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Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator Gaff ron stated • <br />his concerns regarding the Crystal Bay site and placement of such <br />a large facility and parking area in the middle of a residential <br />neighborhood. The traffic and noise generated by a combined City <br />Hall /Police operation as well as the physical size of the <br />building would seem relatively incompatible with the <br />neighborhood, and would seem out of place. <br />Building Inspector Jacobs stated that a water supply would <br />be a probelm, also questioned why the Crystal Bay site was graded <br />high for water supply and the Highway 12 site so low when no <br />water is available in Crystal Bay but is available at the Highway <br />12 site in addition the zoning difference (residentail versus <br />industrial). Also if soil borings were to be taken at Highway 12 <br />they should consider testing the Old Crystal Bay site since that <br />may also have poor soil conditions. <br />Public Works Director Gerhardson stated he felt it <br />important to pursue Site C because of location and size. The <br />location has advantages because of access to roadways for public <br />works activities and is adjacent to commercial and industrial <br />zoning. The size will accommodate all functions of City <br />services. It is accessible to sanitary sewer, municipal water <br />and is large enough to allow for future expansion. <br />Building & Zoning Administrator Mabusth stated that Site C • <br />would provide the least impact on adjacent land use with <br />Industrial to the east, railroad to the south, Highway 12 and <br />school complex to the north and fruit orchards to the west. Site <br />A is surrounded by an existing small lot residential community <br />and Site B is surrounded by small estate lots and has a <br />difficult /limited access. <br />Police Chief Kilbo stated that with modern transportation <br />the need for a central location is not a necessity. The location <br />at Site B therefore is not as important, additionally it is <br />possibly a location harder to find and harder to describe to <br />possible visitors /strangers to our area. This site may also have <br />light and noise problems to area residents without a berm. Site <br />A in a residential area may have problems with noise at early <br />morning hours as the police operation is a 24 hour operation, <br />people coming to the station, headlights shining in area, squads <br />leaving the station with red lights and siren, car doors slamming <br />as well as conversation outside. Site C is in a commercial area <br />with no problems to area residents. The location is on a major <br />highway, easy to locate, and it is located at the juncture of a <br />major north /south artery, therefore response time should not be <br />affected. <br />City Clerk Hal lin stated Orono has an identity problem and <br />felt that a site that would accommodate Administration /Police and • <br />Public Works would be an advantage. <br />Mayor Grabek thanked staff for their comments and Council <br />discussed further the issue of all departments on one site, other <br />2 <br />