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Taxpayers can't afford have a Uncentration of property taxes, some- Furness St., presented a chael Miller has called
"the I u x u r y of more commercial establish- thing like 20 per cent. petition signed by 23 for tabling the matter in-
shopping centers," Ma- ments that will begin to The taxpayers of this f a m i t i e s that he de- definitely.
plewood's Village Coun- rival d o w n town ,St. village can't afford the scribed as "strongly op- The shopping complex
cil was told last week. Paul," commented Eu- luxury of more shopping posed" to another shop- would i n c 1 u d e 174,000
That seemed to be the .gene Whyte, 1850 Radatz centers." ping center. square feet of buildings.
message of opponents of Ave, Whyte, like most of the He called for more sin- most of it concentrated
a shopping center pro- He pointed to an al- other protesters, urged gle-family housing in- into a single structure.
posal for the northeast ready approved diversi- the village council to de- stead. But four buildings
corner of White Bear fied s h o p ping center lay a decision on the pro- Dan Nordgren. 2233 would dotthe property.
and Lydia Avenues. planned by Homart ,Inc.,. p o s a I until. after the Lydia Ave., said the Parking lots for more
„ v i r t u a 1 1 y across the Homart development is shopping center propos- than 1.100 vehicles also
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�� +� street froth the latest "in full operation. al would extend 900 feet were shown on plans
, >,� k .. proposal. "I see this new propos east of White Bear Ave submitted by the develo
It's due to open in Sep- al as nothing but. gravy nue on Lydia, right to per.
Some 30 p e r s o n s, tember 1974. for the landowners, pro- the edge of single-family
mostly residents from "The Homart Center moters and s p e c u 1 a- residences.
the surrounding neigh- already has had its im t o r s," he concluded, He argued that only a
borhoods, called for the pact on the residents of "and nothing but ' ex- strip of land fronting on
council to deny a request Maplewood as far as pense and trouble for the White Bear A v e n u e
for rezoning of a 16-acre utilities and roadways village residents." should be allowed to de-
tract there. are concerned," Whyte W h y t e 's comments velop commercially..
Maplewood P 1 a z a, stated. were typical. Jerrold Lindahl, 2245
Inc., Minneapolis, seeks "It's one thing if these Other than.the develo- Lydia Ave.. drew ap-
a shopping center zone. centers are 100 per cent Per, only one person p I a u s e when he in-
'It's f a r m residential f i n a n c e d by develo- talked for the rezoning quired: "Do we need a
now. pers," he added. "But ata public hearing. shopping center across
"It seems to me that if there's a' sizable portion He was Robert Haji- the street from another
this (proposal) is ap- that must be paid by ev- cek, 1700 F. C o u n t y shopping center?"
proved we are going to cry homeowner through Road D. owner of adja- Phillip Brokopf. 2983
cent p r o p e r t y to the N. Howard St., replied:
north and east. "I think good common
"It's just a matter of sense tells us we don't."
time before I'll ask for a The v i l l a g e council
commercial zone for my will consider the rezon-
property,"he said. ing and shopping center
But he urged commit- issue at a meeting Feb.
ment to a "proper street 1.
pattern" before approv- The local p l a n n i n g
al of development for commission voted 5-3 to
the property. recommend approval of
Meanwhile, other citi- the rezoning, provided
zens continued their pro- utility and roadway is-
test. sues can be resolved.
Jerry B u c h e r. 2951 Village Manager Mi-