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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 27, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 28 of 32 (12. WATERTOWN ROAD AND STUBBS BAY ROAD REHABILITATION, Continued) Printup stated based on what he has heard from the residents, he has more people talk about Stubbs Bay Road rather than Watertown Road and that in his view Stubbs Bay Road should be done. McMillan asked if he is thinking from Old Crystal Bay Road to Stubbs Bay Road. Printup stated he is thinking about option three. McMillan noted there are four sections outlined in option three. Edwards stated option three in year one has Stubbs Bay and the most traveled portion of Watertown and then sections three and four in the second year. McMillan noted $824,000 would be available in MSA funding but that the City will need to figure out how to pay for Stubbs Bay Road. McMillan indicated she is in agreement with option three as well since it would be the best use of the funds. Levang stated she also is in favor of option three. Levang noted the road leads to the school and city hall, which is one reason why it receives so much traffic, and that the southern portion of Stubbs Bay gets more use because of Bederwood Park and the public dock. Levang stated when you look at how much patching has been done over the years and the depth of the patching; it is time to stop the patching and to start putting the money into rehabbing the road. Levang stated in her view over the long run it will be a cost savings given the amount of patching that is regularly required. Levang stated she would also like to do all the surveying work now since it would send the message that the City is committed to the project and even delaying sections three and four to 2017 if necessary. McMillan stated she is okay with just doing the engineering for sections one and two since things can change over a couple of years. Printup moved to approve Option 3 with the entire surveying and engineering work being done upfront. McMillan requested Council Member Printup be specific in his motion about what sections he would like to have completed. Edwards stated under option three sections one and two would be completed in 2015, which would be the section of Watertown Road between Stubbs Bay Road and Old Crystal Bay Road and Stubbs Bay from the southern extremity up to Watertown Road. In the second year sections three and four of Watertown Road would be completed in 2016 or 2017 if necessary. Levang stated she would like it clear that phase two would be done in conjunction with Long Lake. Printup indicated he is not sure whether he wants to hitch the City totally with Long Lake on the project in the event Long Lake decides not to move forward with the project in 2016.