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R�GULAR P4EETING OF '.T•_'HE ORONO COUPICIL, OC"'OBER 30 , 1979 Page 29 Glenn Cook, City .Engineer, reviewed the Orono ORONO ORCHARD ROAD Orchard Road construction progress commenting CONSTRUCTION that the construction �aas being completed accord- ing to the Metropolitan Waste Control Corunission cor-unitments. Dick Benson, City Administrator, nre�ente� the CRYSTAL BAY POST O�'FICE �'ity Council with the following letter .from R. �V. Van Sickle, United States Postal Service, dated October 16 , 1979, which states: "The lease on the Crystal Bay, P4innesota, postal quarters, which you own, will expire on November 30 , 1980. We have been advised that the present quarters will be adequate at least another 5 vears and have therefore been rec�uested to negoti�.te a new five- year lease with you as lessors. Please advise at your earliest convenience when a meeting could be set up to discuss this matter. " End of letter Council P�eeting - October 30, 1979 Dick Benson, Cit�� Administrator, stated that with City Council concurrence, he will notify the Real Estate Division of the Postal Departr_ment that the City of Orono, in its long-range planning, has determined that the building housing the post office will be needed for City housing rec�uirements , and that the City will not be planning on leasing � . the building to other agencies in the f_uture. Dick Benson also commented that he spoke to Mr. R. W. Van Sickle, with the Real Estate Divss3on of the Postal Department. Mr. Van Sickle commented that the Postal Department would like to lease the huild- ing for another five years. PZayor Van Nest moved, Massengale seconded, to approve Dick Benson' s recommendation which states that the post office will be needed for City housing req_uirements and that the City �aill not be planning on leasing the buildin_q to other agencies in the future. Motion, Aves (5) - Nays (0) .