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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 28, 2004 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (PUBLIC COMMENTS, Continued) Gappa stated that the culvert under County Road 51 should be able to accommodate the water at that point. Mayor Peterson asked when the crown and cement curb and gutter would be put in. Sansevere reiterated asking for a time table for this process to be complete. Gappa stated that, if they could get a decision on which option to construct, they could get price quotes, and get it built by fall. Mrs. Nusbaum questioned how they would fit the new roadway and gutters in the 147' roadway. Kellogg stated that they would construct it within the current right -of -way. White asked if the new construction would impact the Nusbaums. Gappa stated that the neighbor's swale in the final grade should help direct water to the edge of the property. Mrs. Nusbaum stated that they complied with all City requests and suggestions for the construction of their home. She indicated that the neighbors should not have been given additional variances to • add more fill than initially proposed. McMillan encouraged Gappa to hold a neighborhood meeting to get some of the neighbors to come together and hear what the issues with Birch Lane are. She believed that it generally helps to get everyone together to talk about the problems facing them. McMillan stated that she spoke to a neighbor with the new construction who said that the City had not sent a letter or established a meeting. Mrs. Nusbaum agreed that a personal meeting would likely provide a better outcome than a letter. McMillan voiced her frustration for the residents, stating that she believed these issues would have been resolved by now. Mayor Peterson agreed, stating that the process has been ongoing for 10 years with the infant in the picture now sitting in the audience, and she did not wish to see that boy turn to a man by the time the problem is resolved. She urged staff to ensure that the new construction to the west's final grade remedy the situation. Mrs. Nusbaum asked what timetable she could rely on and whether a special session could be scheduled with the Council to finally resolve these issues once and for all. Mayor Peterson stated that Moorse would be contacting Mrs. Nusbaum to schedule a neighborhood meeting and urged her to contact her after the meeting and relay to the Mayor the results of the face to face meeting. Mayor Peterson commented that these water runoff problems seemed to be coming up more often these days. PAGE 9of19