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. , <br /> � O� . • <br /> O O <br /> i � � r CITY of ORONO <br /> � -� ;.. � � . <br /> ti <br /> �',� G'�' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> L`�kEsKOg'� No. . 4 � � �. <br /> 3. The alley provides a potential pedestrian connection from the Casco Avenue/ <br /> Caroline Avenue/Ethel Avenue neighborhood to the City beach at Carman <br /> Avenue. <br /> 4. While a portion of the alley south of the applicant's property may be wetland, <br /> the possibility for use of the alley in the future via a walkway through the <br /> wetlands, or for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing access to the Lake via the <br /> beach in the winter, should not be minimized. <br /> 5. The property adjacent to the alley directly behind the applicant's property is City- <br /> owned undeveloped land, used for stormwater drainage purposes. The City cannot <br /> predict the value of this alley as a corridor for future stormwater needs, but the - � <br /> City should not eliminate any possibilities. Likewise, as City land, the area <br /> behind the applicant's property may have potential park uses that are currently <br /> not envisioned, and this alley provides potential access for such use. <br /> • 6. While past utility use of the alley may be minimal,the City cannot predict the <br /> need for future utility use of the corridor, and because it connects two main <br /> residential streets, there are likely possible future uses for public utilities (such <br /> as sewer&water, gas, telephone, electric, cable TV, or other communications <br /> needs) that are as yet unknown; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council in recent years has gained a strong awareness of the <br /> value of public access to the lake. This corridor has potential to provide connectivity between an off- <br /> lake neighborhood and the lake. The Council is generally reluctant to vacate public rights-of-way <br /> that are in use, especially in Orono's defined Urban Area(the '/2- acre and 1-acre zones, including <br /> - Casco Point). While this alley may have had minimal use in the past,it has significant potential for <br /> future public use. The Orono 2000-2020 Community Management Plan, Pages 4A-32 & 4A-33 <br /> regardin� preservation of lake access, supports the maintaining of lake access corridors and is <br /> applicable to this request even though this alley does not directly abut the lake. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the petition of Richard Kail for <br /> vacation of a portion of alley within the plat of Casco Heights is hereby denied. <br /> • Page 2 of 3 <br />