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~ DR Turner indicated it is. MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, November 16, 2009 6:30 o'clock p.m. ~D Jeff Lambert, Attorney -at-Law, noted that Mr . Hanson is presently recuperating from surgery and is unable to attend tonight 's meeting. The reason for the vacation is for the same reason as was approved in 2002 . Mr. Hanson 's property totally surrounds the vacated portion of Meta Comet and ends approximately 40 feet from the lake . Meta Comet does not lead to an y other property except Mr. Hanson 's. Lambert noted that in 1986 , the applicant was George Hanson , who is the father of Richard Hanson , and that they have always treated the parcels as one lot. Kang noted one of the reasons for requesting the vacation is that Mr. Hanson is experiencing some people parking on his property . Lambert stated they do experience boaters coming to the island and partying on his property. One of the concerns that Mr. Hanson has is the lack of enforcement at night. Schoenzeit asked if the easement is unimproved. Lambert stated it is unimpro ved except for the electrical line. Chair Kang opened the public hearing at 7:45 p.m. John Eiden, 330 Big Island , stated if Meta Comet is vacated , he would like to have his street vacated as well since there is a historic building on the lot. Eiden indicated he is opposed to closing the street since it is used by a number of the residents in order to access the lake . There are a number of people who do party in this area and that it has been part of the culture of the neighborhood to go down to the beach. It is currently not differentiated between what is public property and what is private property, which could lead to liability issues for Mr. Hanson. Eiden stated even if the street is vacated , people wi ll still utilize the road to access the beach. Eiden pointed out on the overhead how the 36 feet could be flip-flopped , which would take it away from Mr. Hanson's property, and that there are other options that could be pursued rather than vacating the street. Rahn asked where the beach is located. Eiden pointed out the location of the beach on the overhead . Rahn asked if that is private property since the road stops short of the lakeshore. Curtis indicated the road does stop short of the lakeshore. Chair Kang closed the public hearing at 7:48 p.m . Kang stated she understands the concerns of Mr. Eiden but that the piece of property located beyond the road is private property. Eiden stated he would like to see the vacated road flip -flopped and commented that everybody believes it is public land and will probably continue to use it for access to the lake . _________________ Page 10 t f