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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 12, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 15 17. LA21-000017 – Joseph & Sara Thull, 480 Big Island, Permit for Dock City on ROW (Bay Place) – Continued 1% of people needing to access the lake to get to their property. It is unique from that standpoint. He wants to express to his neighbors that he is willing and open to figure out a plausible and reasonable way – it may not be the perfect solution – but he thinks they can get something that works for everyone. Walsh hopes they can come back in a couple weeks and have some conversations with the family that has the dock and the others, if they are interested. Mr. Thull noted another interior neighbor is here tonight. Walsh asked them to talk and collaborate and come back to the Council and tell what their thoughts are. The neighbor at 490 Big Island approached the podium and said he understands that anyone adjacent to 1, 2, 3, and 4 is probably not going to want a dock. The next step is what will happen if they say number 2 or 3 is good because they are the widest but the neighbors say no. Then they are back to square one. Walsh noted number 1 already has something in place Now the question is can they collaborate and work together and everyone can be at that one or talk to the others and maybe they will not have a problem with a dock and there will be more options. The neighbor stated being a lake owner himself, those people don’t want a public dock next door. He said if everyone adjacent to these say no, he wonders. Walsh replied there is already one spot that has a dock regardless, because there is a right to have a dock there. Can the people who don’t have interior lots collaborate and work together to see what that would look like? He would like to have the conversation with the adjacent neighbor also on the placement. The neighbor at 490 Big Island said they probably would not need a 6 foot dock, a 4 foot would probably be fine and if they had 6 foot boats on each side they are really talking about 15-16 feet total in width unless it is two pontoons on each side. Walsh thinks it behooves everyone that does not have access to talk and work together. Johnson thinks the people that do not have access are going to be very quick to find a solution. Where the problem will be is if someone lives there, they do not want a dock there. His opinion is this: the City has already demonstrated that the interior lots will have access by the one that is there. That tells Johnson he is going to find a solution for the other interior lots to have the same privilege that another person had since 1986. He likes Walsh’s idea as the property owners know what is best and the least intrusive way to do that. If they cannot come to the conclusion, Johnson is prepared to come up with his own solution of getting people access out there because the City gave it to someone already.