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report of the oromo citizens facilities committee variances. There is some concern that a larger City Hall will create additional traffic incompatible with the surrounding residential area. (d) County Road 19 (Park Land Site). The Committee felt strongly that this site was far too residential and that use for City facilities would be inappropriate for the area. (e) Old Crystal Bay Road (Old Sewer Treatment Plant). The Committee felt strongly that this location was far too residential and that use for City facilities was inappropriate. Additional concerns with the site were its relative narrowness limiting flexibility in development and the current layout of Old Crystal Bay Road, specifically the narrowness of the road, the large curve at the entrance to the site and the availability of only one access road from the site to Old Crystal Bay. V. Economic Considerations. Economic considerations were not a primary selection criteria of the Committee for a site. It was recognized that costs of new facilities will be driven more by the cost of improvements built than by the cost of land. Rather, the Committee sought to recommend a site which would give the City the most flexibility to design and develop ultimately detrmined to be appropriate for Orono. Nevertheless, the Committee was aware that the principal argument in favor of the Existing City Hall site and the Old Crystal Bay Road site were that the sites were already owned by the City and that utilization of either or both of these sites would reduce land costs of new City facilities. The City's facilities consultant prepared an estimate of site costs exclusive of building improvements comparing costs for four possible sites. The sites were (1) all facilities at the Orono School site; (2) all facilities at the Old Crystal Bay Road site; (3) City Hall/Police at existing City Hall site and Public Works at Orono School site; and (4) City Hall/Police at Existing City Hall site and Public Works at Old Crystal Bay Road site. That estimate is attached to this Report as Attachment A. In general the attachment supports the conclusion that there is no appreciable difference in site costs of any of the four sites. This is due to the fact that the cost of acquisition of the Orono School Site is assumed to be substantially offset by the sale of Old Crystal Bay Road site and the cost of soils correction work at the Orono School site is offset by the need for water/sprinkler support at the Existing City Hall site and the Old Crystal Bay Road site. Of course, the attachment is only an estimate and is based upon certain assumptions such as the city's determination to sell property but the Committee believes the attachment provides a sufficient basis to reach the conclusion that economic issues rv,/- nl I (m. n hirinmril