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by Anne Skinner vocate of a strong council form of them and don't know what they're talking the zoning map and put notes on it about
government. When asked if he felt about," regarding complaints from different properties.
"What we are trying to do is to get to the communication wasn't strong enough residents. "If you've got a corner lot and it's zoned
point that we are more responsive to the currently, he said, "I don't know, it's "The thing that irks me the most is properly and you come and want to build
citizens," Mayor-elect John Greavu said something I want to look into." when I have to find out from the citizens in the correct zone then we (as a city)
after the Nov.8 city election.He added his And added, "I'm only as good as the about things and I'm an elected official," have two choices: let them build or buy
term would include a look at the city guys who work for me, if something is he added. it."
codes and "try to change them so they wrong I want it told to me." Under the A number of residents have expressed Regarding development, Greavu said
don't take so long for people to wade current form of government, city em- dismay over receiving misinformation he supported orderly development. "You
through," regarding applications for ployees are accountable to their super- from the city staff. A number of residents can't be anti-development. Don't you
various approvals. visors who in turn are accountable to the have recently been told their lots were think we'd be in court every time we
"I would like to have informal meetings city manager. Direct communication buildable and they would have no trouble denied somebody the right to build? I
within the different sections of the city to between employees and council members obtaining a building permit. Upon don't feel this council does encourage
try to find out what is going on there two is rare if not impossible. request, the permits were denied as a development but when a person comes in
times a year or so," the 13 year corm- Greavu said he was prepared to push result of other circumstances. and wants a permit,we've got to give it to
cilman said. for change in the form of government, "I Greavu said, "The problem is this: them if it's in the right zone."
Regarding lack of communication: "I'd feel this is the way it'sgot to be. If we some of the land wasplatted prior to
a ,�'� g g He said he wanted to study the issue of
- like to bring some communication back. can't get this one working the way it Maplewood becoming a city. It was done industrial development bond financing
I'd also like to have informal meetings should, then we'll have to change it." by the Ramsey County Planning Com- when asked whether the municipally
with the staff and employees — and I When asked if he felt he was too quick to mission years and years ago. backed low interest rates for developers
know under the manager form of fly off the handle, as some of his "Before people buy land, they always was in effect encouraging development.
government you can't." detractors have noted, he said, "It's hell call the city hall.But what the city should Greavu's term will begin the first
"` Greavu has historicallybeen an ad- when people jump on you andyou look at do is have the Planning department take meeting
AYOR-ELECT JOHN Greavu of Maplewood recently expressed gratitude to voters p g p gin January, 1978.
i s well as a number of other opinions concerning his upcoming term.