Laserfiche WebLink
ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 13,1999 <br />(U) U2522 BANCOR GROUP, INC - Continued <br />Gappa agreed with Jabbour. He said it would be wise to use a gravity system rather than <br />burden all the homeowners with grinder pumps. <br />Jabbour said he understands the fire department needing water in the area and it would be nice <br />to have fire hydrants, but he does not have strong feelings either way. He does not feel it is the <br />developer ’s obligation to run water to the next development for the City ’s fire protection. He <br />said if the City wants to run it, so be it. The developer gives the City an easement and they <br />will run it. If staff and the Fire Department feel there should be hydrants, perhaps a single <br />main could be run for hydrants. <br />Newman said there is a significant cost involved just to bring water to the site, even for one <br />hydrant. <br />Kelley said he does not feel the site needs public water, especially if they are willing to go to <br />25 feet on the side setbacks. <br />Flint said he thinks it depends on how much it costs. He would like to see water there not only <br />for this development, but because of other developments to the east of there including <br />Shadowood. He doesn't feel it is a good decision for the City in the long term to allow private <br />wells. He said he doesn’t want to spend the money, but perhaps there is a way to pay for part <br />of it through the City system. <br />Jabbour said that Mr. Flint is suggesting that if the benefit to the homeowner is the price of <br />well, approximately $5,900, multiply that by 25 homes and if the cost exceeds that, perhaps <br />we could work on a formula where there would be public water and the developer would not <br />pay a lot more than the cost of a well. <br />Newman said they are receptive and are willing to work with staff on this issue. He said their <br />analysis is that the cost of public water would be greater than a private well by a reasonable <br />amount. <br />Jabbour asked what the cost would be to extend public water to the site. <br />Newman said he does not know all the numbers because part of the cost is the City <br />assessment that gets charged for connection. He knows what the total cost is for both sewer <br />and water, but he not sure what the cost is without water. <br />Jabbour said that Newman is saying that the City ’s cost of the water tower assessed to the <br />resident will by itself exceed the cost of a well, not to mention running the physical pipe. <br />Newman said the assessment for sewer and water is $9,200. <br />Pi^c 20