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by Kathy Holmes vacant,to which Roger Fontaine replied, —appproved a home occupation barber
"Right now it's vacant land. What hap- shop for Yoshiko Caturia;
The public hearing for the rezoning of pens in three years if someone wants to —approved an annual report of the
six lots on Maryland Avenue between develop?" Parks and Recreation Commission;
McKnight Road and Lakewood Drive —approved Potter of 1262 N. McKnight —approved park improvements;
from M-2 to R-1 was approved on the first —approved a final plat for Keller
commented, "You get houses built there
reading at the April 6 Maplewood City and you'll get the exhaust from the Parway;
Council meeting. —approvedtrailers closeby.They',re going to squawk. a final plat north of
Saying that he was orginally against the I wouldn't object to one lot being rezoned. Skillman Avenue, between McMenemy
rezoning of this land because the I think you should make arrangements for and DeSoto Streets;
residents who would build on it might Mr. Johnson to have a house." —authorized the 1978 Shade Tree
oppose development of the surrounding Norman Anderson made a motion that Disease Prgram;
M-2 area, Mayor John Greavu added, the 5.5 acre parcel of land be rezoned to R- —established a shirt-sleeve session for
"You're asking Council to rezone this 1. Donald Wiegert seconded the motion, the HRA for 7:30 p.m., April 11.
whole area when we don't know where the provided that the depth be enough of a
McKnight bridge will be across the buffer.
tracks." The second reading of this rezoning,
City manager Mike Miller replied, which will take a 4-1 vote,will come up at
"What's happened is that the people can't the next Maplewood City Council
expand on their homes because of meeting.
surrounding M-2 area." In other action, the Maplewood City
Larry Bale,attorney for John Johnson Council:
who owns one of the six lots, said that if —approved a preliminary plat at the
Johnson's lot was put to an industrial LaCosse Addition at Elm St.and Kohlman
usage, it would be a nuisance to the Ave.;
houses around it. Johnson said, "I —approved a special use permit to
wouldn't ask for a rezoning of the whole construct an office-warehouse building at
area." Highway 36, east of Highway 61;
Carl Olson of 2225 E.Maryland,said,"I —awarded bids for water booster
own three of the lots west of my house stations,tennis courts and fencing,and a
facing Maryland. I would like to have rotary mower;
them rezoned to residential."He referred —Declared a_ study for street im-
to the land behind the lots as being provement at Sandhurst Drive—t
feasible;
—approved a feasibility study initiation
of a subdivision at Carsgrove Meadow;
—approved a lot split at the northwest
corner of Larpenteur Avenue and
Clarence Street;
—approved a lot division at the nor-
thwest corner of Sloan and Roselawn;
—approved building and site reviews
for the building addition at A&W
Restaurant, Mr. Steak, and the MM
Development; -