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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 05-27 Maplewood citizens say trucks ruining street THE REVIEW VOLUME 20.NUMBER 3 Publication 8328680 Maplewood, Minnesota -Aas- Single Copy 30` WED.,MAY 27,1981 Dust worse than Mt. St. Helens' Maplewood citizens say trucks ruining street By JONATHON CLYDE GLASS plants and flowers, but this dust is contractor. the permit,he continued. hooked up to the North St. Paul water easement allowing the construction of a Staff Writer clogging the pores of all my plants,"Roy The council did not offer such "I didn't think we issued a permit for system, the Maplewood council public trail near Flandrau Street to said. assurances,but it unanimously agreed to the kind of operation Piletich is doing.I unanimously agreed to share the costs. provide access to Four Seasons Park.The "The trucks go by with their cater- The source of the"steady procession of shut down Piletich's hauling operation thought Piletich would deliver all the dirt The only discussion of the issue came land in question,165-feet by 33-feet,is part pillars on the road and the dishes are truck traffic" is the excavating work until a special meeting is convened on to the Toyota site," board member from Nelson and Councilman Gary of the front yard of Mr.and Mrs.John shaking in the cabinets in the house," being done on a 60-acre parcel of hilly May 26. At that time, the council will Norman Anderson said.It only takes 10 Bastian who suggested that the council Oswald,2522 Flandrau St. Arthur Malinke told the Maplewood City land owned by Voya Piletich.According review the conditions of the grading minutes to fill a truck and he has six consider giving Beam Avenue to North St. Council at its May 21 meeting. to Beam Avenue resident Pat Keene, permit it granted Piletich earlier this trucks hauling the dirt very rapidly, Paul since there are so many problems on "WE REALLY don't appreciate having Piletich is planning to build nearly 100 spring and decide what action to take. explained Anderson, who went to the the street. people walk through our front yard,"said Mahnke was one of six angry residents homes on the property once the ex- excavation site and timed the process. The council granted a special use Mrs.Osborne,who told the council that from Beam Avenue,west of Highway 61, cavation project is completed. Nobody at the meeting was certain of We gave him a grading permit,which permit to William Korstad to haul dirt her yard already contains several trails who came to the council to complain thatthe specific provisions of the Piletich's from 22 acres of his 66 acre property at used bychildren on their wayto the park. their road is beingdestroyed bytrucks, Piletich's land is north of Kd north radio permit.Piletich agreed to run his does not necessarily include permission to P Pe Y Y Lake and borders the undeveloped north gradingg do all this hauling,said council member the corner of Beam and Hazelwood The city council could not reach a which are excavating and hauling dirt in trucks only on the north shoulder of the Avenues.Korstad has alreadycleared 22 solution which would improve access to side of Beam Avenue. Earl Nelson. P the area. The vehicles are turning the road,which has to be torn up this summer "I think we can hold the contractor to acres for the construction of St.Jonh's the park while respecting the property road into rubble,damaging their property for a new sewer anyway, according to some of the repair costs,"Haider said. Hospital at that intersection,he said. rights of the Osbornes. Councilman and creating dust which is impossible to Piletich,who resides at 2130 Arcade St., Ken Haider, director of public works. But that depends on the outcome of the "I don't think it will take more than a Bastian objected to the construction of a keep out of their homes,they told an at- did not attend the meeting. The ex- Local residents, however, insisted that Ma,28 meeting. year to finish.I just want to prepare the fence to keep walkers away from the tentive council. cavation work being done on his property the entire road is being used. land for construction and sell the dirt to Osborne home: "How would you like a was not on the city council's agenda for help pay for the large assessments," cyclone fence running through your front "We've taken samples of the dust and the meeting.The Beam Avenue residents Citizens and government officials were Korstad noted. yard?" he asked when Councilwoman it's worse than Mount St. Helens," brought up the topic during the open also uncertain where all the dirt is being IN OTHER ACTION related to Beam The council attached eight conditions to Juker suggested building one. Mahnke said. "citizen comment" portion of the dumped. Council member Fran Juker Avenue,the council agreed to a request the special use permit for Korstad.They "This is a problem we seem to have "You'd like to do some spring cleaning, meeting. said she has seen some trucks headed to from the North St.Paul city council and required Korstad to construct a sediment with all our parks.We build the parks but but why bother?"observed Rose Mahnke, White Bear Lake. authorized$5,500 for repair work on the basin to catch stormwater runoff from the then we can't build the paths to them," adding that the rumbling of the trucks has "WE NEED some assurance, east end of Beam Avenue between Indian excavation site,and to remove excess dirt said Councilman Anderson. put two cracks in her walls. preferably in writing,that any damage THE PUBLIC Works Department Way and Second Street, which is the from the trucks before they use the public The council finally agreed with being done to our road and property will refused to issue another grading permit to border between the two cities.Maplewood roads.The council also stipulated that the Anderson's and Nelson's proposal to MICHAEL ROY,a neighbor, showed be repaired without any assessments to Piletich this spring because it wanted had refused North St. Paul's previous trucks could not use Hazelwood Avenue survey the use of the park to determine if the council a jar of fine,flour-like,light the property owners or the city," said more assurances about how he would requests on this issue,but when North St. north of the mining site. it merits the construction of a special brown dust collected from the road in Marilyn Vars,1140 Beam Ave.She urged handle the dirt, Haider said. The city Paul discovered recently that some The council tabled the Park and access route,or if it is even worth keeping front of his house that morning."I love the council to assess the costs to the council ordered his department to grant Maplewood residents in the area are Recreation Commission's request for an open.