HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 02-22 Maplewood Asks Developer to Reconsider Tree Removal DISPATCH Maplewood Asks Developer �dr
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To Reconsider Tree Removal
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p p Ithl) Wiegert, at a council "But that doesn't seem moval have a v e r a g e
sive removal of trees to meeting last week, re- to bother you when you trunk diameters of 12
make way for two apart- called that the developer plow up (t r e e s) for inches or more, accord-
eaunt of concern inMa-
b u i 1 d i n egs is
once objected to a road buildings," he noted. "Is ing to Miller, and mini-
cseoo. on the south boundary of there any b e t t e r ar- mum height of 40 feet.
While admitting that w ulproperty
r force removal of mabecause it de ment t h ethat r e? can
That's A tree clustertecentered
re-
"you can't save every "a fine stand of timber." what is botheringme." on the site would darn tree," village coun- Harrison saiInland m
cilman Don Wiegert ad- was willingto "make Millernsi has calleain. d fora
vised developer Inland "extensive artificial
concessions" but that landscape" if the tree
Construction Co.: more time was needed
mWhen I see that so removal is approved.
ay trees have togo, ito to consider the issue. The v i 1 1 a g e council
The council agreed, by originally denied Inland
almost seems that what a 5-0 vote, to extend In permit.
you have done is to put land's special usepermit a special usemean
some canned buildings p But the company n-
a site more or less another 90 days, but to pealed to Ramsey Coun-
onwithhold a building per- ty District Court and the
haphazardly." mit for now. It had been village was ordered to
Inland has an 11-acre due to expire March 2. issue a permit subject to
site at the southwest cor- Village Manager Mi- "r ea s on a b 1 e condi-
ner of Stillwater Road chael Miller said that tions."
and Stillwater Avenue. based on plans submit-
A c c o r d i n g to Vice ted by Inland, two-thirds
President William Har- to three-fourths of the
rison, the company in- dense tree growth on the
t IWS t0 cotstrxet two site would be removed.
buildings, each with 76 The trees slated for re-
apartments.
But there are some un-
resolved issues, includ-
ing the trees.