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Mr. Mark Bernhardson <br />February 12, 1987 <br />Page four <br />(E) Larry and I commented that Sid Reber- is known <br />throughout the area as a very high quality individual home <br />builder. He does not wish to put his reputation at risk by <br />constructing a subdivision which risks having periodic sewer <br />maintenance problems in future years. He does not want to <br />create dissatisfied customers or residents. <br />(F) In contrast to the pri-dte sewer. alternative, <br />Larry Manson and I noted the availability of municipal sewer <br />service, inasmuch as muniu_?al lines (from Long Lake) are <br />currently at the bouridu-y line of the property. These <br />sanitary sewer lines can be extended to the site; there are <br />apparently sewer units available for allocation, both b <br />Orono and by Long Lake, significantly in excess of the <br />number required for this parcel. <br />6. A parallel_ but lesser problem is the current Orono <br />requirement for the construction of private wells on each of the <br />residential lots. It is our understanding that municipal water <br />service is available to the site, from Long Lake. Use of <br />municipal water requires far less environmental damage and is far <br />more economical for the individual homeowner. The developer <br />should be permitted to obtain municipal water service from Lonr <br />Lake and thus preclude the requirement of the construction of <br />individual wells and private water treatment systems. <br />7. The availability of r cipal water and sewer rai,es a <br />related issue: ti 2-acre l.or- size requirement under Orono's <br />current zoning code makes the installation of such municipal <br />s- rviceF, .:nec,jnomic . Larry Hanson stated that he had done a <br />prelin;ine.. :;ost analysis of providiry sanitary sewer, wager, and <br />streets to a subdivision of 15 2-acre lots as suggested in the <br />guide plan, on a -�liminary plat plan of 'he site. lie computed <br />sanitary sewer, tter, ?nd strQet casts at '.71 per lineal <br />foot. This cc_ ierted _c tote' ore. ;cUt st. of $361, OCO <br />(assuming a 3200-'ineal-foot s,.ree 'tem), divided by 15 lots, <br />or a cost (or ,pecial asses:-;n( of $24, 00) per lot. <br />Alternatively, a hypoL::tttical 21-lot layout of mixed 13L size <br />(1-acre and 2-acre lots) could ne laid out under a preliminary <br />plat he prepared with 2,450 lineal feet, at: a cost of $276,140 <br />which, when divided by 21 lots, would pTod-ic(-- a lot -ost (,7r <br />special assessment) of $13,1.50. <br />The numbers just quoted :..huw ; he significant difference <br />in cost to the developer, which cost 1. be passed on to the <br />hum -owner, C:,)f a pure .'-acre lot- -J-?rsiIy p r ,1d fie.be, rs is <br />