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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 07-22 Council approves Cargrove's Meadows THE REVIEW Council approves Carsgrove's Meadows • By JONATHON CLYDE GLASS Staff Writer of the project. "There's nothing in this project that The Carsgrove's Meadows housing will involve assessments outside the development,a 43-acre project south of plat," City Manager Barry Evans told County Road C near Kohlman Lake,won her. unanimous approval for its preliminary The decision whether to build a plat and necessary variances at the July pedestrian trail along Leola Road is the 16 Maplewood City Council meeting.At one remaining item of disagreement.The the same meeting, the council delayed trail,which the city staff recommended Voya Piletich's development plans far the against, would provide Carsgrdve's north side of Beam Avenue, north of Meadows residents with direct pedestrian Kohlman Lake. The council members access to nearby Keller Lake.Permission refused to give Piletich another ex- from at least three property-owners cavating permit until he gets approval of would be necessary to build the trail.The his preliminary plat. council directed the city staff to carefully Robert's Properties of Roseville made study the matter. significant changes in its drainage and Construction at Carsgrove's Meadows road plans at Carsgrove's Meadows to is expected to begin in the immediate gain the council's approval,after having future,and lots should be ready for sale in its application rejected at the June 6 September,according to Lund.It will not meeting. Almost 20 nearby residents be necessary to haul any dirt off the site, came to the June 6 meeting to protest the Wagner assured the council. housing plans.The few who came July 16 Lund said, when construction does were generally pleased with the plan's actually get underway it will end a long revision calling for two means of access to often frustrating planning process,dating the development, the retention of all back to the first zoning hearings in 1976. stormwater runoff within the project and the elimination of all assessments against TURNING TO THE northern side of neighboring residents. Kohlman Lake,the council took the ad- "We went back to redesign and became vice of Marilyn Vars and other Beam self-contained. We will not impact Avenue residents by refusing to give Voya surrounding residents or the city,"said Piletich another excavating permit until engineer Ralph Wagner. he has won approval for the preliminary "I've come before you often tocom- plat for his entire 40-acre development. plain,but I'd be negligent not to say that Vars, 1140 Beam Ave., recounted this developer seems to be doing a good nearby residents' complaints about the job so far,"Don Christianson, 1111 E. drainage problems and road damage County Road C,told the council."He has which they attribute to Piletich's ex- dealt with the assessment and drainage cavation work.She noted that Piletich is problems,"he continued. required to have a section of his work When completed,Carsgrove's Meadows done by Aug.1,according to his current will contain 88 single-family lots,divided excavation permit,and encouraged the into two distinct sections.On the east side council to withhold another permit until of Forest Street will be 60 homes priced in Piletich fulfills the conditions of the first the$70 to$110,000 range,according to Cliff one. Lund of Robert's Properties. Piletich,2130 Arcade St.,assured the West of Forest Street,Robert's plans 28 seemingly skeptical council that he has a expensive homes which will greatly ex- contract with an excavating firm to have ceed the 10,000 square foot lot minimum, the required portion of the job done by according to engineer Ralph Wagner. Aug.1. A number of public improvements are "You only have so much equipment and necessary to meet the city's conditions for you're spreading yourself too thin," approval.Robert's will construct a large council member Earl Nelson told- ponding-area in the northwest corner of Piletich."You're getting all over hell's the property,near Palm Court,in order to half-acre out there,"he added. keep all the drainage within the project.It The council unanimously approved also is required to install a 12-inch Nelson's motion to withhold the next watermain from Gervais Avenue to permit until Piletich gets approval for his County Road C,and to connect Connors preliminary plat. Avenue to Cypress Street in order to provide a second means of access. IN OTHER ACTION, the council ap- Both access roads will be connected to proved a$350,000 industrial development County Road C,which displeased some bond for the construction of a warehouse residents in that area."From my point of on the east side of White Bear Avenue, view, that's a mistake.County Road C south of County Road B. already is a raceway," said Don The developers, Dick Pearson, 1959 McClellan,961 E.County Road C. White Bear Ave.,and Tom Lindbeck of More common, however, was the Pine Springs,expect to lease out space in response of Bonnie Kuslich,2400 Keller the 23,000 square foot,one-story building. Parkway, who was pleased that there They anticipate the structure will lead the would be no assessments against her creation of 30 to 50 jobs in the area.The property.On June 6,her husband, Dr. council approved the bond issue by a four Steven Kuslich,had told the council he to one vote.Fran Juker objected to the would face a$100,000 assessment for his metal construction of the building, Il-acres adjacent to the southwest corner asserting that it could be a fire hazard.