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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CUT COUNCIL <br />MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1996 <br />(#12 - Request for Sewer - Continued) <br />Hurr said there are septics within the City that will be failing and do not have any other <br />option such as Maresh now does She said the Cit>' was not committed to making sewer <br />available to those lots of 2 acres in size Hurr said the undefined sewer units need to be <br />saved for those without any other option available <br />Goetten said she would not consider the possibility of sewer except that the sewer line <br />would be running next to this property Maresh said he would not be applying for sewer <br />if the sewer w as not in close proximity to his property Hurr noted that there will be no <br />option for other properties along West Farm Road and to the south <br />In responding to Jabboufs comments about cost, Callahan said the applicant would be <br />required to pay for the sewer from the point where the sewer plans to stop to the <br />applicant's house. Noting the location for building a home on the vacant lot and <br />maintaining a buffer of trees, Callahan asked what effect the sewer would have on the <br />building site if it ran across the middle of the lot. Gaffron said there would be an impact <br />and an easement would be required. <br />Callahan commented that there was merit to the suggestion of what will happen with 600 <br />non-conforming septics and only 50 undefined units available He suggested tabling the <br />matter to see the results of the feasibility study, waiting until sewer w as closer to reality, <br />and knowing what the priorities are in relation to sewering He did agree with Goetten <br />that the applicant should not have to give up a buildable lot, while noting that this might <br />not necessarily happen Callahan did note that the applicant would have to pay for the <br />sewer Callahan said he assumed that the applicant's system will function until such time <br />as these questions are answerable <br />Maresh said he would have to pump his system. It was his intent to make it known that <br />his lot was substandard and the remedy would be expensive Maresh said he estimated <br />the cost of tree removal at about $4,500, $3,000 for sand, and $18,000 total for what <br />would be a questionable septic. He said he did understand that sewer was expensive. <br />Callahan suggested no ^.ction be taken at this stage Once the plans are drawn for sewer, <br />the City will have more of a handle on who will require the 50 undefined units.