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1 3 Planning Commission Interviews May 10,1999 MEETING MAY 2 4 1999 Cl nr ur OHO/VO Mayor Jabbour asked the Planning Commission candidates to wait in the hallway until called for their interview. 1. Jay Nygard Jay Nygard introduced himself and talked about his background. Jabbour asked if Nygard had reviewed the City’s Comprehensive Plan and observed the way City government functions. Nygard said he had and tliat he had been observing city government in the past. He said that when he saw that a Long Lake/Orono combination committee had been formed, he decided to get involved. Kelley asked Nygard if he had an opinion on the way the City of Orono has been developed in the past 10 years. Nygard said he has seen good development and some that he has questioned, but overall he believes the city is headed in a positive direction by trying to maintain limited growth. He knows that some of his neighbors have had problems improving their property and he can understand their fhistrations. He said a big frustration for him is that his children must attend school in Mound because the Orono school is not big enough. Jabbour asked how he proposed the City keep limited growth, low density and open spaces without adding fhistration for those who want to put up large homes and large additions. Nygard said he would need to study the issue before expressing an opinion. He thinks the City has done a good of maintaining natural areas and developing park system. Sansevere said the Comprehensive Plan is being updated and he asked if there was any part of it that Nygard thinks should be changed. Nygard said he would need to attend the meetings before expressing an opinion. Jabbour said the City is at a crossroads and there are many people moving into the City that do not like the way the City is developing. Kelley asked Nygard if he had an opinion regarding commercial development. i