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S i: �P1�� � O� O ., O ` � CITY of ORONO � _ � �� ��-=""_ �, �� ,�,ti �o�� ,��p "�,��3��'� �'j c,ystat say,Minncsota 5532.44066 '�''v:.'�,�,;, `, �r .I�Y`n! Y `qkESfI�4 July 5, 1991 Rathryn Anderson 398 Leaf Street Long Lake, MN 55356 Dear Mrs. Anderson: Thank you for your July 2 letter regarding the Stubbs Bay Sewer Project. riany of the concerns you have raised have been brought up by other Stubbs Bay area residents during the past 3 years of project discussions. The issue of where to place the boundaries of the sewer project has generated considerable debate. The City's philosophy has been to not inc lude areas deve loped at the 2-acre standards in effect since 1975, which generally have functional septic systems � or the ability to replace systems if they have problems. This would be in keeping with the City's Comprehensive Plan adopted in 1980, and would exclude areas such as Fox Bend, Oxford Road, and Christine Drive which developed under those standards. The 2-acre minimum lot size was put into effect because most properties can support septic systems on 2 acres indefinitely under ideal conditions. However, soil conditions in the Stubbs Bay area generally indicate that mound type drainfields are needed in order to avoid high water table effects that have been a significant cause of problems for trench drainfields in the area. To replace a failing trench system with a mound typically costs $8,000 - $10,000. Many properties with only 1 acre or less area do not have a suitably flat or large enough area to construct a mound system, hence they have no options other than holding tanks for disposal -of their sewage. Because they need to be pumped out on a bi- weekly or monthly basis, holding tanks are an extremely expensive proposition, perhaps $1,500 - $2,500 yearly maintenance costs. TELEPHONE-473-7357�FAX-473-0510 �