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AN 1 <br /> The City of Orono can not guarantee that would not 2 <br /> happen and should vote "No" for the CUP. <br /> There is no way that .58 acre lot With the 115 year <br /> old building is worth $2 Million dollars, much less the <br /> current $875,000. <br /> From the beginning of this applic :tion process, mistakes <br /> may have been made. Perhaps and Use wasn't looked <br /> at from the very beginning and o ce this issue spiraled <br /> into the emotional wreck, it was tii late to gather the facts. <br /> Allowing setbacks for new uses -t the Hill School has not <br /> served the community well. Wha happens when the <br /> many home owners who have be- n denied permits find <br /> that out? Does it set precident? he Hill School is a <br /> historic landmark and variances f the past were <br /> associated with the school. Not .; new Hospital. Because <br /> the Planning Commissions reco mendations are non <br /> binding, the Council should not a cept their findings. <br /> Hospitals should not even be allo ed in the Rural <br /> Residential. A new variance for marking should not be <br /> binding. 16 stalls may suit the needs of staff, but where is <br /> visitor parking? What about shift change when there could <br /> be double the normal amount of staff vehicles? I'm sure <br /> the Art Center can't provide parking all the time. <br /> Commercializing belongs in Navarre and not in the Rural <br /> Residential Crystal Bay. Protect Crystal Bay from the <br /> "encroachment of incompatible land uses" and "maintain <br /> the historic identity and characte istic" of Crystal Bay and <br /> vote "no." <br /> Would Hill School be considered a medium density <br /> housing type? If so, it is not "op ropriate within 1 ,000 feet <br /> of the shoreline." <br /> The Hill School is guided by "Rur I Educational Land Use" <br /> and it is stated in that section tha the Hill School be <br /> "relatively small and low-key" wo Id it be appropriate <br /> 2 <br />