HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 09-29 Street hearing slated Oct. 26 THE REVIEW Street hearing
slated Oct. 26
by Peggy Engholm the area were not even aware of the
through street Woodlyn which gives more
A three-year controversy over Radatz, access to the homes.
Lydia and Beam Avenues—whether they Rademacher also questioned the
should be opened to two-way traffic—has council about the cost of putting the three
been set for an Oct.26,public hearing by streets through and who would carry the
the Maplewood City Council at their Sept. burden of the costs.
23 meeting. City Manager, Michael Miller, said
Bill Mikiska, 2003 Radatz Ave., there is a possibility that all area
presented the council with petition of 600 residents benefiting from the new con-
signatures of persons who want the struction could be assessed for costs,
avenues open. rather than just the avenue residents.
He said the petition showed "the Miller was not sure of the exact
magnitude"of the citizens'feelings on the procedure and said he would check into it.
issue. Once each side was heard they promp-
Those who signed the petition regard tly left the meeting,Itis certain that when
the closed avenues a nuisance and claim the gavel sounds at the Oct.26 meeting it
that it effects 371 homes, limiting ac- will be to a full house and that the con-
cessibility to those homes. troversy will continue.
Three years ago when the council was
considering the possibility of opening the
streets it was vigorously protested.
After this protest the council decided to
leave the streets closed.
Now the tables have turned again with
the citizens petitioning for the opening of
the avenues.
One other citizen representative,Karla
Rademacher, 2120 Radatz Ave., ad-
dressed the council saying she had also
circulated a petition to many of the same
homes as the petition by Mikiska.
She maintained that many residents of