HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 02-05 City won't hike park charge DISPATCH Thursday
Feb. 5,1976
City won 't hike r charge
_ Prospective home builders in creases on land and develop- owners would pay $215 instead
Maplewood won't be hit with ment, the park commission had of$193.
an increased park charge — not recommended that the 1976 - City Manager Michael Miller,
for at least six more months. PAC assessment be increased to who also recommended adop-
THE MAPLEWOOD City $4,500 per acre for acquisition tion of the increase, said during
Council made the decision last and $8,250 per acre for develop- an interview that the PAC
week to keep the park availabil- merit. charge is for building new
ity charge (PAC) at $4,000 per IF THE increases had been ap- parks, not for maintaining exist-
acre for parkland acquisition proved, 'a builder of a single- ing parks.
and $7,500 per acre for develop- family house, for e x a m p 1 e, Councilmen Norman Ander-
merit. would pay a $353 PAC charge son, Burt Murdock and Donald
Because of inflationary in- instead of $317; mobile home Wiegert voted for the motion to
keep the PAC rate at its present
level, with a stipulation to re-
view the charge in six months.
Mayor Robert Bruton and
Councilman John Greavu voted
against the motion, but for dif-
ferent reasons.
"THE PRICE of aquisition
and developing is going up.
We've got to buy now or it's just
going to keep going up," said
Bruton, who supported the PAC
increase.
On the other hand, Greavu
said: "If we want to develop
parks,let's go for a bond issue."
Murdock said the building in-
dustry cannot afford any more
increases until it gets out of its
doldrums.
"I'm not against having a
park charge, but let's hold it
like it is until money is avail-
able," Murdock said. "It's not
the big builders I'm concerned
about. We're hurting the little
guy who wants to move into this
area."
Wiegert said everyone else is
charging more for new homes.
"The only ones people can
talk to is us, so we have to pull
in our belt while nobody else
does. But I do think we have to
provide for this town and its
people," Wiegert said.