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• • RESOLUTION #653 RESOLUTION REQUESTING SIXTY DAY EXTENSION FROM THE POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY (PCA) TO ALLOW THE CITY OF ORONO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED ORONO - LONG LAKE INTERCEPTOR WHEREAS, the City of Orono first received the environ- mental assessment concerning the proposed Orono - Long Lake interceptor (hereinafter interceptor) on November 14, 1975, and WHEREAS, the City of Orono has not had adequate time to review the environmental assessment prior to the December 4, 1975 public hearing on the proposed interceptor, and WHEREAS, the City of Orono still has not received the final plans and specifications for the interceptor, and WHEREAS, the City of Orono is very concerned about the possible adverse environmental effects of the proposed inter- ceptor; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. The City Council, Planning Commission and staff have not had adequate time to reveiw the environmental as- sessment submitted concerning the interceptor and have not yet seen the final plans and specifications for proposal number 1 of the interceptor. 2. There has been no application by the MWCC or any other agency for a variance under our Ordinance No. 125, to allow for the construction of the interceptor within 26 feet of or within the wetlands and marshes in the City of Orono. Such an application from the Metropolitan Waste Control Commis- sion (hereinafter MWCC) must be made, reviewed and approved prior to any construction. 3. There may be irreparable damage to the wetlands and marshes of Orono unless there is first an additional study of the possible adverse effects of the interceptor. 4. The interceptor as understood presently by the City is contrary to the land use policies of the City.