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PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 20, 1991 first. •• Jabbour said, "It was eitr.er tbe ‘‘th O' 6th of January that Long Lake asked us to meet 'Aith them regard, ng the police iSw To the best of my recol iect ’ on, that is fe first .meeting th . has taken place where our entire Coun'' .et with their entiie Council. That is a ma]or step forwai . . it might seem like a minor issue, but prior to that, those nit in the same room together. I io r. hong Lake are two cities, but that i have issues that need to be addressed issue of giving them a small parcel and : IPClIs ccu.c not even understand wnv Orono and A now It IS. Both cities they extend beyond the land. We are now in part or Orono the way we no- ne-essaiiy the tax A ■ e mee-ing, I asked lb .;t inn- :• .*ion Highway 12 and they vowed to be cooperative. So r ' *Mve not gotten over the hurdle of anne.xation. Tomorrow t • e -,.ixl be a meeting in that regard .vith the Municipal Board. l nt i i we get over tliat hurdle, I do not think the dialogue has been v ry good." litigation wiLn th.=*m trying to preserve would like to se< it developed. It issue that was most important to Oror the ■ nr Lake Council if we could ta I Ms. Schmidt suggested it m.iy bti appropriate to table the annexation issue to clear the way for discussion on Hignway (. ^ Jabbour stated chat there is a time limit on the annexation issue. He said, "Ic is more complicated than it sounds." Another resident asked i Commission would answer Sherokee Comprehensive Plan. the rest of the Planning rise's question ibo.it the Moos stated tr.at s.he s uppcrcs the Comprehensive Plan and t..at in her opinion, the new Y . *hway .should be located on an existing corridor. Siie said, “Hiunway 56 would bo greet-- it moves it north. However, I also think that sometlung muc done to Highway 12." A member of the audience asked how the Planning Commission sees the extent of upgrade needed. Cohen said, "Most of us feel .hat it is not going to be a freeway. We would not stand for a freeway. Secondly, widening is necesaary, but should be as minimally as possible with maximum safety." Ke? said, "I viev/ the /rocess through whicn we are going as a tpea..L, of providing us with your input. We will meet next week to discuss the iisue among ourselves a.nd take into consi ration what v/e have heard fr.nm yoi. and learned from attending Highway 12 meetings. '^ue Planning Commission is going to make a recommendation to the City Ccincil as to where we think Highway 12 should go, and possibly some vague recommendation - 16 - L.