HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 09-01 Hazelwood-D junction plans handed back THE REVIEW Hazelwood. DIuicMon
plans handed back
The Maplewood City Council has asked Resident George Supan, who spoke able to travel much faster when con-
Ramsey County engineers and city staff against plans for the corner at this and at struction is complete.
to re-examine plans for the intersection of previous council meetings, expressed Supan asked the council to reduce D
County Road D and Hazelwood and report concern over present plans to curve from a four-lane to a two-lane before the
back to the council on Thursday,Sept.10, traffic off D and down Hazelwood. intersection of the two roadways and to
The council voted unanimously at its Supan told the council he was able to ask that a stop sign be installed along the
Thursday,Aug.26 meeting to send the travel the curve off westbound D onto curve.
matter back for further study,following southbound Hazelwood at 20 miles per The continuation of D is planned to
strong citizen opposition to plans for the hour while the project is still under remain as it now is:narrowing to a one-
roadway. construction. He said traffic would be land bridge west of Hazelwood.
County engineers have said the curve is
designed for traffic at 15 miles per hour
and that advisory signs to that effect will
be posted along the curve.
They also have said that placement of
stop signs where they are not needed
tends to anger drivers so that speeds
actually increase instead of decreasing.
In other action, the council voted
unanimously to prohibit further use of a
public easement between Bittersweet
Lane and Flandrau Street.
The unanimous decision will restrict
traffic through the easement,which has
drawn complaints from two residents,
objecting to litter and other problems
created by pedestrians on their way to a
nearby park.
The council also voted to allow
Imported Auto Parts-Champion Auto
Stores to use an already-existing free
standing sign on their property,
previously denied by the council.It was
noted that anoth_:business in the area
has a similar sign and that the sign for
this business,although less than 15 feet
from a road easement as required by
municipal regulations,was probably in
existence before that easement was
acquired.
residential(R-1)was okayed for land at
2691 to 2733 Gem St.The council gave
second reading (final)approval to that
change.
A zone change from residential(R-1)to
R-3,which would allow construction of a
tri-plex was approved for 2333 Stillwater
Rd.
Purchase of 9.82 acres of property
located east of McKnight, south of
Holloway and west of Myrtle was ap-
proved 4-1 for use as a park.Councilman
John Greavu cast the opposing vote,
saying,"Everytime somebody comes in
here with property he can't sell,we buy
it."
paid over a five-year period.
A lot division at 1601 and 1605 E.
Demont Ave.was also approved.