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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,April 9,2018 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 21. CONSIDERATION OF PETITION CONCERNING A PORTION OF BRACKETTS <br /> POINT ROAD—Continued <br /> Printup asked why the road was not converted to public when it was rebuilt in 2009. <br /> Stickney stated at one time it was a public road,but once it got spun off through a subdivision,it became <br /> private. <br /> Headrick stated it was a public road up to the hammerhead until 1982. <br /> Paddock stated when he bought the balance of the land,he subdivided the property into two lots. At one <br /> time the point was owned by one family and was one contiguous property,but over the last 30 years,it <br /> has been divided up into three separate properties. <br /> Dankey asked how many homes will be on the private road after the subdivision. <br /> Paddock indicated there will be five lots on the private road and 12 total. <br /> Stickney stated the public likes to drive down the street to look at the properties and that there will be <br /> more of that once the new road is constructed. <br /> Walsh stated this is a broader discussion than simply Bracketts Point and that perhaps the City Council <br /> should discuss it further at a work session. Walsh stated it is not discrimination since everybody made <br /> their own choice to buy on a private road. Walsh suggested the City Council table this so they can have a <br /> broader discussion as a City Council. <br /> Crosby stated the City should set parameters for when residents ask for a private road to be converted to <br /> public. <br /> Dankey commented she can see people driving down the private road and that this is a different situation. <br /> Paddock stated it is being treated as a public road. <br /> Crosby stated he has signs posted on his road that say private road but it does not stop people from <br /> driving down the road and turning around in his driveway. <br /> Printup noted back in the 1980s it was planned that way. <br /> Dankey commented new homes were also not being added on the road. <br /> Paddock stated policies can be amended and changed,but that he understands the concern for potential <br /> requests. Paddock stated in his view,to be fair and just to everybody,it should be one continuous road. <br /> Crosby moved,Dankey seconded,to table Item No.21,consideration of petition concerning a <br /> portion of Bracketts Point,to a work session. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> (Recess taken from 8:45 p.m.to 8:50 p.m.) <br /> Page 14 of 16 <br />