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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,September 13,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 15. Casco Point Ice Rink Improvements and Partnership Opportunity—Continued <br /> maintenance,the City would flood the rink and remove snow and the Association would come in with <br /> their volunteers to do the detailing of the ice.The Park Commission voted 5-0 to recommend the <br /> partnership. <br /> Seals thinks it is great as the park is under-utilized and this opens the door for more people to use it. She <br /> questioned the lights and whether the neighbors are okay with that. <br /> Edwards said the Park is surrounded on three sides by trees. <br /> Crosby does not think the lights will be a problem in that area. <br /> Edwards said to mitigate that they will have lower poles and as they bid it out they will have an electronic <br /> timer so the lights cannot be turned on after a certain time. He noted they also spoke about a temporary <br /> warming house at some point in the future. <br /> Johnson asked if there would be signage telling people the times that the Association will be using the <br /> rink. <br /> Seals suggested keeping the City calendar updated on the website,as well. <br /> Edwards noted there would always be open rink as the Association will only use half of the rink for <br /> hockey. <br /> Crosby moved, Seals seconded,to approve the Casco Point Ice Rink improvements and partnership <br /> VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT <br /> Edwards shared new homes are down a bit,and overall permit numbers are up.Year-to-date numbers are <br /> higher than the last three years overall. <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT <br /> 12. LA21-000050—ALYSSA DWYER& ERIC BIERMANN,2915 CASCO POINT ROAD, <br /> VARIANCES—RESOLUTION NO.7215 <br /> Mayor Walsh noted this property has a lot of things in front of the 0-75 setback and are building a bigger <br /> house. When giving variances,the City Council usually likes to see some reduction and to make some <br /> progress on the 0-75. <br /> Curtis clarified they are not modifying the 0-75 area.In 2014 they received variances to reconstruct the <br /> retaining walls that were failing in that area. The existing home is being removed and is shown in grey on <br /> the survey,the Average Lakeshore Setback(ALS)cuts through the proposed home, and the neighbors to <br /> the south included a supportive memo as they intend to rebuild their home,as well. She said the proposed <br /> home is not going closer to the lake than the existing home and the hardcover is conforming as is the <br /> structural coverage. <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br />