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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 04-26 Greavu: Council should do planning ST. PAUL DISPATCH Tues.,April 26,'77 St.Paul Dispatch (E)7 Greavu: Council should do planning A city planner's recent depar- Councilman Donald Wiegert in- ture has cleared the way for the dicated that hiring a consultant city council to do some of his jobs. and scrapping the present plan- That is the view of Maplewood ning staff might result"in having somebody (a consultant) out full time." __4 Maplewood Colleague Norman Anderson said he wouldn't favor"coming up I City Councilman John Greavu. here (to the meetings) cold And at a meeting last week he turkey"on planning matters. asked City Manager Mike Miller "We did it before," Greavu to compare the costs of the city reiterated. hiring a consultant versus retain- ANDERSON SHOT back, "I ing a planner, assistant planner haven't been able to make all the and secretary. Community Design Review Board and Planning Commission meet- Greavu said the matter should ings.You're telling me we have to be examined before Maplewood come to all these? proceeds in hiring a replacement And Anderson further ques- for Robert Reed,the former city tioned how the citizen commis- planner. sions would be helped when they "ARE YOU suggesting that two had questions or problems. people be dropped?,"Mayor Rob- Bruton told Greavu, "You're ert Bruton asked Greavu. asking a lot of volunteers." He added, "Personally I don't think "Some of the things we could do we do enough planning." ourselves,"Greavu asserted. The Community Design Review Board,he noted,recently indicat- But Bruton countered,"You did ed it could use more planning when the city was a lot smaller." assistance. r