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MINUT'I'S OF 'ri,to ''1:GULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 24, 1984 PAGE 7 My secund set of comments address h tiis project should be paid for. On examination of the feasibility r,. it appears that there are two projects each costing approximately D5uO,000.00. One project is the materials, labor, engineering and adminstration of the sanitary sewer and iift station. The other project, equal in scope is road and right-of- way reconstruction. Certainly these roads are among the oldest in the City. Certainly, the housing density here is much greater than all or nearly all of the rest of Orono. Certainly the cost "per unit" of main- taining these roads is much, much less than all or nearly all the other public roads in Orono. I humbly suggest that should this project pro- ceed that all road and right-of-way reconstruction be financed out of the City's Fjblic Works and General funds and that they not be assessed to these F-operties that have been bearing more than their fair share of road costs lue to the relative density of housing and limited lenqth of public roads here. Only those costs having a direct connection with sewerage should be assessed to the property owners in this area. In addition the City's lots in this area must assunw, their fair share of the costs . The above approach should serve to make the assessments equitable if not reasonable. Equity also demands that assessments be levied on a per unit basis. One last issue should be addressed. This area is perhaps the most dense- ly built area in Orono. As I remember, the CMP said the average lot size was one -eighth of an acre. We have traditionally maintained the LR-IA low densi'y zoning district to support on -site septic sy!tems. In this area the existing density demands that this area be reclassified LR-IC, medium density residential development, as part of this sewer project. To sumi,iarize, I suggest that: 1 The Public Hearing be rescheduled with proper publication and notices. 2. We proceed with this project only if: A. the costs can be divided between assessed sewer costs and city - absorbed roadway costs; B. the cost', are assessed on a per unit basis; C. the total costs are reducel by good management; and D. the area is rezoned to LR-IC. Failing any of the above, I feel the project should not be undertaken. Sincerely, 17 George F. Ro o, Jr. Susan J. Rovegno