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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 12,1996 (#12 - Dickey Property Internal Trails - Continued) Vitas asked the Council to listen to who is living there now. He noted the otlwr paths and asked why the public internal trails in the private residential area Jabbour said it w’as part of the plan Callahan agreed the area w as private but that the City' had decided it was an amenity to the City and movement of its citizens to the park area and to the Luce Line Callahan reiterated that the trails were on the plat maps Vitas said the plat map was not explained to him. Callahan responded that it is all the City can do to show the trails on the plat maps in order to make potential buyers of the property aware. Jabbour commented that the City paid for the trail and its ownership. Vitas asked if the City was benefiting from the dev elopment All of the Council agreed. Vitas said it was an absurd rationale as the City was benefiting a thousand times over. Jabbour noted the many hours spent on the plans for the subdivision noting the cost of the homes were not discussed Jabbour said the neighbors at large would own it. Jabbour said it would be inappropriate at the time of the subdivision to say what certain prices of homes would be ai^ropriate. He added that the residents came after-the-fact of the trails being platted and should have known of what was in the plans Vitas took offense at a comment of due diligence and how he should have been aw are of the trails. Council noted the chain of title would stipulate said trails. Callahan added that their real estate attorney would make note of such encumbrance. Rick Dennison, a homeowner in the subdivision, asked for clarification on whether the Council was immovable noting the goverrunental bo^'y should be about change for the best. Dennison said trails should be for the benefit of those who live in the area. Jabbour said decisions are made for the best for the people at large and hoped that the homeowners also were not immovable. Jabbour said the vision as seen today has been interrupted noting both the City and the homeowners have paid for the vision He added that the Council was entrusted with the interest of all. Jabbour said not any minute detail was not spoken about in the review of this subdivision and asked the homeowners to read the minutes regarding the subdivision. Dennison responded that he would be willing to look at anv new information that comes to light. Callahan said the vacation of an easement and abandonment of trails would require a filing of a petition for a meeting to address the issue as it is not on this meeting's agenda. The agenda item was to determine what is being done with the trail. The Park Commission and Staff would decide on what surface is to be on the trail