HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 01-14 Maplewood urged to back law change to aid park assessments DISPATCH Mciplewood urged to back law
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change to a i I � ►q�.�
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ply public parks.
MapLex�ood's City law so that new commer- C I Y Manager Mi- But at coun-
Council:has been urged cial and industrial prop- least one coup,
ed last summer a charge seems opposed to any
to seeks change in state erties can be assessed for chael Miller recommend- c i 1 m a n,
of 15 per cent of the fair parks charge proposal.
market Value of undevel- "WE haye already run
oped land — for park business out of this
purposes. city," he said. "Now we
But the proposal was are going to try to run it
;reeted with some hos- out of the state."
ility and then tabled by MaPlewood already
he council. levies a park charge
Meanwhile, the parks against residential prop-
commission conducted ertWhen the ordinance
research which indicates.
that the proposed charge was adopted last April,
could be levied only the
co cil majorityt jcomrc sug ll
against-.presently unplat- gested
lands, based on state andindustrial
du yialso propertyohi
ng
law.
"Because most of the for parks,too.
industrial and commer- Proponents ofdh an
cial land is already plat- planarpespecny en
ted," Miller said, "a space
m-
parks charge based on portant in Maplewood in
this method would not order to balance the ef-
generate enough reve- fects of building and de-
velopment.
nue." They the Parks Com- Point out that the
mission, in a unanimous city is about 45 per cent
vote, called for the city undeveloped, and that
council to seek legisla- this presents o develop an r
to amend the law. Y
The council is expect- vironment that is unique
ed to debate the request a ongMearban cities.city,r______________7 off i
cials say that Maple-
wood has had difficulty
meeting parks and ac-
quisition and develop-
ment costs because of
"other pressing needs.'