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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, October 21,2002 6:30 o*clock p.m. Mrs. Erickson, located across the street on Highway 51, cautioned the applicant that a mere 4’ high berm would do little to eliminate the noise issue. She stated that in order to adjust the noise level, the applicant would need to construct a much higher berm, hopefully not at the expense of the large row of evergreens on the property. Wiens stated that the row of ever^eens do provide a fair amount of blockage. Lyle Godfrey, 2060 North Shore Drive, indicated that his questions pertained to the height of the berm and how the evergreen treeline would be protected. He encouraged the applicant to Bay Ridge Road for the truck traffic. use Wiens stated that he wished to eliminate the light reflecting off the road and enhance the look of his property in the process. Lyle Godfrey stated that, as long as the berm were maintained, he had no problem with the application. Chair Smith encouraged the applicant to give careful consideration to whether he believed a 4 berm would help with the sound problem. She asked for stafTs opinion. Gafiron indicated that a 4-5’ high berm would not have a huge impact on the noise level and suggested Mr. Wiens consider additional evergreens. GafFron stated that a denser row of pi trees would do more to lessen the impact of noise than a berm. me Mrs. Kavey, 1395 Brown Road South, questioned what the applicant would plant on the berm, since her views would be impacted. She indicated that the proposed curve of the berm near Bay Bridge Road would block her views of the lake. Wiens stated that no matter what he proposed in order to improve his current street views, it would impact Mrs. Kavey’s views. Wiens maintained that he has gone to great lengths to MafliMii