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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 14, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 19 of 30 (12. 2014 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, Continued) Walsh stated the City should bring the road width to what it is supposed to be and that the encroachment goes into the roadway for approximately 40 yards. McMillan stated a curb in the right-of-way and widening the road are two different issues and that she is somewhat confused by what Mr. Walsh is saying. Walsh stated the curb was put into the roadway and that the Mayor is aware of what he is talking about. Struve indicated Staff will be looking at all options for the roadway, including the curb, and that that information will be brought back before the City Council prior to the plans and specifications being approved. Struve stated there will also likely be a neighborhood meeting to discuss design issues prior to any plans and specifications being brought back to the City Council. Struve stated Staff will also be notifying all the residents on the roadway when this item comes back before the Council. Walsh commented that he hopes the City provides more notice of that meeting than what was provided for this meeting. Walsh stated he received notice on Friday about tonight’s meeting and that he would appreciate more notice. Walsh stated he did inform his neighbors about the meeting but that they were unable to attend. Walsh stated he is speaking for a number of his neighbors. VOTE ON MOTION: Ayes 3, Nays 0. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT, CONTINUED Struve stated towards the end of April and the beginning May the Public Works Department will be flushing the City’s fire hydrants. Information was e-mailed out to the residents as well as posted on the City’s website detailing the sequencing order of the hydro flushing. Struve reported the painting of the water tower is progressing and that the temporary pole is now in place. The contractor will be removing all of the antennas off of the water tower and on to the temporary tower in the near future. Equipment is scheduled to be delivered to the site in approximately two weeks, with the work starting shortly thereafter depending on the weather. Struve stated the city crews are also in the process of patching the potholes throughout the City, and that if any resident notices a pothole that has been missed, they can contact him directly. Levang asked if there are fewer potholes this year than normal and whether the streets sustained more damage or less damage than usual. Struve indicated this spring has not been good on the roads and that there is still frost in the ground. Struve stated as a result of the cold weather, the roads have sustained more damage than usual.