HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 11-09 Double Assessment Policy Proposed DISPATCH Dcnble Assessment
Policy Pro used
1476eA double But Seida also referred
policy of sorts for storm to the likelihood of in-
sewers has been pro- creased water draining
posed for Maplewood. into nearby Wakefield
Village planner Bailey Lake, in violation of
Seida, in a memo to Vil- Ramsey County's re-
lage Manager Michael q u i r e m e n t of "treat-
Miller, says some lands, ment" of runoff that en-
when rezoned, should be ters lakes.
assessed twice.
As an example, he
cites residential property
on White Bear Avenue
assessed $235 per lot for
storm sewers a few
years ago.
But the properties, lo-
cated between Larpen-
teur and Frost Avenues,
are being considered for
rezoning to limited busi-
ness commercial.
Commercial-type d e-
velopments there, he
warned, will generate
greater amounts of run-
off water than the resi-
dences.
The result would be ex-
tra expense to the vil-
lage, perhaps necessitat-
ing expanded capcity for
the Larpenteur Avenue
storm sewer system, he
said.