage blows down. <br />Printup moved to table LA20-000016 — Paul Thomas Design Build, 2710 Pence Lane, Conditional <br />Use Permit for two weeks. <br />Walsh asked what information Printup would like to gather. <br />Printup stated it would be the DNR regulations on the shoreline, to hear more about the CUP and how it <br />affects the land, and to try to untangle the issues with the property and to categorize everything. <br />Crosby noted it is a bathroom in a garage, it is not complicated, and he did not think anyone needed to <br />reach out to the shoreline. He hoped the neighbors could work together on the screening but did not think <br />that was something the Council could dictate to them. He asked Mattick for his input. <br />Mattick noted they would need to find the connection with whatever they pull in. <br />Crosby said he did not think it would be an ample reason to pull something in so it could be held as <br />leverage. He stated the CUP would be approved for almost any other home in Orono, so there is no reason <br />to not move ahead. <br />Seals stated there have been a lot of challenges and nothing has been simple or normal on this corner. <br />When she sees the address, she knows exactly where it is, and that is not normal. Her thought process is, <br />he has a right to build a garage, but why is everything such a tangled mess and is there something the <br />Council is missing that needs to be checked on. She commented that Printup was not saying no but <br />wanted two more weeks before making a decision. <br />Seals seconded the motion to table LA20-000016 — Paul Thomas Design Build, 2710 Pence Lane, <br />Conditional Use Permit. <br />Johnson asked if the applicant had an opinion about tabling it. <br />Mr. Paul Vogstrom, 2731 Eden Lake Road, Hanover, said he understands the project has been <br />complicated and there are a lot of accusations. They want to get the project done. He understands the <br />Council does not think two weeks is a big deal. This matter is going on and on because the Huelers keep <br />raising accusations. He has tried to work with them. The Huelers were for the plan back at the Sketch <br />Plan meeting, and because they could not come to terms on buying some property from the Dunkleys, all <br />hell broke loose. He is sorry that it has been what it's been, but it's a simple application that everyone else <br />gets approved for, and now everything's got to be looked at. He said other subcontractors drive on <br />different driveways. He does not think anyone has crossed the line and they have signs up and they do <br />everything they can. It is not fair that the neighbors keep yelling and screaming, and they are abiding by <br />everything and keep getting delayed and jumping through hoops. He recommends the Council move <br />forward with the project and stop setting precedence that neighbors can just complain. He asked the <br />Council to reconsider tabling the item. <br />Page 14 of 25 <br />