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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 9, 1998 ( #1 - Edgewood Hills Improvement Project - Continued) • Kellogg described the area being proposed for sewering. He noted that all but one property has access from Hidden Hills Road. The option presented allowed for sewer lines to be installed in the front of the properties with an 8" line. The service and manhole locations were noted. Directional boring would be used to eliminate excavating except for the manhole and main line locations for service connections. The service connection for property #5 would be on the east side of the road, while the other 7 would be on the west side of the road. Kellogg reported that another option would be to open up the street to install the sewer. It was determined that cost and access would be issues in this option. Another option reviewed was for sewer installation to the rear of the properties. This would incur additional costs and additional manholes. It would also result in the loss of vegetation. Maintenance access was found to be an issue as well. The recommended option includes the cost of street repairs and road overlay. The meeting was opened for public comment. Tom and Charlene Cusick, 965 Edgewood Hills Road, were present. Mr. Cusick asked and received confirmation that the system was gravity based. He said he was delighted and happy with the proposal. • Kellogg indicated that the Jackson property may present some problems with the horseshoe shaped driveway. Kellogg said there were two proposals for providing service to the residences. Each residence would be provided 60' of service. The property owner would then be responsible from that point on for any additional line and cost of hook up. Another option would be to directionally bore to within 20' of where the service would be connected. This would decrease the amount of excavation. Cusick asked if the line into the property had to be straight. Kellogg said it did not but bending of the 4" pipe should be limited. Jabbour informed Cusick that directional boring allowed for a machine to insert the piping, eliminating the need for a trench. Kellogg showed Cusick where this would occur on his property. Jabbour informed the public that existing septic systems would have to be collapsed and filled in. This would require machinery to complete the work.