HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 08-04 Easement use pact delayed by council THE REVIEW Easement use pact
delayed by council
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Action on continued public use of an twice and added,"I think the only way to
easement to gain access to Four Seasons stop them might be to put nails and glass
Park and Harvest Park has been tabled in there to give them flat tires."
until Thursday,Aug.12 by the Maplewood He added that Oswald gave the city a
City Council. 100 by 33 foot piece of land for one dollar.
That action came at the Thursday,July "He was taken,"Zappa said.
22 council meeting,following information Following Cavanaugh's remarks, the
received from an adjacent property council tabled the matter pending contact
owner who indicated development of that with county officials regarding their
land may be forthcoming. plans,if any,for the area and further
John Cavanaugh,realtor for a Mrs, investigation of the matter.
Folger,who owns land in the area,said The council also:
development plans are being made for —APPROVED second reading of a zone
her land.He indicated he would oppose change from light industrial to residential
construction of a fence in the area, for one full lot and a portion of another
suggested as one way of solving south of County Road C west of Highway
pedestrian traffic and litter complaints in 61.
the area. —APPROVED public improvements on
Property owners John Oswald, 1694 Carver Avenue and McKnight Road,
Demont Ave., and Joe Zappa, 2522 approved the idea of four-way stop control
Flandrau St., had complained to the at McKnight and Highwood Avenue,
council earlier this year about these approved the idea of speed controls on
problems through a public easement they County Road B,from Highway 61 to North
had given the city. St.Paul,tabled the general audit report
City staff proposed continued use of the for 1975 and awarded bids for police van
public easement and suggested a 10 foot chassis to the sole bidder, White Bear
walkway be developed with a privacy Dodge.
fence and plantings. —OKAYED several variance requests
Zappa indicated he would prefer to see and a sign request from Sarrack's
the walkway closed permanently.Oswald Liquors. Inclusion of milk processing
was not at the council meeting. plants in the city's business-commercial
Zappe said he did not want"to have a limited ordinance was also approved.
corral looking me right in the eye."
The matter was tabled on a motion from
He added that 12 and 13-year-old boys Mayor Robert Bruton, seconded by
had operated mini-bikes on the walkway Burton Murdock.