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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 13, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 21 of 28 basement. Peterson stated the product layout on this site would be approximately 2,500 to 3,300 square feet, which does not include a bonus room option. Levang asked if there would be basements with this development. Peterson indicated there would be. McMillan asked if there are any water table issues on this site. Gonyea stated borings were done and that the site may need to be built up a little bit. Gonyea stated they are working with Braun Engineering and that they are anticipating walkouts on all the lots. Peterson stated they also pay a lot of attention to detail on the perimeter landscaping. Peterson stated they should be able to provide landscaping and berming to make the perimeter roadways of Highway 212 and Old Crystal Bay Road such that it would provide some seclusion to the development. Levang stated when she looked at the Elm Creek development, the landscaping was very impressive and that she did feel like it was a quiet, private neighborhood. Levang stated the courtyard is a unique feature and really changes the streetscape. Levang stated having the option for a third garage stall will be important for some people and that she likes having the variety. Peterson stated the courtyard concept was probably the best selling design in their other projects. Peterson indicated they will also be paying attention to traffic patterns when laying the homes out. McMillan stated a couple of years ago single-family homes would have made perfect sense for this site because of the closeness of the school. McMillan noted the City has also talked about a grocery store or other retail on this site throughout the years and that she likes the path they are on here since it offers smaller homes for younger families and could be considered a starter home. McMillan stated it would be nice to have some entry-level homes given the close proximity of the school. Walsh asked what the price point would be on the homes. Peterson indicated these homes will be in the range of $500,000 to $600,000. Levang asked if the price of the homes could be decreased with the higher density. Peterson stated in concept you might be able to but the amount of square footage would not change much. Levang asked how the price could be decreased and whether it would be possible to do perhaps 70 percent single-family and the rest in multi-family. Peterson asked what price range the Council is looking for. McMillan stated they would need to do more research on that. Levang stated there could perhaps be a couple of four-plexes. Levang asked if those would be less expensive than a single-family home.