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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,October 16,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Vogstrom stated he would like to handle one variance at a time and that he would like to discuss why they <br /> are necessary. <br /> Sue Dunkley stated part of the problem was the entrance into Walters Port. <br /> Thiesse commented now that they own the land,they can bring it out and around. <br /> Vogstrom stated there is also the wetland and some other challenges. <br /> Sue Dunkley stated their hope was to come in through the nice gated area,which creates the need for a <br /> couple of variances. <br /> Greg Hueler stated a couple of the things said by the Dunkleys are not in full disclosure. <br /> Kelly Hueler stated they would like to stay with the facts,which is what the Planning Commission should <br /> deal with. Hueler noted they are the only home on Pence Lane and they are the only homeowners that are <br /> being impacted this way. The landowners on Walters Port are being provided benefits and that they can <br /> understand those benefits because they are reasonable people. Hueler stated it does not,however, give <br /> the Dunkleys the opportunity to harm or take away from the rights of another citizen because there is only <br /> one on the shared driveway. <br /> Hueler stated the easement is a relatively complex document and it speaks very clearly to several things. <br /> The one thing that has not been mentioned is the fact that the easement gives everyone an undivided <br /> interest in the entrance to Pence Lane off of Kelly Avenue. Hueler noted there are three homes that share <br /> that right but yet they were initially told by the Dunkleys that since they now own two of the homes,that <br /> takes precedence. Hueler stated they had to calmly tell the Dunkleys that that tactic won't work because <br /> it is an undivided interest and that it would be better to discuss it and come to a reasonable solution. <br /> Hueler commented they are the only house on Pence Lane and the only one impacted by this development <br /> in the way they are being impacted. Hueler noted the new home will be triple the size of the existing <br /> house but the new home next to it will significantly generate more traffic on the driveway and will impact <br /> her property. Hueler stated this project will impact them and it needs to be dealt with in a rational, <br /> reasonable way. Hueler stated to tell them that there is a nonnegotiable price was untenable to them and <br /> that they are not in a position to spend their resources like that. <br /> Greg Hueler stated they do not dispute that the Dunkleys own the property,but the dispute is that the <br /> easement actually requires all affected parties to agree on what happens to the driveway. Hueler noted the <br /> Dunkleys cannot legally widen it without their agreement. <br /> Kelly Hueler commented it is not as simple as the way it is being presented. <br /> William Dunkley stated that last statement by Greg Hueler is absolutely untrue. <br /> Chair Thiesse closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. <br /> Thiesse asked if there is a specific reason why only one back lot is allowed. <br /> Page 10 of 32 <br />