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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,December 7,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 27. Authorize Text Amendment Related to Special Lot Combinations—Continued <br /> Mayor Walsh noted they would just table the issue at this point. <br /> MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> Seals had nothing to report. <br /> Johnson had nothing to report. <br /> Crosby asked to shout out on December 7,2020 to Pearl Harbor Day,to think about their Veterans and a <br /> moment in history that many Americans will never forget. He will never forget it, as their Veterans' <br /> sacrifices need to be recognized as often as possible. <br /> Mayor Walsh told everyone Merry Christmas,Happy Hanukkah,have great Holidays and a safe New <br /> Year. There is rain and slush coming so he reminded everyone to drive slowly. <br /> A member of the public spoke up and asked about 3895 North Shore Drive. <br /> Mayor Walsh clarified they had passed that at the very beginning of the meeting. <br /> The member of the public asked if they could explain an overview of what the City Attorney does <br /> regarding a nuisance. <br /> Rief said he can explain and noted typically Orono handles nuisances by going through the prosecution <br /> side for criminal-type offenses. They were advised by the City prosecuting Attorney that he does not <br /> have enough teeth in the way he was going to do it, and to be successful at accomplishing the goals of <br /> getting compliance on this property,they came back to the City Council to go through the civil route and <br /> go through civil litigation process. That is how they are trying to handle mitigating the issues at the <br /> property. <br /> The member of the public asked if it just to get them to clean up the property. <br /> Rief answered yes,to get everything back into compliance. <br /> Mayor Walsh said part of the problem was the house went into foreclosure,was owned by a bank, and to <br /> sue a bank criminally there is no one to show up for that, so they could not really do that. He noted the <br /> City lost their leverage because of that whole process so had to move it over. Mayor Walsh said they <br /> took the best route they could to get it to work and get it cleaned up. <br /> The member of the public asked if there is anything else,they can produce to get the Attorneys that are <br /> litigating this. <br /> Rief said not unless there are new offenses that are showing up. <br /> The member of the public asked about the burning of garbage that has been going on in the middle of the <br /> night for the last 10 days,noting there is all kind of night-time activity. <br /> Page 11 of 15 <br />