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residential/school when the Emily Program leaves will not be enough to withstand a legal challenge from a new <br /> prospective tenant. <br /> In addition, as the owner and director of the Emily Project-- Dr. irk Miller-- also has a background in drug and <br /> alcohol rehabilitation, what is to prevent him, in the future, from hanging the charter of his for-profit clinics to <br /> accommodate drug-and alcohol-addicted patients at the Hill Sc ool property? <br /> We are also concerned about the viability of the Emily Program, its motivation for transforming a historic Orono <br /> schoolhouse into a 24/7 inpatient clinic in a residential neighbor ood, and the stability of is management team. We <br /> have asked its representatives for some assurances along thes4 lines, financial information that includes its <br /> director/owner's net worth, his assets and liabilities, how much he will be borrowing to complete the project, what <br /> are the expected profits of the clinic, how the other Metro area c inics are doing financially, if a clinic has ever been <br /> closed and why?, etc. So far, the Emily Program has refused to answer any of our questions. <br /> Another of our concerns is that the neighborhoods surrounding the Hill School property have not been properly <br /> notified of the proposed zoning changes. The 300-foot circumference rule is not the good-faith gesture that we <br /> would expect from Orono City Council, whose mission is to "preserve our local character and identity"-- not to <br /> support business development at any cost. <br /> That's why we urge you protect the neighborhood around the Hill School --the Arts Center, the playground, the post <br /> office, the Dakota Trail, and the 88 families and their homes-- and vote no to the Emily Program's request for a <br /> CUP and setback variances. <br /> Thank you. <br /> Shari Danielson for the French Creek Home Owners'Association <br /> 2 <br />