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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, September 21, 2015 <br /> 6:30 dclock p.m. <br /> stated he has not seen the packet and what the objection issues were with negotiating the slopes,but that <br /> there may be some fairly simple solutions to that that would alleviate any safety issues. <br /> Mark Gronberg, Surveyor, stated he is concerned with the slope of the road and that a 12 percent slope is <br /> very extreme for construction traffic. Gronberg noted the rest of the road is eight or nine percent but that <br /> there is one section where it would be at 12 percent. <br /> Chair Leskinen closed the public hearing at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Lemke stated his main concern is the amount of traffic going onto the road. Lemke asked whether there <br /> is any way to alleviate that, such as a temporary stop sign or a flag man on Shoreline. <br /> Gaffron stated the only solution would be to have the county approve a flag man with people at either end <br /> and that he is not sure whether the county would approve that. <br /> Lemke stated if that was possible,that would help to mitigate some of the traffic. <br /> Leskinen stated she would like to go through the list of issues outlined in Staff's report, but the biggest <br /> issue is access. Leskinen stated the other punch list of items seems to have been addressed by the <br /> applicant. <br /> Leskinen stated as it relates to the access, she is wondering if anyo��e's views on the Commission have <br /> changed given the information that was provided. Leskinen stated she has read through the entire report <br /> and it indicated that the level of the slope could make it a dangerous situation for the trucks. The other <br /> concern is the safety of the residents. <br /> Leskinen stated in her view it seems impractical to bring in loads and loads of fill as well as cut down <br /> more than 100 trees to create an access road that could be very dangerous for trucks but that she is not <br /> sure what the answer is. Leskinen stated she appreciates the effort that was expended to explore that <br /> alternative, and that the compromises the developer is proposing, such as the reduction in the hours of <br /> operation as well as the onsite parking, are definitely huge steps forward. Leskinen stated she is not sure <br /> how much more the Planning Commission can build on that but that she is open to some input. <br /> Thiesse noted at the last meeting he said he wanted every consideration to be made for a temporary road <br /> on the Jacobs' property a»d that in his view that has taken place. Thiesse indicated he has walked the site <br /> and it is very steep. Thiesse stated they would lose 126 trees for the temporary road and then lose all the <br /> other trees for the main road. Thiesse stated he also has a concern for the 17 children, and while a <br /> temporary construction road is doable, he is not sure it is ideal. <br /> Lemke asked how many trucks per week and size are anticipated. Lemke stated the impression he has <br /> gotten from the residents is that it will be a constant flow of trucks but that he is assuming the majority of <br /> the trucks will be pickups. <br /> Steadman stated it is difficult to give a number, but once the trucks are there, the trucks will typically <br /> remain on the site during the construction. Steadman stated in his view they are tryin�to make a <br /> compromise with the construction hours and street sweeping. Steadman indicated they will also provide <br /> signage at the entrance so the contractors are aware of the hours. Steadman stated in his opinion it will be <br /> Page 6 of 46 <br />