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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 12.1996 (#11- Appeal of Local SAC and WAC Charges - Continued) Jabbour responded that the comparison did not apply to Orono, He added that the Council had made the decision that the burden of intensification of usage for w ater and sewer should be borne by the user Jabbour said comparisons could not be noade with cities where homes were row upon row He did agree that O'Sullivan should have been notified earlier but saw the schedule as a logical and reasonable way of raising the capital to cover the costs. Moorse noted a paragraph in the applicant's deN'elopment approval resolution stud the development would be subject to local SAC and WAC charges but the amounts were not known at that time. Kelley commented that It was unknown at that time whether the chaiges would be approved on April 22 Callahan said the water and sewer finances were not in good shape and did not believe the other taxpayers should have to make up the difference for such development noting the extreme use for the car wash Callahan said the unit charge in Orono was not out of line, but the ability to finance such costs when it involves such a large number of units as in this application and discovering it at the last minute does present a problem. He suggested O'Sullivan be allowed to pay on an installment plan over severd years to allow the cash flow to assist in pa>Tnent of these charges Callahan did ask for some type of security but added that no interest would be charged Jabbour regretted the lack of communication but agreed that the fees were reasonable. Callahan added that the amendment happened to be approved when it was. and O’Sullivan's application had not been held up. Goetten said the costs, if not absorbed by the commercial application, would otherwise have to be paid by the general population. She felt bad how it worked out but felt it was fair to allow installments to be made. Goetten noted that all costs are bom by the applicant in zoning applications. Kelley suggested the cost be spread out over a 5 year period. Callahan said some level of security would have to be detemiined but did not wish it to interfere with the security of the proposal. It was determined that O'Sullivan and Moorse would work out a plan for the installment process Callahan moved, Kelley seconded, to deny the appeal and leave the amount owed as shown in the fee schedule. Callahan directed the administrator and attorney to work out an arrangement with O'Sullivan to permit payment over 5 years without interest with security, preferably real estate. Vote: Ayes 4. Nays 0. 8 L .