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Gethsemane parking fee
will get council attention
Sharing parking space with The park commission pointed out that it
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 2410 would be setting a bad precedent for the
Stillwater Rd.,for the park department in city, since other churches share similar
Maplewood could evolve into an ex- parking with the city.The church council
pensive agreement. The rent request accepted this.
from Gethsemane church council NEXT, THEY requested that the city
members will come before the pay a rental fee for the use of the lot.
Maplewood city council Thursday, Oct. According to Barry Evans,city manager,
is. the park commission was not in favor of
THE CHURCH originally requested this either. But, church officials have
$5,000 to$6,000 from the city to help pay requested a bill for$500 to cover use of the
for the blacktopping of the lot. The city lot this season.
uses the lot for parking for citizens at- They state that their lease with
tending athletic events at Gethsemane Maplewood does not cover the use of the
Park. The park has two hockey rinks, parking lot area. "It's our contention that
pleasure rink, a park building and two some recompense ought be made since
new softball fields. Continued on page 9
Agenda . . . From page 1
the lot is used very much practically nesota Department of Transportation;
every evening and on Sunday afternoons final payment, McKnight Road im-
by those who use the play area," Pastor provement; junked vehicle ordinance
Paul Krause stated in a letter to Evans in (second reading); time extension —
September. "We will improve the lot this Clausen addition.
month with blacktopping and that im- Public hearings include: liquor license
provement will please the neighbors who — on-sale (1820 Rice St) Claussen (7:30
have complained of the dust." p.m.); used car lot—Rice and Roselawn
Evans recommended at the Sept. 20 (Anderson) (7:45 p.m.); board of ad-
council meeting that this action be for- justments and appeals: minutes,
warded to the park commission for their variance of 2243 DeSoto(Clark) (8 p.m.);
recommendation.He also advised against special use permit — 550 E. Roselawn
such a payment. Ave. (Maple Manor) (8:15 p.m.).
His reasons were that when the New business items are: court lease—
agreement was originally made, it was 1980; feasibility study — Duluth Street
understood the parking lot would be open storm sewer; feasibility study — San-
for public use. The church has retained dhurst Street, Van Dyke — Hazel;
control of the lot for church use,and have feasibility study — Van Dyke Street —
received substantial cost savings. $11,359 south of County Road C; time extension,
of assessments were deferred, and there 1644 Myrtle St. (Miller); temporary
were savings on insurance, mowing, mobile home permit—1487 Century Ave.
fertilizer and herbicides, according to N. (Vanderhoff); and ordinance, liquor
Evans. license application.
Items on the consent agenda are: ac- The council meets at 7:30 p.m., at the
counts payable; gambling permit, Hill- Maplewood municipal building, 1380
Murray High School; certification of Frost Ave., third floor council chambers.
election judges; lease agreement, Min- Interested persons are invited.