HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 12-23 Cricket Inn gets go-ahead for Oakdale utility hookup THE REVIEW Cricket Inn gets go-ahead
for Oakdale utility hookup
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The Oakdale City Council rescinded its after talking to the attorney representing
previous action and agreed Dec. 8 to the developers during the recess.
provide the necessary utilities for a
proposed Cricket Inn to be built on He became convinced that Cricket Inn
Maplewood's eastern border near Tan- would go ahead with its plans even if it
ners Lake. had to pay the higher costs to dig under
Highway 120 to connect to Maplewood
• utilities,Vruno explained.If Oakdale had
In August,the Maplewood City Council denied the utility hookup,the city would
had approved a special use permit have lost roughly$60,000 in fees and a new
allowing the hotel developers, Northco lift station that Cricket Inn has promised
Ltd.and Turnpike Properties Midwest, to construct,he continued.
both of Minneapolis,to construct a four-
story, 116-unit facility on the site. The Vruno was joined by Councilman Ted
hotel is expected to serve a large business Bearth and Mayor Marvin Merle in ap-
clientele because of its location adjacent proving the utility hookup.
to 3M,as well as families attracted by the
budget prices of roughly $30per night,
according to Will Bracken,a partner with Councilwoman Jan Hill and Coun-
Northco. cilman Mike Graske both opposed the
motion because of possible traffic
The hotel will occupy a two acre site, problems in the area.In order to alleviate
including space for 123 parking spaces. some of the traffic congestion,the Oak-
Toby's Landing will be directly to its dale City Council recommended that
north,and another family restaurant is Maplewood ensure the construction of a
proposed to be built directly south of it. road from the hotel south to the I-94
The Oakdale council originally turned frontage road.Neither Maplewood nor the
down the utilities Dec.8 on a 3-2 vote,but developers,however, have promised to
after the recess Councilman Mike Vruno construct the roadway.The plans do call
asked that the issue be reconsidered and for a new traffic median in the east leg of
then changed his vote. Vruno told the the signalized intersection near Toby's
Review he decided to change his vote Landing.