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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> February 21,2023 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> back to get those tie backs. The engineer plans came to that step. The neighbor on the west walked me <br /> over to his yard and showed me he had his redone and he had a huge washout.I stand by what we built <br /> and I believe it will hold back that hill. <br /> Kirchner asked if as the equipment operator, did he think this could have been done as handwork instead <br /> of equipment operation? <br /> Mr. Warnke said he thinks it would have been a year-long project. A lot of that stuff was hard back in <br /> there. With the pick axe they spent 10 hours on one little section trying to get the tie backs back so we <br /> didn't take that bluff out on the on the east side up on top. Everything I've seen it's done with heavy <br /> equipment. <br /> Libby asked if he was involved in any other excavations or moving soil there other than directly affecting <br /> the washout and in the wall? <br /> Mr. Warnke said the only removal was to put the walls in and take out the existing walls, because all the <br /> existing walls were burned and had to come out. Then I had to dig the soil back to get the old original tie <br /> backs. The old original tie backs had big concrete, like a pail of concrete,and that was chained. We did <br /> nothing around the house.Everything was on the lakeshore. <br /> Commissioners asked about the extent of the damage caused by the fire. Curtis showed photos taken right <br /> after the fire. <br /> Carol Price, 2813 Casco which is the west side property adjacent to this one. I will agree with everyone <br /> that this has been a mess. The fire is not responsible. It was unfortunate that happened to the owner. <br /> They're just trying to recoup the bluff I agree that the contractor, once he got in there,did see the work <br /> involved and he did try to save the trees. But again,there was a mess of a mound of dirt that was <br /> excavated from the bluff.And all that excavated dirt had to come by our house because we gave them <br /> permission.And so it was very difficult for us. They took away multiple dump trucks of dirt and brought <br /> in the stones to backfill those walls. So I did put in written comments in the packet as I saw it as of <br /> Friday. What is different is I had no idea that the wall construction now has changed from seven walls to <br /> six walls.And now the sixth wall is going to be taller.This is the first I've heard of it.All of my <br /> comments were based on the original design of seven tiered walls. And in late October,a stop order was <br /> issued because they were building this not according to the in-kind plan. It was almost done. They were in <br /> the process of prepping for the seventh wall. So they went to the City Council to express an emergency <br /> request to put in that seventh wall and it was granted in early November.At the time of the stop order,the <br /> contractor very rightly put in erosion burlap,they secured the bluff as it was built,everything was <br /> rounded. They took away all the equipment because they didn't know if this was going to be approved. <br /> The emergency order was based on the engineering request that this wall was in imminent danger of <br /> collapse if they did not finish that seventh tier.And after the permission was given to build the seventh <br /> wall, no one came back. That is my concern now is that bluff, it has the seven tiers.And that seventh wall <br /> isn't there. The Bluff now makes a half bowl; it's not straight anymore. So that half bowl really requires <br /> that seventh wall. The contractor put in the side walls to compensate for the neighbors. Those sidewalls <br /> are needed for this place where the seventh tier is supposed to be.I agree it should be there.If they make <br /> Page 5 of 19 <br />