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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, September 15, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 25 of 59  <br />  <br />Meager stated she also has trouble understanding how it went from single-family homes to having five <br />buildings with ten owners. Meager stated in her view that is way too much. <br /> <br />Pam Whitehead, 2620 Kelly Avenue, stated she is in agreement with the comments by her neighbors. <br /> <br />Tom Waslow, Architect, stated they had no expectation of the reaction by the neighbors tonight and that <br />he is a little angry tonight that they are being told now that this is a rezoning. Waslow stated if they had <br />been told that, they would have held a neighborhood meeting and they would not be in this sort of <br />situation because they would have been talking and working with the neighbors. <br /> <br />Waslow stated even though this site is currently undeveloped, there is a chance it contributes to the <br />flooding now but that he is not sure of that. Waslow stated while they have not yet engineered the site, <br />there are ways to control the runoff on the site so it does not contribute to the problem. The Watershed <br />District also did not have any issue with what was being proposed. <br /> <br />Waslow pointed out that the ten families living in five twin homes would be smaller as a group of homes <br />than if you were to take the footprint of four single-family homes. <br /> <br />Waslow indicated he is not sure where they are going to go from here or what the recommendations of the <br />Planning Commission will be, but that they will respect them and work them into our plans. Waslow <br />noted it is beyond their ability to correct the traffic problems on the corner of County Road 15 and Kelly. <br />In addition, it sounds like Staff has done some investigative work into the flooding and that the collapsed <br />culvert and other issues will need to be addressed by the City. Waslow stated he knows that they will be <br />able to manage the water on this site with the proper engineering. <br /> <br />Chair Leskinen closed the public hearing at 8:32 p.m. <br /> <br />Berg stated she lives on the corner of Lydiard Avenue and Kelly and that the traffic issues need to be <br />taken into consideration for the safety of the neighborhood. Berg stated a number of people go down <br />Kelly and Lydiard who cannot get out onto County Road 15. Berg stated while the developer cannot <br />correct the problem, they need to consider how this will impact the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 10/20/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes 09/15/2014 <br />[Page 25 of 59]