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v1. , <br />Request for Council Action continued <br />Page 2 <br />September 8, 1999 <br />Public Works Land Expansion Options <br />2. <br />3. <br />B Because the property is wooded, tree removal would be required to create an <br />open work area. <br />C. To provide a contiguous work area could require some wetland filling and <br />mitigation. <br />Purchase land fi’om the Orono School District to the north and east of the City Public <br />Works facilities. <br />Advantages: <br />The site is adjacent to the existing Public Works yard area. <br />B The site would be secure for vehicular access. <br />C. The site could provide 2 acres of land for Public Works activities. <br />D. Activities could be screened fi’om adjacent properties. <br />E. The cost of acquisition should be lower than Option 1. <br />Disadvantages: <br />A.The site would be closer to both the Middle School and potential residential <br />development to the east than would Option 1. <br />B. Use of the site would require tree removal. <br />C.The School District may want to lease the land rather than sell it, in which <br />case this option would not necessarily be a permanent solution. <br />There has been interest expressed in this land by youth athletic associations <br />regarding using it for athletic fields. <br />Fill the existing wetland that is just west of the Public Works yard area. (The <br />wetland filling would be mitigated by the creation of new wetlands on land owned <br />by the City adjacent to McCuUey Road.) <br />Advantages: <br />The site is adjacent to the existing Public Works yard area.