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reation center in. a recent- houses along County Road
cMhas be d's City advised ton- ly completed open space C they added.
giveil has been ea to and ark study. TKDA said the relative
prime consideration p
to a White Bear Avenue The site,the consultants closeness of neighboring
location near Goodrich assert, has at least 10 as- . North St. Paul to the loca-
golf course for a new city sets, including its size and tion can be viewed in posi-
hall and community rec- location on a major tive and negative ways.
north-south r o u t e that There's the potential for
reToltz center, serves the city's chief joint use of the land and
rson King, o c i a e commercial area,the Ma- the facility by the two
derson & Associates plewood Mall. communities.
(TKDA), in a community
facilities study, said the A pond, the consultants But at the same time, it
pointed out, also could be could add significantly to
present city hall, at 1380 '
Frost Ave.is inadequate. Maplewood's identity and
image problem," the con-
And based on the corn- Maplewood sultants explained.
tions, 's growth projec- They also told of possi-
• ble "prohibitive costs"for
tions, the situation will •
acquisition, plus some s or
worsen quickly, the con- to add to the aestheticd and s of and drainage problems.
ed
sultants warned. • the area. The city should at least
TKDA told of several • The site has "good rec- consider the White Bear
possible locations for a ' r e a t i o n potential," the Avenue site as a "long
city hall. consultants. range goal," the consult
But the recommends- . concluded , ants said.
tion was to zero in on 20 to partly because of the For the "interim," it
40 acres off the east side proximity of a Ramsey was noted, the city could
of White Bear Avenue County park and Aldrich expand municipal facili-
north of Goodrich golf .Arena. .ties on what's known as
course, a site also men- Nearby railway tracks, t h ee Seeger-Whirlpool
tinned favorably for arec- it was added, provide a property at English Street
possibility of a siding for • and Frost Avenue.
public works materials T h a t 's only a few
delivery. hundred feet west of the
All municipal functions present city hall. •
could be adequately ac- TKDA also studied ex-
commodated on the site, pansion of the present hall
according to the consult- by a d d i n g two floors
ants. above the public safety
• •But expansion is possi- garage. making for a total
ble, through acquisition of.. 2.880 square feet in addi-
nearby properties, includ- . tional space.
ing a shoe store, a sheet
metal company and some See City Hall, Page 8
St.Paul Dispatch Thurs., Sept:26,'74
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Maplewood's 10-year-old city hall, 1380 Frost Ave., isn't big enough any more, city
officials claim. And consultants in a recent community facilities study recommended looking
for a new site for a bigger city hall. They favor a 20 to 40 acre tract on the east side of
White Bear Avenue north of Goodrich golf course. — Staff Photo
City hail: Site recommended
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Continued from Page 1 That's up from today's and through the acquisi- plewood D i s t r i c t 622
39 member force. • tion of seven residences. school board for possible
But the city already is
in need of 1,825 square The consultants said a Among other alterna- closing, due to enrollment
feet of additional office two-floor addition, as pro- tives weighed by the con- declines.
space and 2,000 square posed, would cost $90,000 sultants was the convert- Still other possible city
to feet of additional storage bringing the present000, lbuildve - tagr of
fSchool Gladstone
aerien- hall sreportt are:ted in • con
s p a t e, the consultantsysultants'
said. ing up to code. hall. cityBETWEEN English
And that still fails to The present city hall The school, across the Street and the Burlington
take into consideration the site can be expanded, street from the present Northern railway tracks
likely addition of new per- TKDA reported, but to hall, has been singled out north of County Road B.
sonnei in future years. only just under four acres by the North St. Paul-Ma- A 7-ACRE tract south of
As an example, the city County Road B between
has projections indicating English Street and the
a need for an 86-member B u r l i n g t o n Northern
p o l i c e force by 1995. tracks.
A 15-ACRE tract off the j
south side of Cope Ave-
nue, east of Hazelwood
Avenue. •
CITY-OWNED property
off County Road C be-
t w e e n Hazelwood and
Kennard avenues.
LAND totalling about 15
acres south of Beam Ave-
nue and east of Hazelwood
Avenue.
VARIOUS parcels along
the east side of a Hwy. 61
frontage road b e t w e e j -
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