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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR JANUARY 10,2000 {M) #2522 BANCOR GROUP, INC - Continued costs, half the cost of an 8-inch line between the Middle School and the development and the 8- inch line only to serve what’s within the development as well as the placement of hydrants throughout. Newman reminded the Council that the developer does not think it is necessary’ to run municipal water to the site. He is concerned that they will be required to oversize the system to benefit other properties. Mistakenly, at the last meeting, everyone thought that water service was available within 50 feet of the site. Subsequently, they found out that the water ser\ ice is really about 800 feet away. He said that once they bring the water service the 800 feet to the property, they have to run it another 500 feet to get it to where it does any good. He is not objecting to paying for the 500 feet. He said there is still a strong argument that municipal water is not necessary. Because of that and the water service is located 800 feet away, they will ask the City to participate in the cost. They propose to bring the system in with an 8-inch line and then T off to the north and south and put a hydrant at each end. This would place a hydrant within 800 feet of each home. A 4-inch line will be used from the hydrants and then 1-inch service to each home. He said the difference between their proposal and the staff s proposal is about $60,000 in costs. Jabbour asked who owns the land where the 800 feet of line would run. Moorse said the school district owns it. Jabbour asked if staff considered running the water on the frontage road and having it available eventually for the entire commercial district. He wondered if the 800 feet would be a wise investment. Moorse said the 800 feet is a benefit to the City because the whole system will be looped to the water tower. Jabbour asked why the developer doesn’t think it is his responsibility to pay tor the 800 feet based on what is necessary for the development, not the City. Newman said they don’t feel that municipal water is necessar>' at all. If they are required to do it, they feel the City should be obligated to get it to the property line. They also feel that the assessments they are paying to the City obligate the City to get the water to their site. Jabbour asked if Newman thinks staff s recommendation is totally unreasonable. Newman said no, he could understand the logic. Jabbour said that if the Council asks the developer to provide additional water capacity tor the City ’s use. then the burden should not be solely on the developer. He said Orono s policy is to assess 100%. Page 7