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L, <br />'4" <br />j ( <br />r, <br />>• f <br />^^NUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COM\nSSION MEETING <br />AUGUST 21,2000 <br />Tom Woolin, 20 Apple Glen Road, stated Apple Glen Road currently has a cul-de-sac, which he <br />would like to see remain. Woolin stated he is opposed to the extension of the road due to the <br />extra trafiBc that it would bring and the additional safety concerns for the young children in the <br />area that would result from the added traffic. <br />Melanie Wollin stated she is in agreement with her husband. <br />April Bresner, 50 Apple Glen Road, expressed concerns with extension of the street since Apple <br />Glen Road is a narrower road and the added traffic. <br />Mary Ann Hansen, 64 Creekside Drive, Long Lake, stated it was her understanding this area was <br />part of a state refuge when she purchased her property three years ago. Hansen stated there <br />currently are signs denoting the area as a state refuge, with a large number of wildlife living in the <br />area. <br />Ken and Judy Bigelow, 32 Apple Glen Road, stated they were opposed to the extension of the <br />road. <br />► • <br />John Dunn, 20 South Brown Road, stated he owns the adjoining property to this development, <br />and it is his impression the Applicant has done quite a bit of ditching on the property. Dunn also <br />expressed concern regarding the small size of the lots. <br />April Bresner questioned whether once an area is designated as a wetland, regardless if a ditch is <br />constructed and the area is now deemed dry buildable, if that area is still considered to be a <br />wetland. <br />Stoddard stated there are many standards that go into designating an area as wetland, with the <br />presence of water and flora being the two primary criteria used in determining whether the area <br />should be considered a wetland. Stoddard stated the characteristics of the land can change. <br />Stoddard stated the DNR can designate certain areas as wetlands, with the City of Orono <br />protecting additional wetland area beyond the DNR designations. <br />PAGE 11