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r MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday. September IS. 2003 6:00 o'clock p.m. (»9 M3-2M2 GEORGE AND MARILYN MILELSNIC, CaatteMd) aAer the mudslide, with vegetation and establishing a new root system as soon as possible. Smith explained that he would be building a rock retaining wall in an arc shape, maintaining a 2:1 slope on the hillside using a P300 filter system to cover the new soils, deter eroakm, and aikm grov^ih of new vegetation. Hawn asked if the filter fabric would degrade. Smith stated that, eventually, the fabric would virtually disappear, how ever, in the meantime, the fabric would help to establish root growth and preserve new soil. He maintained the inqwrtancc of preserving the new soil and planting dogwoods in the mulch area as soon as possible to encourage root growth. Chair Smith questioned if dogwoods would be used to fill in the entire hillside with groundcover or w hether a variety of natural planu might be used. As th^ fill in and spread. Smith stated that the mass planting of dogwoods provides the best hillside ground cover there is. While he felt there was no problem w ith the proposal, GafTron offered the Commission the opportunity to comment on the plant variety. He questioned whether the Commission might prefer a tree to break up the expanse of the hillside in meeting w ith the intent of the comp plan goal to maintain a natural shoreline. Smith indicated that they would be planting a maple tree at the lakeshore, acknowledging that the dogwoods grow to 4-5’ tall as well. While attractive. Hawn questioned whether the proposal was ‘natural* lakeshore vegetation. Chair Smith agreed, stating that she w ould prefer to see a bit of variety planted amongst the hillside. Ms. Mileusnic questioned how multiple groupings would look on the hillside and whether they would fUlfill the mission of restoring and preventing additional erosion. She felt the do^'oods would pro\ide a more natural hillside than an expanse of lawn iq> the hillside. She pointed out that they also have tw o large trees at the top of the hillside. Zugschweit stated that she believed the dogwoods would provide a natural landscape plan when they fill in. She had no problem with the proposal. Rahn concurred. PAGE 15 of 25