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V� 1 Tuesday,sept. 1, 1981/5E
The Dispatch
Oakdale turns thumbs down on Cricket Inn plans
By Mike Barrett In Oakdale City Hall, Vruno Oakdaleofficials declined a plans by landscape architect While the hotel would generate
Staff Writer declared, "I'm concerned about presentation by Adams and his Harold Skjelbostad of InterDe- more traffic,it wouldn't contrib-
the traffic flow and it(the hotel) colleague, William Bracken of sign Inc.,hffnneapolis,who is as- ute as much traffic as if there
Plans for a 117400m Cricketis not generating any tax base." Northco Ltd., a real estate in- sociated with Adams,there could would be all restaurants in that
Inn in Maplewood went awry be- Vruno also wondered whether vestment firm,in favor of imme- be 123 parking places for the ho- area,Boxrud said.He also noted
fore the Oakdale City Council storm water runoff from the diately grappling with possible tel,76 places for Toby's and 58 that state transportation off i-
• last week. ,, proposed hotel and parking lot project problems posed by Box- spaces for a proposed restaurant cials would review the hotel Oaf-
' ' on the southwest shore of rud and Krauss. immediately south of the hotel. tic design calling for an entrance
Oakdale council members r Tanners Lake would create occa- Adams and Skjelbostad de-
ry
exit near Toby's onto Centu-
voted 3-2 to refuse sewer and4 For instance, Boxrud pointedry Avenue.
water service to the proposed " sional flooding in the lake. out that a project the size of the vised the parking plans in con-
four-story hotel at the northeast '� And Hill commented,"Since it hotel would require the replace- saltation with Millet In addition, Near the end of the meeting,
• corner of Highway 94 and Centu e ' ii :. (the hotel)is on the Maplewood ment of a nearby sanitary sewer there are plans to build a lighted an appeal by Stanley McFarlin,
ry Avenue in Maplewood on Oak- Bearth Vruno side (of the border), let Maple- lift station and Adams indicated walkway from the hotel to who operates the nearby Lake-
. dale's western border. wood hook up the sewer and wa- he may share replacement costs Toby's as well as to install side Inn restaurant,for the city•
ter". with another private property riprap boulder along the lake to stipulate that his investment
• The action followed a previous Adams pointed out that he ba- owner according to customary shore owned by Miller to help re- would be protected if any sewer•
Maplewood Council vote unani- sically agreed to most of the Such an idea,however,would city policy. duce erosion. line problems would occur be-
mously granting preliminary ap- project changes recommended cost at least $200,000 becauseMeanwhileBoxrud remarkedneath his property,went unheed-
proval to plans for the more than recently by Oakdale staff mem- the 3.3-acre project site is sepa- Furthermore, Robert Miller, " ,It(the hotel)i ,s one of the better ed•
$3 million facility east of 3M bers. rated from the rest of Maple- the operator of Toby's Landing developments we could get in Said Bearth: "You built the
Center. Voting to deny the utilities wood by Century Avenue,noted restaurant just north of the hotel there from a traffic standpoint." building over a sewer easement.
After the Oakdale vote, Ti- were Oakdale council members Oakdale consulting engineer Dan site, expressed concern about
moth Adams,president of Turn- Michael Vruno,Michael Graske Boxrud. traffic inasmuch as at least one
pike PropertieInc.,Minneapo- and Jan Hill. For the project At the same time,Bearth said and perhaps two more restau-
lis,which owns and operates the were Mayor Marvin Merle and he agreed with Planner Paul rants may be built just south of
the hotel.
Cricket chain,said, `We're still Councilman Ted Bearth. Krauss that approving the utility
hopeful. The vote followed an earlier services would offer the council "I'm not concerned about
"We continue to want to work Oakdale Planning Commission 2- an opportunity to influence the competition," said Miller. "We
with the communities and prop- 2 advisory vote with one absten- outcome of the project. love it."
erty owners." tion. At the outset of the meeting, According to preliminary