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ORONO CITY COUNCIL <br />MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETLNG <br />OF MAY 11.1999 <br />Storch remarked that Ihis secondary access will not hdp eliminate the traffic problems currentiy <br />being experienced on County Road 15 but w.ll have a great impact on their neighborhood Storch <br />presented a picture of Woodhill Avenue at the section where it curves, noting mat a puddle routinely <br />forms at that location and becomes an ice slick in the winter which causes a safety concern. <br />Storch stated that this secondar, nccess was not brought up by V/ocdhill Country Club at the tme <br />this area was developed, noting that they may net have purchased this land if this accers was being <br />contemplaled. Storch commented that she has rot seen vehicles using this access in the past, <br />noting that this area is overgrown. <br />Storch further remarked that at the time Woodhill Country Club was constructing this access, they <br />were informed that this would be a temporary access, noting that the City was not initially informed <br />that the Country Club was going to reopen this access. <br />Jerry Storch. 1245 Woodhill Avenue, commented that being a citizen of America, indtvidu.nl rights <br />should be recognized and not pushed aside when those rights are being challenged by a business or <br />corporation. Storch stated that the issue that the City Council should consider is whether th.s <br />application is right or wrong, noting that the City currently docs not allow ether businesses to have a <br />secondary backdoor entrance through a residential neighborhood. <br />Storch stated he has a concern with the house that is located at the end of W'oodh.!! Avenue, noting <br />that this house has been sold approximately a year ago and remains vac-nl to this day. <br />Storch remarked that the conditions that are bemg requested are not very enforceable In his <br />opinion and the Country Club should be required to install a card system to insure that only members <br />of the Counl.-y Club utilize this access Storch indicated that currently a semi-tractor truck makes <br />deliveries to the Club on a regular basis, and requested that commercial traffic not be allowed to <br />utilize this access. <br />Storch commented that the mam issue here is the number of cars that wi'l be utilizing this <br />access, noting that this proposal will not greatly reduce the number of cars on Cou'.ty Road 15 but <br />will greatly impact trairc on Woodhill Avenue. Storch remarked that in his opinion he has a hard <br />time believing that Woodhill Country Club will respect the neighborhoed based on their previous <br />attempts to construct the access without informing the City or the local residents <br />Storch indicated that it has been the neighbors* position that they will abide by the decision of the <br />City Council, noting that they were not the initiators of this lawsuit agamst the City and have <br />endured inflammatory remarks by people who support this application Storch indicated that he <br />hopes all parties involved in this matter will be able to put those differences aside once this Issue <br />is resolved and become friends once aga n. <br />Bruce Malkerson. Allorney-al-Law. reviewed his May 4.1999 letter regarding the application by <br />Woodhill Country Club, noting that pages 12 and 13 oullme the standards and reasons why ihis <br />application docs not meet the City's standards and should be demed If access is granted, then <br />access should be limited by installing a security gate which is locked at all times and can only <br />be accessed by Club members. Further, the access should be lim ted as outi ned on page 9. <br />Items A. B, C. and D. and should be designated as one-way to permit trafFic into the Club. <br />Malkerson suggested that speed bumps also be installed along Woodhill Avenue to reduce the <br />speed of the vehicles that will be traveling down that road as a result of the secondary access. <br />Malkerson remarked that it is within the City's authority to deny this application, and commented <br />that if access from County Road 15 is cut off. then that is a different situation and should be <br />reviewed. Malkerson requested that some type of review system be Incorporated into the conditional <br />Pasell <br />L-i.