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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETIM; <br />MONDAY. September 24,2901 <br />(Coffee Cbannel, Cooliooed) <br />Soliau staled iKc fire lane \%as utilized by them for snow storage and has never been purposely blocked <br />b> them since it was alwa>$ their understanding that the fire lane was noUo be used by snowmobilers. <br />Soltau irdicated the sign was taken down for awhile due to some work that occurred on their property to <br />correct orainage problems and vsas rc-crccted by Mr. Kirchner. <br />Soltau stated it is her belief that this is not an appropriate place to send 300 snowmobilcrs or howeser <br />inan> snowmobilcrs in one week. <br />Bob Albertson. 2100 Sliadswood Road, indicated his son did go around the area b> the channel and <br />collected 214 names on a petition. Albertson stated the names on the petition arc ta.\pa>ers who pay to <br />use the lake. Albertson stated unfortunately a solution w ill never be found that is 100 percent <br />acceptable to e\cr\hod\, and due to the salVl> issues with the channel, the fire lane offers the best <br />solution at this time. Albertson suggested the fire lane only be used during the times when the channel <br />is unsafe, which will probably be four to si.\ weeks a year. Albertson staled b> bkKking this fire lane, it <br />w ill result In more snowmobilers traveling through other people's private propert) . Albertson suggested <br />the Cit> check on the numlKr of accidents that have occurred on Counts Ri>ads 15 and 51. noting in his <br />vic A crossing the road at this location should not be a problem. <br />Sansevere inquired whether David Albertson told the people he approached with the petition that if the <br />nIIcNway is closed it would result in snowmobilcrs going through their properties. <br />Das id AIlKilson stated absolulel) not. Albertsiin staled he spent the time explaining the situation, with <br />homeowners telling him that they have snowmobilcrs going through their yards. <br />Robert Kirehner. 2000 Shadywixul Road, stated he disagrees w ith Mr. Albertson regarding the safety of <br />the corner in this area, with the grade of the road going up os to come to the roadway. Kirchner staled in <br />the wintertime the snow tends to bIcKk the view further. <br />Kurt Silton. Mound, indicated the manufacturers of snowmobiles toda> arc making snowmobiles <br />quieter. Silton slated in general the snowmobiling community is concerned about the noise generated <br />b\ snowmobilcrs. with steps being taken to address that issue. <br />Carol Weiland. 1966 Shadswinxl Road, staled in her view the pictures shown by Mr. Kirchner are worth <br />a 1000 words and that she would not want to put up with what those two property owners would have to <br />put up with if snowmobilers are allowed through this fire lane. Weiland stated one main issue the <br />Albertsiins base discounted is the high volume of traffic in this area, with ShadvwiKxl being a hazardous <br />intersection Weiland encouraged the Cits Council visit that intersection and imagine what it would be <br />like to see a snowmobiler coming. Weiland indicated she is not familiar with the ordinance referred to <br />earlier, but to her knowledge there arc a number of pathwa>s that have been constructed alongside of <br />highways for snowmobilers to use, v*hich would eliminate the need for snowmobilers to go through <br />people's vards. Weiland noted the Albertsons do live on the lake and arc able to access the lake through <br />their own property, and suggested that the Albertsons open their property up for snowmobilcrs. <br />Ma>or Peterson closed the public comment portion of the hearing at 8:36 p.m. <br />PAGE?