HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 08-03 Development battle continues in Maplewood THE REVIEW Page 2A Wed.,Aug.3,1977 THE REVIEW
Development battle
continues in Maplewood
The Minnesota Environmental Quality and East Maryland. The proposed
Board(EQB)will hold a contested case development consists of 508 units, in-
hearing Sept.7 to gather information to eluding single family houses,duplexes,
assist it in determining whether an en- quad and apartment units,a nine hole golf
vironmental impact statement(EIS) is course and a club house.The proposed
needed for the proposed Maple Greens project will be in five phases,over a two
Residential Development in Maplewood. year period.
The meeting will beign at 9 a.m. in The City of Maplewood originally
Room 57 of the Minnesota State Office prepared an environmental assessment
building, Wabasha Street (between worksheet(EAW)and determined that no
Aurora and Fuller) in St. Paul. If ad- EIS was needed on the project; it con-
ditional time is needed,the hearing will eluded the project did not have the
continue at.the Technical-Vocational potential for significant environmental
Institute Auditorium,235 Marshall Ave., effects.During the review period of the
St.Paul,at 7 p.m.that evening and on decision, more than 500 residents of
subsequent days commencing at 9 a.m.in Maplewood filed a petition objecting to
Room 57 State Office Building until the the decision.They believe an EIS should
hearing is concluded. Anyone with in- be prepared because the project has the
formation that would assist the EQB in potential for significant environmental
making the decision is invited to attend effects.
the hearing. When a objection is filed through
The Maple Greens development is petition,a public hearing is held and the
located in Maplewood on Ferndale Street hearing examiner submits his conclusions
and recommendations to the EQB.The
EQB reviews the matter and makes the
final determination on the need for an
EIS.The EQB will consider the following
factors in deciding whether the project
has the potential fol, significant en-
vironmental effects:
—Type, extent and reversibility of
environmental effects;
—Cumulative potential effects of an-
ticipated future actions;
—The extent to which environmental
effects are subject to mitigation by on-
going public regulatory authority,and
—The extent to which environmental
effects can be anticipated and controlled
as a result of other environmental studies
already prepared.
For more information,contact Nancy
t Onkka,at the EQB,Room 100,Capitol
l Square Building,550 Cedar St.,St.Paul,
55101,290-825. —