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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 10-12 Maplewood Planners Recommend Street Plan DISPATCH Manlewood Planners ►±-4., 0t91Recnen Street Plan Maplewood's planning At issue is whether spond to the wishes of commission intends to traffic from a diversified the people," Coombs not- recommend adoption of shopping center now un- ed. "The people don't a • comprehensive street der construction should want shopping center plan for the Ramsey travel the currently pre- traffic in front of their County community later dominantly residentially homes. They have made this month over the pro- developed areas along it clear. We want to do test of Village Engineer Lydia and Beam Ave- everything possible to Bobby D.Collier. nues. accommodate the pea "I'm aware that the The residents say abso- ple." engineer doesn't agree lutely not. "It does not appear with us," Commission C o 1 1 i e r I insists that likely that the area . . . Chairman Lyman shopping center traffic can be developed without Coombs said. "But we will filter there regard- additional streets feed- feel that in developing a less of street designa- ing Lydia Avenue." Col- • master plan for Maple- tions and that "minor Tier warned. "Beam Ave- wood, a street plan must collectors" are neces- nue shows s e v e r a l be a part of it right from sary in the immediate streets feeding into it at the start." area, whether liked or this time. When Radatz It would be "sense- disliked by the people. Avenue (which parallels less" to advance land "The planning corn- Beam a block to the use proposals without mission feels it has to re- south) is closed at the showing the street sys- median of White Bear tern necessary to imple- Avenue and Beam Ave- ment them,he asserted. nue is opened to White Collier's stand — in a Bear Avenue. the func- written memo — ap- tion of Beam will be that pears to have been of a collector." prompted in part by the Collier suggested that planning commission's the street plan should be controversial decision to delayed at least until af- reclassify two "minor ter a study by experts. collector" streets to resi- He went on to advise dential streets in the Ma- the e went s to plewood Heights neigh- commissioners to borhood. consider themselves "laymen and not techni- The commission yield- cians." ed to pressure from resi- "The village has em- dents along the streets, Lydia Avenue between neers consulting engi- Lydia Bear and Bellaire wfor water, sanitary Avenues and Beam Ave- sewer and storm sewer studies." nue between White Bear y noted. " - thin Avenue and McKnight street, study is, any Road. thing, a more difficult study than any of these."