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MINUTES OF THE ORONO COUNCIL. MEETING HELD APR1 L 22, 198S, AT 'I'II I: ORONO MIDDLE <br />SCHOOL AUDITORIUM AT 685 OI.D CRYSTAL BAY ROAD - PAGE: 5 <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br />(CONT.) OPTION 5. Installation of individual holding tanks with <br />off -site disposal. <br />OPTION 6. Selective condemnation anu demolition of <br />properties which cannot/will not comply. <br />OPTION 7. Installation of collection system connected to <br />existing MWCC intercepter (installation of sewer). <br />Assistant Zoning Administrator Gaffron explained that <br />OPTIONS 1-6 each have certain drawbacks and that OPTION 7, <br />installation of sanitary sewer, provides the only permanent <br />sewage disposal method for the Crystal Bay area. <br />Chris Kelley of 2340 Fox Street asked Gaffron what the <br />problem is with OPTION 4. <br />Assistant Zoning Administrator Gaffron noted that OPTION 4 <br />is a collection system that discharges into a community <br />drainfield. Gaffron noted that there is inadequate area in <br />the Crystal Bay area to locate a community drainfield <br />Ga 'fron also noted that a community drainfield tends to pelt <br />excess nutrients in the soil seeping into ground wat�.r <br />affecting the drinking water. <br />Albert Gallistel of 2933 Casco Point Road stated that he <br />une..erstands that there is a certain need for money in this <br />area but that he doesn't feel that charity should be mixed <br />with sewer. Gallistel noted that he paid for his sewer and <br />water and received no help from the general tax payers. <br />Gallistel stated that probably half the people in the Crystal <br />Bay area do not need _he f inancial assistance and then the tax <br />payers would be providing charity to those people. <br />Ken Carlson of 3498 North Shore Drive asked if the Citv is <br />still allowing people to run down spouts into their sewers. <br />Assistant Zoning Administrator Gaffron stated that down <br />spouts and garage drains are not allowed to discharge into <br />septic systems but that people still do this. Gaffron <br />stated that it is impossible to police such a violation. <br />Gaffron reminded the public not to allow su:h a violation to <br />exist because it is detrimental to the septic and sewer <br />systems. <br />Shirley McWilliams of 1130 Willow Drive testified that the <br />initial sewers in Orono were paid for by every citizen in <br />Orono and noted that he has evidence to prove this fact. <br />McWilliams stated that he called the previous Engineer and he <br />sent a telegram referring to these projects. McWilliams <br />stated that the City did about half of the project for the <br />contractors by doing the cleanup and restcration work. <br />