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' . <br /> � MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MAY 13, 1985 PAGE 4 <br /> Mayor Butler argued that the Art Center will probably appeal <br /> anyway regardless of how many units they are assessed. <br /> Michelle Combs of 1251 Briar Street noted that the Art Center <br /> is saying that they don' t need sewer and many Crystal Bay <br /> residents said the same thing but that the project has still <br /> been ordered. Combs stated that if in the future the Art <br /> Center needs sewer, they wouldn' t bepaying any construction <br /> costs and would only have to pay hookup charges , and the <br /> • Crystal Bay residents in effect would have paid their hookup <br /> charges. <br /> Mayor Butler explained that anytime a new sewer project is <br /> put in, the law dictates that you will hookup within 16 months <br /> after the system has been declared ready for hookups. <br /> Butler noted that if in the future the Art Center hooked up to <br /> sewer they would still pay the same assessment but with an <br /> inflation factor built into the bill and could be higher than <br /> what the Crystal Bay residents paid. <br /> Craig Christensen of 1251 Brown Road South asked if the Art <br /> Center was to expand and the City was to assess the Art Center <br /> more units , would that money be credited to the Crystal Bay <br /> Sewer Project and reduce the residents assessment fee. <br /> Mayor Butler explained that if the Art Center was to be <br /> assessed in the future, that money would go into the sewer <br /> operating fund and would not reduce the residents <br /> assessments . <br /> Susan Enrieht, Art Center representative, asked the City to <br /> clarify the reason for the inclusion of the Art Center. <br /> Mayor Butler explained that when the City first considered <br /> the Art Center to be included in the project, the City was <br /> seeking federal funding. Butler stated that a survey was <br /> done of the Crystal Bay area in order to determine their level <br /> of need and it was discovered through that survey that the <br /> majority of the households qualify as low and moderate <br /> income, and as a result were eligible for state/federal <br /> funding. Butler stated that the funding was not available <br /> and the City spent many years seeking thisfunding. Butler <br /> indicated that after the City found out the funding was not <br /> available, the Art Center was included in the project. <br /> Councilmember Frahm stated that the City tries to get <br /> commercial operations to hookup when they abut sewer <br /> projects because of their more intense use of property. <br /> Councilmember L. Adams stated that there also was a question <br /> of contamination of ground water with the Art Center with the <br /> chemicals that the Art Center sometimes uses. <br />