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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 06-24 Maplewood council takes look at Beam Ave. development THE REVIEW Maplewood council takes look at Beam Ave. development (Teen .2 /9P/ By JONATHON CLYDE GLASS north of Kohlman Lake.The land is now lakes,but very little consideration has IN OTHER ACTION, the council Staff Writer being excavated and graded.The council been given to the protection of residents of unanimously agreed to a one year trial has accepted a preliminary plat from Beam Avenue,"said Vars."This project period during which the city will allow The Maplewood City Council agreed Piletich,which shows the road turning has in every way diminished our property licensed bingo operators to hold games June 18 to hold another public hearing to north just after it cuts through Vars' values,"she added. four nights per week, rather than reconsider the plans for the Beam Avenue property, according to Public Works "I'm not going to give up that 200 by 33 restricting them to the current limit of road and housing development west of Director Ken Haider. feet cheaply.If we're going to lose that, twice per week.Six organizations—the Highway 61. it's going to be costly,"Vars continued. Lions, Lionesses, Moose Lodge 963, Marilyn Vars, 1140 Beam Ave., ap- '•WE'RE OPERATING according to Further construction work on the sewer Presentation Parish,St.Jerome's Church plared before the council to protest the the historic projections of Beam Avenue," project along Beam Avenue west of High- and St. Paul Ski Club — now have planned road and sewer construction said Haider,explaining that city planners way 61 is slated to begin within a week. Maplewood bingo licenses. directly in front of her property.The front have projected that Beam Avenue would parcel of her property,33 by 200 feet, go straight west,directly through the tip Council member Gary Bastian moved Howard Erickson of the Lions,speaking could be condemned for road and sewer of the Vars'property. that the sewer construction be halted at at the May 21 council meeting,estimated construction unless Beam Avenue can be If Beam Avenue is turned north it will the eastern edge of the Vars'property.At that the Lions and Lionesses have raised diverted to the north. run into a small hill,requiring the sewer the suggestion of council member Norm 5120,000 through their bingo operations in "We thought we had found a little piece contractor to dig an extra 20 feet deep and Anderson, Bastian called for a public the last three to four years,all of which is of heaven,and it's turned out to be hell," increasing the cost of the project,Haider hearing at the July 2 council meeting to distributed to local charities.The Lions said yam,who has lived at the site for 10 said.It would also require the homes on reconsider the plans for the housing average about 150 players on Sunday years.She and her husband highly value the southern side of Beam to pay for project before making specific changes in afternoons and approximately 100 on the privacy of their current property,she extremely long sewer hookups, he ex- the road and sewer routes. Monday nights,he continued. told the council,and they fear that the plained. The sewer system is vital to "It's been a very low-key, new road and housing development will several homes nearby with failing septic That resolution eventually passed operation 'd quiet diminish their seclusion,she said. systems which are polluting Kohlman unanimously despite the preliminary ce I The 60-acre housingdevelopment is Lake,he added. objections of Council Member Earl as soon keep it that way," said Ray e Blessed planned by Voya Piletih,2130 Arcade St. "I fault the whole design of the project. Nelson."I don't want to delay.We should VirginKapCathol of lic parch'explaion of ning that his Piletich,along with two other Maplewood So much attention has been paid to the take action on this thing tonight.We've organizationtho nothfxplaie any majorthi residents,own a large tract of land bet- western area so that extensive diking and been back and forth over this thing many expansion of doesits bingo f operations.y ween Beam Avenue and County Road D ditching will control the erosion into the times,"Nelson stated.