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• MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 26, 2001 ( #2550 Charles Van Eeckhout, Continued) Van Eeckhout stated that the Council minutes basically stated that Long Lake should be informed that the City of Orono is in the process of approving this application and would like to obtain the comments of the City of Long Lake regarding access. Moorse indicated it is his understanding that the Council was saying that this proposal may be acceptable if the access issue is resolved. Moorse stated they requested the City of Long Lake review this application to see if access off of Apple Glen would be acceptable. Moorse noted the City Council informed the Applicant that they would not be giving preliminary approval to this application until the access issue was resolved. Van Eeckhout stated it is his understanding that what was said was that the City of Orono would approve this application if the City of Long Lake agreed to the access off of Apple Glen. Sansevere indicated he has stated from the beginning that he would prefer access off of Brown Road and would not support this application until that access is obtained. Mayor Peterson commented she has echoed the same feeling as Sansevere. Van Eeckhout stated he has a right to have his application reviewed and approved if it is consistent with City ordinances. iSansevere indicated the Applicant needs to demonstrate access to all seven lots. Van Eeckhout stated he has full access off of Apple Glen. Van Eeckhout stated Dunn did agree to binding arbitration to determine access. Sansevere noted at one meeting John Dunn's son indicated his father did not agree to arbitration. Van Eeckhout stated Dunn did in fact agree to that, but then later changed his mind when the City flipflopped on this issue. Van Eeckhout stated in his opinion the few rights that Dunn has remaining on that strip of land amount to a few hundred dollars, but he is now demanding many thousands of dollars. Van Eeckhout stated in his opinion the City should allow him more use of the existing driveway without obtaining any further approval from Dunn. Van Eeckhout stated there are multiple sites throughout the City with three or more houses accessing off of one driveway. Tom Barrett, City Attorney, stated there is a distinction between what the City allows for access off of a driveway and what the meaning of the private easement is. Barrett stated it is important to understand what the easement is because the City is unable to grant any more authority to the Applicant under that easement than what he already has. Van Eeckhout stated there are many cases in Orono where driveway easements are being used to gain access by multiple lots. • Sansevere stated in his opinion what the Applicant is proposing at this time lacks proper access into this development. Sansevere indicated he will continue to oppose this application until PAGE 9