HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 11-24 Maplewood rejects housing proposal THE REVIEW Maplewood rejects
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by Anne Skinner market rate housing with 57 units,24 of bring this project before the planning
which would be subsidized.Our opinion is commission without the subsidized units,
The Maplewood City Council rejected that you've got a site in Maplewood zoned it may well get authorized.We've already
the proposed Maplewood Garden Courts for multi-unit dwellings, we're all so said no once(to another project in the
subsidized housing project to be located concerned with the possibility of 12 kids to same area)."
on Beebe Road, south and west of the a family on AFCD(Aid to Families with The Maplewood HRA had refused to
Archer Heights 236 project,at its Nov.18 Dependent Children), well that size recommend the project in August of this
meeting. Mayor Robert Bruton said, family doesn't exist anymore. year because its nature was inconsistent
"What we don't want is a subsidized "I don't understand it,if it's a problem with the city's comprehensive plan.
housing unit on that site,it is inconsistent with the site,it should be re-zoned.The Dwight Jessup of the Maplewood HRA
with the city's comprehensive plan to HRA (Housing and Redevelopment commented, "We liked the proposal, it
scatter that type of unit throughout the Authority)has earmarked Maplewood as was the best one we've received,but it
city." a target area,and that is why we chose can't go in this area."
Wallace Johnson of H. and V. this city.So you are going on record that
Rothschild, Inc., representing Louis the City of Maplewood doesn't want In deference to the project's sponsor in
Lungren,the project's sponsor,objected, subsidized housing?" future dealings with the city,the council
"This project meets all the requirements Bruton said,"Yes,for this site,because decided to take no action on the matter,
for the area which is zoned Its (multi- there has been a saturization of sub- which in effect denied it its plausibility for
family dwellings). We are proposing sidized housing in this area.If you were to the proposed area.