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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, October 21,2002 <br />6:30 o*clock p.m. <br />indicated that she was struggling to see how this could be a problem to «he neighbors when it <br />would be nfostly blocked anyway. <br />Chair Smith complimented the applicant on his willingness to cooperate with the neighbors and <br />stated that, in reality, he could even remove the large row of pine trees on his property if he <br />chose to. She indicated that instead he is proposing to improve his property. <br />Rahn stated that, short of the berm issue, the applicant could plant rows of trees along and <br />aroimd the curve without the City’s permission. <br />Godfrey questioned whether he could continue to come back to the City to request additional fill. <br />Gaffron stated that the City code does not talk about a maximum per year, but a limit, which <br />could be even further defined in the motion. <br />Wiens stated that he wished to do the project right and invited everyone to come take a look at <br />his work. <br />Chair Smith suggested the applicant consider either tabling his application in order to work with <br />the neighbors, or moving it forward as the application exists currently. <br />Wiens stated that he preferred to move forward sooner than later and asked for further <br />discussion. <br />Mabusth asked how many cubic yards of fill the Commission was being asked to approve at.this <br />time. <br />Wiens stated that application is for 1500-2000 cubic yards of fill. <br />Gaffron pointed out that 700 cubic yards of fill would provide a 4 ’ high berm. <br />Page 7 of 42