HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 03-07 Senior citizen's home under consideration THE REVIEW Senior citizen 's home
under consideration
By MELANIE WAAGE /„4 // /9
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City Councilman Roger Fontaine publicly owned. She wondered what
brought up the subject of a senior citizen guarantee there would be that the
residence in Maplewood at the March 1 facilities would be well maintained.
Maplewood city council meeting. Neighbors also mentioned that a four-
"I thought I should bring this up story building was not their idea of what
tonight, because of the interest from belonged in a residential area. Traffic
residents about the last planning corn- may become very heavy, and there are
mission meeting. I proposed this not very many trees to properly screen
residence some time ago, and then it the facility.
appeared_on the agenda for the Feb. 26 The council reminded the residents that
Manning commission meeting,"Fontaine all the zoning and land use plans were yet
said. "I know many residents are con- to be approved, and were very tentative.
ger ned it was to be a low income "All I know is that I am strictly for this
residence." sort of facility in our community,"
THE PROPOSAL CALLS for a four- Fontaine said.
story senior citizen's residence on Lydia
Avenue, east of White Bear Avenue.
"I'm suggesting a building identical to
the building in North St. Paul. I'd like to
set up a tour so the people of Maplewood
can see what we're talking about. I think
it's one of the nicest buildings around. It
has a waiting list of at least 200 persons."
Area residents expressed concern about
a guarantee that it would remain a senior
citizen's residence.
"The developer would be foolish not to
keep it as a senior citizen's residence,"
Fontaine said. "The building would be
government subsidized."
The government would pay the
developers,$366 per unit,per month,for a
one bedroom,and$430 for a two bedroom
unit. The cost to the resident would be
based on his or her social security in-
come. It would range from $32 to $206.
ONE AREA RESIDENT, identifying
herself as a public health nurse, men-
tioned that if the facility were privately
owned, guidelines would differ from one