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Five Maplewood prop- possibly a water availa- fense of Sears. The Village Council ta-
erty own e r s claim bility charge being pro- He said the company bled the water issue un-
they'll have to pay for posed by village admin- could tap into an exist- til meeting Feb.22. '
w a t e r improvements istrators. ing main off White Bear
they don't want.and they "While special interest Avenue and put a water
blame "special interest groups can sit back and tower atop its building. -
groups"for this. anticipate profits,"
"All "I often in large Rossbach noted, "we are I want to make that
p o p u l a t e d areas the causing' undue hardship clear," he stated. "We
voice of the ind.'vidual is and b a n k r u p t c y for keep getting back al-
lost to special interest some residents." ways to one property."
groups," said one of At a r e c e n t public' Instead, he said "all of, '
their s p o k e s m e n, hearing, he said 25 of the Maplewood" should be
George Rossbach, 1406 39 residents along Coun- served wth municipal
E.County Road C. ty Road C, where some water.
He cited the proposed of the mains would pass, "Eight years ago I
domed stadim in Min- were opposed to the im- proposed we water and
neapolis as "a classic provements.
example." Only five homeowners sewer this whole vil-
example."
in north Maple- were for the project, he. lage, he said. And I
wood, unfortunately, added, while nine cited couldn't get any help'
from anybody. If we had
w e'11 have our own no opinion.
domed s t a d i u m," he . He called for deletion coo
gen it at that time we
stated. "We have inher- of at least the County C could have had every-
thing—sewerited a (domed) shopping portion of the proposal. r and water
centerthat happesn to "Most politicians run- Now for s per t(almost)foot
be th biggest Pandora's ning for reelection would is op footto or w -
bo to ever befall Maple- consider that kind (of $10 per front for wa-
wood." . majority) a mandate," ter alone."
His reference was to Rossbach stated. "We, Greavu said that the
Homart Inc.'s $30 mil too, think we have a property• owners have l
lion Maplewood Mall, a mandate for the Village only t h e m s e 1 v e s to
diversified s h o p ping Council." blame•for not acting-ear-
center due to open next Other citizens who ex- her, when utilities would
year. pressed similar views have cost considerably
Rossbach said exten- included William Gard- less.
sive ,water system im- n e r, 2840 Hazelwood Meanwhile, William
-porvements proposed in Ave.; G e o r g e Supan, Essling, who called him-
north Maplewood later 3050 Hazelwood Ave.; self a spokesman for in-
:this year resulted most- William Carr, Minneap- dependent businessmen,
l�n center ofbecause the
e v e 1 oop ohs, who owns property said the water,improve-
P gp- in Maplewood; and John ments in •north Maple-
ment. C a r r, 3062 Hazelwood . wood have the general
But to bring water Ave. support of the- business
there, he pointed out, In their remarks, they community along Hwy.
mains have to be extend- singled out, in particu- 61.
ed for lengthy distances lar, the Sears Roebuck
past homes where the Co. as a "special inter- "These.are not-people
owers don't want or est group." involved in Sears Roe
need water. Sears will be the first' buck at all," he said.
However, the 'private store to open in the new "They are independent
property o w n e r s .will Maplewood Mall, proba- businessmen who think
pay an estimated $9 per bly in February 1974. it (the proposed project)
front foot for the lines, But Councilman John is very desirable for the
plus connecton fees and Greavu came to the de- community."-