HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 08-06 Maplewood doesn't like plan DISPATCH Maplewood doesn't like p
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' The Maplewood City Council highway interchange at Inter- velopment director, says his city
has taken issue with a Woodbury state 494 and Century Avenue in is recommending that plans be
environmental assessment southern Maplewood. redrawn so an interchange may
worksheet. be built at I-494 north of Carver
`J Furthermore, Olson claims, Maplewood.
Avenue in
Geoffrey Olson, Maplewood and his City Council agrees, that
community development direc- the Woodbury proposal would According to Picha, the elimi-
r- tor, says a proposed Woodbury have metropolitan significance. nation of Maplewood's previous-
housing development would At the same time, Dwight Pi- ly proposed interchange at I-494
eliminate Maplewood plans for a cha, Woodbury community de- and Century Avenue would allow
the developprojecment of a proposed
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The George Nelson develop-
ment partnership of Minneapolis
proposes to build about 180 hous-
ing units on approximately 22
acres just east of I-494 and north
of Carver Lake in Woodbury.
This is called the Lakeridge De-
velopment.
Recently, officials of both cit-
ies conferred with Metropolitan
, Council officers about the issue.
Now, the issue will go before
representatives of the Metropoli- j
1 tan Council and the Minnesota
Department of Transportation.