HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 08-19 Acorn housing development moves ahead with sewer plan THE REVIEW Acorn housing development
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moves ahead with sewer plan
By JONATHON CLYDE GLASS afternoon of the 12th,a few hours prior to had expressed concern that they would be
Staff Writer the council meeting,Votel said. required to pay extra assessments to
The new plan requires Christensen to upgrade their street or sewer and water
Maplewood officials and development extend 600 feet of sewer line west to lines because of the neighboring
engineers have reached an agreement McKnight, according to Votel. The development.
paving the way for a 15 acre, 41-unit developer also will have to lower the level Council member Fran Juker cast the
housing development on the site of the of the sewer line on McKnight in order to dissenting vote in the council's four to one
Acorn Greenhouses, 1530 N. McKnight create a gravity-based system,according approval."I probably would have been all
Road. to council member Gary Bastian. in favor of the project,but there wasn't
At a special Aug. 12 meeting the "It will cost us somewhat more,"mid enough time to look at everything,to see if
Maplewood City Council approved a plan Votel,though he declined to specify the it all will work properly,"she said.The
calling for the owner, Howard P. exact figures. city did not have the opportunity to
Christensen and Son,Inc.,to extend its Besides the initial installation costs,the consider the ramifications of its decision
sanitary sewer line to hook up to the line developer agreed to accept responsibility on future construction and road and
on McKnight.The new plan eliminates the for any future assessments should the city utility improvements in the area, she
need for a previously-proposed lift have to upgrade the area's sewer system, said.
station.On Aug.6 the council had rejected according to Haider and council member "Will we end up with another
Christensen's plan to use a lift station Norman Anderson. Tangletown situation, with roads going
because such stations require more The final project will contain 11 single- every which way?"she asked,referring
maintenance and the city's corn- family dwellings with an average price of to the development west of English Street
prehensive plan discourages their use, on the north side of Frost Avenue.
$100,000,one double dwelling and seven
according to Public Works Director Ken quads,according to Votel.The quad units,
Haider. to be built like manor homes,will be sold After 18 months of planning,however,
"It became eminently clear that the as condominiums for an average price of Votel is pleased with the speed of the final
city would be hard-pressed to maintain an approval.The grading crew went to work
additional lift station,"said Henry Votel, $70,000,he said. on the site Tuesday and should finish its
realtor for Christensen,who had pleaded THE COUNCIL also attached a con- job by the end of the month,according to
unsuccessfully with the council on Aug.6 dition to its approval requiring the Votel.The road,sewer and utilities work
to accept the lift station plan.When he lost developer to keep all construction should be completed by early October,
that battle,however,he sent his engineers equipment off of Myrtle Street, to the enabling the developer to complete the
to work with city staff to devise a new north of the development site,according first house by mid-November, he con-
plan,which was not completed until the to Bastian.Several residents of that area tined.