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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-03-26 18-145 Order 03/26/2018 18-145 03/26/2018 18-145 Engineering Order R48-001-I Title, Order Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Interests in Two Parcels on Whisper Drive to Construct and Maintain Stormwater Structures This Order would allow the City to accept ownership interests in two parcels on Whisper Drive for the purpose of building and maintaining stormwater structures. Whisper Drive is a subdivision located in the Arctic Brook watershed. Arctic Brook is listed by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as an urban impaired stream. Whisper Drive was developed by Woods of Maine, LLC. The houses and street were built, but before stormwater infrastructure was completed, the developer went out of business. At present, the two parcels intended for the stormwater infrastructure are jointly owned by the 21 lot owners on Whisper Drive. The City intends to use stormwater utility funds to construct two underdrained soil filters required by the DEP stormwater permit. In order to construct and maintain the filters, the City needs access to these parcels. While full ownership of the parcel by the City is probably most practical, as there is little room on the parcels for anything other than the filters, it may be difficult to get all 21 owners to agree to sell. As a result, this order would authorize the City to accept either easements or full ownership interests from the present owners. 03/20/2018 Infrastructure Committee Recommend for passage 50 Consent 03/26/2018 18-145 CITY OF BANGOR ORDER 03/26/2018 18-145 Nichols Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Interests in Two Parcels on Whisper Drive to Construct and Maintain Stormwater Structures WHEREAS, Arctic Brook is listed as an urban impaired stream by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection; and WHEREAS, Whisper Drive subdivision stormwater improvements are incomplete and are not in compliance with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's issued Stormwater Permit, WHEREAS, inadequate stormwater controls can contribute to stream impairment, WHEREAS, the City has adopted a stormwater utility fee to fund situations such as this, WHEREAS, the City must obtain permission from 21 parcel owners on Whisper Drive in order to complete, inspect, monitor, and maintain these improvements; Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that, The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept easements and ownership interests from lot owners on and near Whisper Drive for their interests in parcels R48-001-I and R48-001-J on the City of Bangor tax maps for purposes of constructing and maintaining stormwater management structures, all in final form as approved by the City Solicitor or the Assistant City Solicitor. IN CITY COUNCIL MARCH 26, 2018 CO 18-145 PASSED ,eraoe„,;,,) CITY CL RK I�I