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;-r <br />♦ <br />rl.:1-' <br />c <br />in <br />l'=- <br />J , <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br />7. <br />8. <br />9. <br />The existing dry buildable area equals 14.8 acres. <br />The dry buildable land consists of both flat and steeply sloped <br />topographies. Long Lake Creek in^-ersects the property along the <br />west side. The former sewage treatment pond, now wetland, is <br />located in the middle, surrounded on the north by the MWCC <br />property, on the west by the Long Lake Creek, and the south and <br />east by the only dry land corridors. <br />In the early 1960's the City of Long Lake acquired the property <br />for the purpose of installing a sewage treatment pond. During <br />the time of Long Lake's attempt to acquire the property, there <br />was much opposition voiced by surrounding property owners both <br />within Long Lake and Orono. The City of Long Lake commenced a <br />condemnation action but matters were resolved between the two <br />cities out of court and the City of Long Lake completed the <br />installation of the treatment pond. This treatment pond also <br />received waste or sewage from sewered properties within the City <br />of Orono. <br />In the early 1980's the use of the sewage treatment pond was <br />discontinued as all sewer linas were to be now taken over by the <br />Metropolitan Waste Control Commission and the system now part of <br />the Metropolitan Service network. <br />Sometime in 1982 a 1/2 acre parcel was divided from the original <br />25 acre parcel and deeded to the MWCC for the purpose of <br />maintaining the lift station. A 16" force main runs from the 1/2 <br />acre parcel with the lift station at the north end of the <br />property to the south to Orono Orchard Road. The force main is <br />located within the area of the current driveway that serves the <br />property• <br />Since the acquisition of the property, the City of Long Lake's <br />Public Works Department has also used the site for outside <br />permanent or temporary storage purposes. <br />At some point in the mid 1980's the Councils of both cities <br />commenced informal discussions concerning a future residential <br />development of the property and various schemes of development <br />were discussed. <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />. j