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� 'riEGU�AR TZEETI:IG OF TFiE ORONO COUNCIL, ASARCH 16 , 1978 Page 57 Dick Benson, City Administrator, iniorraed the LETTERS City Council that the City is in receipt of a (Continued) �tter from the P2etropolitan Council , Robert .,azanec, dated P�arch 8 , 1978 , attached. Letter - Pages 58-61 Dick Benson' s response to Robert Plazanec, dated ROBERT MAZAr1EC March 13, 1978 is attached. March 13 , 1978 Letter - Page 62 Mr. Benson also info nned tne City Council that Mr. Robert r�azanec, Senior Planner of the Metropolitan Council, called on March 14 , 1978 at 9 : 30 A. M, and agreed to delay until March 30, 1978 his report to the Physical Development Cor,unittee and also to extend the public hearing deadliile to March 30 to allow the City to respond • _ to Mr. John Boland. Dick Benson, City Adr.�inistrator, presented to the 73-1 CLAI►�i City Council a memo fror.l John Gerhardson, Public Earl Pike Works Coordinator, concerning the 73-1 clairl of 830 Windjammer Lane Earl Pike, 830 Windjammer Lane, dated February 23 , 1978, which states : �n November of 1977, the Orono City Council authorized payment to Mr. Earl Pike, 830 Windjar�uner Lane, in the amount of $575. 00 for restoration to his property from the 73-1 sewer construction project. After reviewing Mr. Pike' s claim with the Orono City Attorney, Bruck P7alkerson, it was discovered that D4r. Pike had not signed the necessary easement grants to the City of Orono. It was agreed by the staff that the easement grants should be signed by Mr. Pike before payment was made for the restoration. On December 22 , 1977, all necessary forr.is were sent to Mr. Pike along with instructions. On February 13, 1978, I contacted r1r. Pike and asked him why he had not returned the documents. Mr. Pike stated that the City of Orono had not paid hir.l for the easement and he would not sign anything until he had received the amount agreed upon at the time i of construction. � After checking with the Finance Director, it was determined that P4r. Pike had received $600. 00 for i the easer.�ent on January 14 , 1975 and that the ! check had been cashed. On February 14, 1978 , I informed P�ir. Pike that it must have been an over- (Continuen)