HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 12-06 Should Developers Dedicate Maplewood Park Lands? REVIEW Should Developers Dedicate
Maolewood Park Lands?
Maplewood's Village community' are putting He goes on to argue Avenue on the east and
Council, probably in the in escrow ,moneys to that any policy will North St. Paul on the
next month or two, will build public treets, pub- seem "unfair" to the south, lacks recreation
again wrestle with what lie sewers, public water first developer affected, facilities for active and
has become a perennial lines, public street light- mostly because others organized youth athiet-
question:. Should develo- ing and even to plant have "gotten away free ics.
pers be required to dedi- public trees in boule- before him." The Tilsen land, adja-
cate land or moneys for yards," Joyce observed "It is not the nature of cent to a proposed
neighborhood parks? in a recent written staff the (proposed) policy school site, could be
The answer so far has report. that is unfair," he sug- used for "sophisticated
been"no. "Meanwhile, we wres- gested, "but the fact athletic facilities" simi-
But recreation direc- tle each September and that this public need was lar to those at Aftor
tor John Joyce is expect- October with a park de- not recognized long Heights and Edgertot
ed this time to make his velopment budget re- ago." parks,he reported.
biggest pitch ever for a quest three times larger Joyce said the parks.&
neighborhood parks pro- than we feel we can add recreation commission
gram financed by devel- to the present tax levy," has been devising a
opers. he continued, "and we neighborhood parks plan
"Developers in o u.r face two or three times a which "shows us where
year, long after the bud- everything goes so that
get has been set, peti- . a required dedica-
tions for improvements tion would not be hit and
to a specific parks." miss. . .but orderly."
Joyce also contends "But as we approach
that Maplewood has fall- the completion of the
en behind other corn- plan," he noted, "we
munities in neighbor- find much ' to our sur-
hood park development. prise the same old nag-
"Other communities," ging question: Should
he explained, "a d o p t developers be required
and put to work policies 'to dedicate land or mon-
similar to the many we eys?"
have long studied but fi- A good start, Joyce
nally put aside because 'stated, would, be to.re-
they prove unfair to quire develoer Robert
someone." Tilsen to dedicate 10 lots
in the northwest corner
of his proposed Maple-
wood Heights subdivi-
sion.
He said the surround-
ing neighborhood,
bounded by I-694 on the
north,. White Bear Ave-
nue on the west, Century