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: <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10,2003 <br />(3. Homestead Neighborhood (Brown Road North) Sanitary Sewer Project, Continued) <br />nei^borhood residents, the next step would be to adopt the resolution ordering <br />preparation of plans and specifications for the project. <br />Kellogg showed a map of the neighborhood and explained that 5 of 6 lots currently have <br />nonconforming septic systems, with one lot in question being vacant. He stated that they <br />considered two systems: gravity and pressure. A gravity system would be very expensive <br />due to the topography of the neighborhood and the requirement of a new lift station, <br />costing in total about $250,000. A pressure s)rstem (one is being instalUxl at North Brown <br />Road and County Road 6) would require a pipe alongside Homestead Road with a pipe <br />accessing each property. There would be a shutoff installed at the property lisie, with <br />connection to an existing pressure forcemain. The total cost for that system would be <br />about $81,000. The per lot proposed assessment would be $ 1 1 ,570. Each property owner <br />would be required to buy a grinder pump that would need to be installed by a plumber and <br />electrician. That cost would be in addition to the assessment, and could range from <br />$7,500 to $12,000. Kellogg staled that the assessment included replacing any disturbed <br />bituminous or landscaping during the installation of the sewer. <br />Gappa stated that the assessment would be over 15 years at 6.25% fixed interest, which <br />would cost about $1,250 per year. <br />Mr. Schultz of 744 Homestead Road asked if the assessment would transfer from the <br />current owner to the next if the property were sold. Gappa stated that the assessment stays <br />with the property. Gafiron stated that typically the buyer’s mortgage company would <br />force the assessment to be paid before financing the sale of the house. <br />Mr. Schultz asked how they would put the pipe along the shoulder of Homestead Road. <br />Kellogg stated that they propose to keep the pipe along the south side of the road. With <br />the directional boring process, they could follow the contours of the land and maintain a <br />constant depth of 7 % - 8 ’. They would only have to dig holes where they put the service <br />in, likely in two sections. <br />Mr. Schultz asked if past pressure sewer projects have been stable over time. Kellogg <br />stated that he could only think of one problem, and he believed it had been caused by the <br />plumber who installed the grinder pump. <br />Mr. Schultz asked when residents would need to be hooked up. Gappa stated that people <br />with a conforming system would not have to connect as long as the existing system <br />remained conforming and in working order. People with non-conforming systems would <br />need to hook up by 2007. If a non-conforming system broke down or needed major repair <br />before 2007, they would have to hook up at that time. <br />2 of 16 <br />1