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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 28, 2004 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (PUBLIC COMMENTS, Continued) Mayor Peterson stated that she was confident the vets had the strong support of the City Council behind their effort. • Sansevere asked former Mayors Callahan and Jabbour to consider leading a task force to investigate and present the vets position to the neighboring communities. He suggested that the vets use the full force of the media to back them on their endeavor, as well as, Congressman Ramstad in his media addresses. He commented that it is hard to believe that other vets have turned on this group of vets, especially now that the US is at war. He repeated the need to get other VFW posts involved to condemn the decision and to continue to pursue corporate help. McMillan agreed, stating that the vet's camp is a very special place which belongs to the vets. She stated that she would be 100% behind keeping it in its current state, as a virtual sacred use of the land. White thanked the many representatives for attending the Council meeting this evening. Mayor Peterson asked how to proceed and promising 150% support. Kask thanked the Council for their time and support in their cause as it sends a great message to the community regarding the legitimacy of the vote. Sansevere suggested Anderson send copies of the 178 VFW post letters to the media as well as Olson in a display of how the rank and file feel about the camp. PUBLIC COMMENTS — CONTINUED Betsy and Bruce Nusbaum, 3480 North Shore Drive, stated that they wished to provide the City Council with an update on their situation with the water issues on Birch Lane, what wasn't happening to date, and their growing list of concerns. Mr. Nusbaum distributed a list of 7 concerns ranging from excessive run off from Birch Lane on to their property causing them undue hardship, construction of the lot to the west which allowed excessive fill and incomplete grade plans, potential future changes to the lot to the east, a concrete plan for the reconstruction of Birch Lane and resolution of the drainage issues, expediting a process and setting a time table for completion, lack of communication from the City with the neighborhood, to a request for a special meeting to resolve these issues. While Mrs. Nusbaum indicated that she had been part of several discussions with Moorse and Gappa, the same problems continue and increase. She explained that due to a poor resurfacing job 10 years earlier, enormous amounts of water flowed across their property, a situation which was exacerbated by new construction to the west which was allowed to. build higher than their construction 4 years earlier, thus disrupting the natural flow of the run off and causing it to pool on their property. Mrs. Nusbaum passed around pictures of their home and yard today and 10 years earlier. Mayor Peterson asked the status of the temporary berm that was installed. PAGE 7 of 19