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Maplewood Mayor Rob rtBRUTON, who has stated pre- nal project, Bruton said, that "it
Bruton said last week he will viously that he belives the court- approved the site plan without
not allow discussion to be re- cil is reconsidering too many de- adequate input."
opened on matters that the cisions, ruled last week that two BRUTON ALSO tried to pre-
council has already decided. items could not be reconsidered. vent consideration of a request
HOWEVER, he was overruled
that part of County Ditch 17 be
both times by the other four left uncovered between Kennard
council members. Street and Maryknoll Avenue.
"I will raise the question ev- The plans the council approved
ery time," Bruton promised. call for a covered ditch.
"We're going to be meeting sev- That ruling, too, was over-
en days a week." ruled.
Other councilmen disagreed, "I'll meet seven days a
saying changes may have to be week," Councilman Norman
made or questions answered be Anderson said. "I want to see
fore it is too late to alter a prof- this thing rectified and done
ect. right."
Bruton said that continual re- Councilman Donald Wiegert
consideration of council deci- said, "I don't know how else a
sions " "becomes reflective of person gets an answer to this
poor decision-making. It shows type of question.
enough time is not being spent Bruton, however, said the
on the original decision." council has heard the matter
THE MAYOR first ruled that twice. "The fundamental ques-
the council could not consider a tion is, we don't believe the en-
request by the developers of gineers,"he said.
Maplewood Plaza to discuss The council agreed that the
their assessments for the north- resident who raised the question
east area street project and pos- could, come before the council
sible changes in the project. again when the final study for
Bruton said the council al- the project is ready.
ready had decided on the street
improvements and any reconsi-
deration, under council rules,
must be made at the same meet-
ing as the original decision or
.the meeting after.
He also noted that the city has
not had an assessment hearing
,for the project yet. That ruling
was overruled 4 to 1.
Inland : Construction Co.,
builders of the plaza, told the
council they cannot get financ-
ing with the proposed assess-
ments, because the land is being
leased to the developer, who is
to pay the assessment cost.
Inland proposed that the city
delay paving portions of Lydia
and Ariel streets, reducing street
costs$85,500.
The council referred that pro-
posal to its 'staff, with Bruton
dissenting.
"This man knew these streets
were going to be done when he
requested the site," he said.
"That all has been discussed
'and a decision has been made."
The council apparently was so
anxious to proceed on the origi'-