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, Y � <br /> i <br /> �;N ` Cit� of ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> • <br /> No. /a?9�_ <br /> � _ � � RF,QUESTING EXCEPTIONAL CASE CONSIDEItATZON <br /> BY THE MFTROPOLITAN COUNCIL FOR ORONO' S <br /> SEWER STUDY AREA #2 <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Orono has prepared a Comprehensive <br /> Community Management Plan and submitted it to the Metropolitan Ceuncil <br /> for review in accordance with provisions of the Metropolitan land <br /> Planning Act; and <br /> WHEREAS, on t7une 25, 1981, the Metropolitan Council ad�pted <br /> Resolution 81-128 approving Orono' s Comprehensive Plan as submitted, <br /> with r.o plan modifications required; and <br /> WHEREAS, said approval included a .finding tnat Orono ' s Plan <br /> generally conforms to the Metropalitan system plan for sewers; and <br /> WHEREAS, said approval included advisory coznments and cor.cerns <br /> regarding Orono ' s decision t.o c�esignate Sewer Study Area #2 as part <br /> of the Rural Service Area; and <br /> WHEREAS, the principal purpose of providing sewer service <br /> � t� Study Area #2, and the principal gurpose in retaining the "rural" <br /> designation for Study Area #2 , was to abate existing pollution anc� <br /> health problems and to meet water quality standards, not to provide <br /> an impetus for additianal urban-type developmerit; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orono believes that designation of Study Area #2 <br /> as "'urban" would in itself contribute to leap-frog urbanization of <br /> this area and of the surrounding rural lands . <br /> NOW, THEREFOR� BE IT RESOLVED that this resolution of the <br /> Orono City Council is hereby adopted in response to the concerns <br /> raised by the Metropolitan Council: <br /> l. This Resolution is intended to docw'nent and <br /> clarify the reasons why Orono designated <br /> Se�aer Stuciy Area #2 as part of the Rural <br /> Service Area. <br /> 2 . The Resolution is intended to document why <br /> rural designation of Sewer Study Area #2 is <br /> internall.y consiste::t with all other sectians <br /> of Orono ' s Comprehensi.ve Plan. <br /> 3. This R�solution is intended to explain why <br /> Orono believes rural designation of Sewer Stud_y <br /> Area #2 is consis��nt with overall Metropolita.n <br /> � goals and policies . <br /> i of 12 <br />