HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 01-11 Maplewood Protests White Bear Lake's Annexation Plan DISPATCH Ma V4r " Proesfs wr • .
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Maplewood's Village Instead, t h e council White Bear Lake's an- bring this to a head
Council wants the neigh- argued, the land south of nexation proceedings this to a head
'boring Cite of White 1-694 and north of Coun- now,,, Councilman Don
Bear Lake to keepofhands Road I) should become was authorized f i 1 e d Wiegcrt added. '_'This
• off property soutItv a p 1 e w a sod 's corthme with the Minnesota �1u-
n i c i p a I Commission, ming:,
rt the whole thing
691. txtunda ry. going.
White Bear Lake seeks A formal protest of which rules on annexa-
to annex 100-plus-acres tion proposals. that ine council indicated `
north and south of the
The council acted on • the future it also
freeway and east. of advice from V i I 1 age will seek otheraportions
Il�iy.61. Manager Michael Mill- of White Bear Township
The land lies in White Cr. southof 1-694.
"Due to utility, road-
Bear Township, as far
north as Orchard Lane way and planning con-
extended.
siderations," he said,
B u t the Maplewood "we feel that this area
Council voted 5-0 last '(south of 1-694) is more
week to oppose the city's compatible with annexa-
taking of approximately lion to Nlaplewtxtd."
the south quarter of the The cost of serving the
tract, area from White Bear
Lake, he indicated, prob-
ably would be prohibi-
tive.
But Maplewood could
'conveniently plan for the
area,he added.
Councilman .John
Greavu said that White
B e a r Lake has been
a s k e d repeatedly and
unsuccessfully in t h e
past five years to "sit
down and discuss this
(boundary issues) with
us."
"We ,be able to