HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 05-13 Timber preferred over wood in naming Maplewood street THE REVIEW Minnesota Single Copy 30` WED.,MAY 13, 1981
Timber preferred over wood
in naming Maplewood street
By MARY LEE HAGERT Schaller suggested the city council is being divided into large, irregular
name the new road Glenross Court rather shaped lots.The property is located just
What's in a name? than Chesterwood. Neighboring Wood- north of Phylis Court in the southern
Apparently quite a lot of money, bury has a street named Glenross,which Maplewood leg.
especially when the name"Chesterwood" most closely aligns with the proposed "These are going to be way oversized
is being considered for a circle drive in a circle drive in Maplewood. lots.To bring back some of the money
proposed exclusive housing development. After hearing of the police chief's ob- that I'm having to spend on this,I need to
A southern Maplewood landowner, jection to Chesterwood, the Maplewood have a nice sounding name,"Bros said.
Garet Bros,850 S.McKnight Road,told Planning Commission at an earlier He read a list of new names,which his
the Maplewood City Council May 7 that meeting suggested the names Chester- family preferred.Included were Timber
the word"wood"sounds good in a street field or Chesterdale. Trail, Carriage Lane and Coach Light
name and usually attracts potential "My family says all these names are Lane.
buyers. So, Bros asked the council to dumb," Bros told the city council Bros pointed out that Woodbury has a
approve the name Chesterwood for a members. "Chesterfield is a cigarette street named Coachwood.He said he was
street in his proposed preliminary plat. and Chesterdale sounds like a shopping not aware of any roadway in the area with
But in a memorandum to the city center." the word"timber"in its name.
council,Maplewood Police Chief Richard He explained that his father's name is The city council members were per-
Schaller says the last thing Maplewood Chester, which is why his family first plexed by the name issue and turned to a
needs is another road with a name ending suggested the name Chesterwood. representative from the Maplewood
m"wood!" "If we can't have the name Chester- Planning Commission for advice.
He contends that the city and neigh- wood, then we would like to drop the Commissioner Lorraine Fischer told
boring communities have so many streets Chester altogether,"Bros stated. the council that the Planning Commission
with"wood" in their names, that it is "Chesterwood has a nice sound to it. members "got ourselves off the street
confusing for safety officials responding Everyone in the country recognizes that Problem by saying the name should be
to emergency calls. `wood' sounds good.That is why every agreed upon by the staff,the developer
Maplewood alone has streets named city in the country has a street with'wood' (Bros),and the city council."
Bellwood, Boxwood, Hazelwood, High- in its name." With that in mind, the city council
wood, Kenwood, Lakewood, Linewood, He explained that the new street will be members unanimously accepted Bros'
Maplewood,Oakwood,Rosewood,Teak- located on the crest of a hill through his Preliminary plat and the name Timber
wood and Woodlyn. 7.56 acres of timbered property.The land Trail for the new street.