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CITY OF ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - PUBLIC BEARING HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR STUDY/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT Mr. Rebers noted the usages he would like to see in the commercial area would be an 8-5 clinic or office. Mr. Pflaum summarized for the northern portion the issues are: zoning plus utilities. Another suggestion would be to have a much lighter commercial use just north of the frontage road to buffer the residential area. Roger Bt— ` the State Bank of Long Lake stated that if Brown Road North were to be eliminated or cut off, this would affect the access to the bank for the public. The intersection d--s need to be improved upon. Bellows noted that having Brown Road North stay open and also adding the east/west frontage road would probably make the traffic problem worse. There may be a combination of temporary/permanent ideas for the solution of the problem at this in: ersection. Regrading of Brown Road North has been is a possible alternative, but is preliminary at this time. Mr. Shardlow noted that even if Brown Road North was rerouted thr ugh Rebers properly, there would have to be some solution for providing access to the bank from the north. Mr. Bense stated the problems he -oresees with cutting off North Brown Road and just having access from the north to the bank with no direct access to Hiqhway 12, there will be a thoroughfare through the bank parking lot. Chairman Kelley moved onto Area 5. Taylor left the meeting at 9:30 P.M. The owner of this property was not present. City A,ministrator Bernhardson explained within this area there are three primary ideas: 1. Connection of the frontage road from the east, probably set back 300' from Highway 12. 2. 3enerally commercial to the south, modest amount of multiple residential to the nort'•, transitioning back to single family residential. Chairman Kel ley asked if this fr.�ntage would be put in even if the frontaq- at Brown Road North were not implemented. City Administrator Bernhardson noted that even if Brown Reed North is left : it currently is, there is still the need for the east/rest frontage road to -liminate some of the flow on Highway 12 plus access to these properties apart from direct access to Hiqhway 12. Mr. Shardlow noted that the Dickey Lakes Drive Property owners were opposed to the conn.-ction through the Rebers property because they do net want traffic cutting across throuqh their properties. I