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ORONO CITY COUNCII, MEETING MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 13, 1999 ( #6) #2522 BANCOR GROUP, VVC - Continued apart. He does not feel there is a public safety issue that would require public water. He said there is no public health issue because there will not be any private septic systems that can fail. He said they do not think public water is appropriate and private wells should be allowed. If the City does require public water, he asked that the City not require them to extend the line further up to County Road 6. Steve Johnston, resident of Shadowood, said the neighbors have not had a chance to get together and review the revised plan so his comments are his own. He said he is not opposed to this plan. He is concerned about the road connection to Shadowood Drive. He said that Shadowood Drive is too close to County Road 6 and as southbound traffic tries to turn left into Shadowood, they have to wait for northbound traffic which stacks up in rush hour periods and blocks the intersection. As people wait to make the left turn, other vehicles come shooting across County Road 6. He feels a new road connection at that point will make the problem worse. He does not feel moving the new road to the south will solve the problem. He suggested that the new road be ended in a cul -de -sac with a trail connection for emergency vehicles only. Kelley asked Johnston how many cars make a left turn into Shadowood in the morning. Johnston said the problem is more in the evening rather than in the morning. Kelley said the light at 6 and 12 forces traffic up Willow and it stacks up there. • Johnston agreed with the other staff recommendations. Matt Sanford, resident of Shadowood, feels the process is happening too fast and the neighbors have not had a chance to review the plan. He thought the neighbors would have a chance to work with the developer to talk about their concerns and that has not happened. Jabbour said that state law mandates the amount of time the City is allowed to act on an application. The deadline for this application is December 16, 1999. It is the developer's choice to talk with the neighbors. Sanford said this plan is getting much closer to what the neighbors want, but they feel like they are being pushed out of the process. He said he opposes the project because he doesn't have enough information about the project. Jabbour said he needs specific ideas from Sanford on what he would like to see in the project. Because this application is a PRD, there are many requirements that the City can make. If the applicant came back with an application for a subdivision without a PRD, the City would have less control. He said it would helpful for the Council to understand Sanford's vision of what he would like the neighborhood to be. He said the City would like to keep a minimum • footprint on the land and a PRD allows that. Page 16