HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 11-21 Costly assessments spur Beam Avenue property owners push for rezoning DISPATCH Costlysassessments spur Beam Avenue
ownerspush for rezoning
property . L , i l
owners alongminative�d to member of thestaff said line, this information has sessments. of $9.61 pe
Property
the south side fromof Beam the from the current
r e z o n i n g, in a clear tone, why in been withheld from us." front fAvenue and oot for a bridge
Avenue, across urrent agricul- specific dollars and cents ques-The properties in White tBracks and$30.30 errfroa
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Maplewood M a 1 1, have tural zone, to what the their proposal is sound for Bear Avenue-betweenare the east ffootrac s a an extension c
learned that they proba- property owners consider the City of Maplewood."
bly will face assessments very unacceptable limited In fact, he suggested the Hazelwood Avenue on the road toyH dd tionall;
61.
totalling $192 per front business-commercial and there has been a cover-up
foot multiple family zones. of some"facts." Assessments 1 e v i e d estimated future asses
That's why they are Desai indicated he was "I was able to learn," against the property in ments of $9 per front fo,
urging zoning that allows pleased because the coun- he said. "that the city at- 1973 include $17.89 per for signalization, $9 pi
intense development,pref cil rejected the proposal. torney (Don Lais) has sewer and $9.50front foot or per anita r t front
pert
of for
foo fongl nt
erably business-comrner- But just what zone the conducted an, appraisalpp
cial. council will settle on has which supports the as- foot HE proposed scapi g adds up to a gran
ONE OF the owners, J. yet to be determined. sumption that the pro- a total CITY has per front total t $191.96dper fro
R. Desai, 1855 E. Ken- Meanwhile. Desai point- posed (multiple family
wood Place, told the coun- ed out that there have and limited business com- foot in additional assess- foot for all improvement
cil that he expects the as- been four public hearings mercial) rezoning would ments for an already in- except storm sewers.
ecents to r 72 on the controversial re- ments. We have assess-rt the never divided,lled street,
with curbs lane and the e'sd for storm sewer
talk of an asses
m per taf lethe isappraisedland,
zoning issue.
market value on his land, "AND AT no time," he been able to get a copy of gutters and turning lanes. ment of four cents p
provided it's zoned multi- recalled, "has . . . any it. Somewhere along the Also proposed are as- square foot of property.
ple family.
With a limited busi-
ness-commercial zone. he
asserted, the assessments
probably will come to 56
per cent of the land's
market value.
But a business-commer-
cial zone, he said, makes
, the assessments a more
palatable 28 per cent of
the market value.
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