HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 06-02 Maplewood to reconsider Mailand Road improvement THE REVIEW Maplewood to reconsider
Mailand Road improvement
by Kamy Ide names,the gentleman in charge of the decided on a case-by-case basis."
The Maplewood city council plans to Metropolitan Council so stated that if our Councilman Greavu said he would
reconsider its approval of proposed im- comprehensive plan had the necessary support a moratorium only "if John
provements to Mailand road. criteria,we could deny bringing sewer Boland says he'll pay our legal costs when
The council voted last Thursday night, and water in."He later named Boland as we end up in court."
4-1,to reconsider the matter after lear- the speaker. Various concerns were referred to city
ning it may not have to provide some Discussion at the session centered on staff for further study,and the council
$600,000 in street,sewer and water im- whether or not the city indeed would have agreed to discuss the situation at its June
provements, as they previously an- the necessary criteria in its com- 17 meeting.
ticipated.John Greavu cast the dissenting prehensive plan to place a one year to five
vote. year moratorium on the improvements. The council objected to the Mailand
Councilman Burton Murdock explained City attorney Lais explained that a improvements as premature and it mid
that John Boland, chairman of the moratorium of one year,with a possible its comprehensive plan calls for
Metropolitan council,had told him and one-year extension has been permitted by development in other areas first. "Our
several other councilmen at a gathering statute.But he added,"I don't think you approval was predicated on the idea we
Wednesday,May 26,that the city might can deny it permanently." had to service the (Crestwood) land
not be obligated to provide those services Lais made mention of a recent Supreme because we had to approve the plat,"
for two developments in the area, Court case involving a Dakota county Bruton said."We have to look at this and
Crestview and Crestwood. development where such a moratorium see if it's a logical improvement for the
The council had previously received a was upheld by the courts. good of the neighborhood versus
court order to approve the Crestwood Mayor Robert Bruton said that a something we were forced into." The
plat,and suspected further court action if moratorium might give residents "five Mailand improvement,which runs from
improvements to aid that plat were years to get ready for this." McKnight east three-fourths of a mile,
withheld. The attorney also noted that, if the was approved 4-1 at the council's May 20
Murdock said, "Without saying any matter were brought to court,"cases are session.Norm Anderson dissented.