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3290.2 TO: FROM: DATE: Mayoc and City Council Mark E. Becnhacdson, City Administrate March 2, 1990 SUBJECT: Stubbs Bay S<»wec Project Attachments;A. Stubbs Bay Sewer Project Memo 1/31/90 B. Project 73-1 Memo Dated 9/23/75 C. Whitman Letter Dated 3/1/90 D. Herren Letter Dated 3/5/89 ISSUE - 1. Outline process steps for Council to consider if this is the appropriate route to go. 2. Provide opportunity for review of the letter and draft petition prior to its transmittal to the area. 3. Present information relevant to any City contribution to the project in advance of the letter being transmitted. 4. Present Council with letters requesting exemption from the Stubbs Bay project. INTRODUCTION - At the last Council meeting information was pr'^vided as a follow-up to the January 30, 1990 meeting with the r^ :Idents of Stubbs Bay. DISCUSSION - In addition to the discussion of issues outlined in Attachment A the purpose of this memo is to expand further on the history of past projects and the City's level of financial assistance in them. Going back to the 1960's when sewer was first introduced into Orono there have been ten bond issues covering 21 sewer project areas. In all these projects except for the 73-1 project, the projects were projected to be paid by funds from the project area. The exception in 73-1 was made in two respects. One was the bond issue included the acquisition of capital equipment for the sewer system and the second having the City paying for assessments on lots that they did not want to have developed. (The alternative was to shift the entire cost of these undeveloped lots back onto the rest of the lots in the project but the determination at the time was that it would not be fair to the residents.) The second category are reductions after the initial assessment. This did take place in three projects as follows: I