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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD MAY 13, 1991 (#16)CITY FACILITIES CONTINUED Crystal B:y, Minnetonka, aid i =; signed by a Lewis F. Page. Anderson asked Council if they have studi.id the records pertaining to the title of the City Hail property, and stated that perhaps nothing else can be done with the property. Rich Wysocki expressed concern regarding the effect the 12 inch well installed on the exist! ic site, should it be chosen, would have on other wells in the area. Jabbour advised Mr. Wysocki that t.he well would only be utilized in the case of a fire. site. Norm Paurus again urged Council to consider the e;;isting Goetten stated that it is sometimes difficult for people to accent change. She said, ‘*I think Council would be extremely Si.ort-3ighted if wr: selected the existing site and the sewer plant property on Old Crystal Bay Road. whatever facilities we do construct, will have to last and be adequate to serve for a long time. I do not agree with tne aspe*.t of granting cm^aglvgs Variances for this property. Sriould Council select the Highway 12 site, that does not mean we are going to construct an enormous, fancy facility. We are planning a residential-style building in keeping with Orono's rural character. The City of Orono is growing, and it is the property north of Highway 1.2 t lat is being developed. If it were possible to construct all of the facilities on this location, I would be in favor of that. However, that is not the case, and in my opinion, the Highw.ay 12 best suites our needs now and for the futv*. I base that opinion on the various reasons that have bean discussed this evening, as well as the fact that it does not m.i-’ sense to locate a new facility in a residential area. Such j facility belongs in an area that has other quasi-commerical facilities.” Butler indicated that she agrer!d wholeheartedly with Councilmember Goetten's opinion. Callahan stated that he, and Mayor Peterson, had favored the existing site from the beginning of this process, and that for the most part, h»a had based his opinion on Cvost factors. He said, ’’After Council had voted to exercise the option on the Highway 12 site, I became uncertain about the costs, and though I still favored this site, there w.as the associated problem of locating the public works department. I do not object tc having a split site, nor do I see the need to grant Variances for this .site as a problem. Due to the decaying nature of the existing public works building, it is imperative that we do whatever is necessary to provide an alternate facility. Such a facility will not fit on this site, so it would be necessary to purchase other property, or locate it on the Crystal Bay sewer plant property. - 12 - . . . . -