HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 01-23 Child Care Center Will Face Opposition DISPATCH IN MAPLEWOOD
Child Care Center
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proposal for pro- not improved to accomo- u d
fessional child care and date commercial traf- ns that necessary.
development center in fic," he stated. "In addi- into Yocons der bioalso shoun take
that
Maplewood will be op- tion, the extension of Maplewood needs this
posed by Village Manag- Cope Avenue eastward type
corn-
er Michael Miller and from White Bear Avenue mted.fa It'd behan as-
the local Planning Corn- will cut into the (Ren- set to the community."
mission. neke) parcel and could The center would have
Donald H. Renneke, render it unsuitable for a staff of 15 employes to
560 Battle Creek Rd., St. the(child center)."
carePaul, told of plans to Renneke said he was year-oldr children threet mostlfivey
construct t h e12ffacchy,il- willing to scale down the of work i ng mothers,
proposal if the village Renneke said.
dren, at' the southwest
corner of Van Dyke
Street and Cope Avenue,
just east of White Bear
Avenue.
But first he must seek
a rezoning, from the pre-
sent multiple family to
limited business com-
mercial.
Both Miller and the
Planning Commission,
by an 8-0 vote, said they
will oppose the rezoning
at a public hearing start-
ing at 7:30 p.m. Thurs-
day at the iVillage Hall,
1380 Frost Ave.
They cited two basic
reasons for their posi-
tion: insufficient streets
to accomodate commer-
cial-type traffic and a
lack of storm sewer ca-
pacity.
Miller admitted that
the proposal appears to
conform with the com-
munity's interim com-
prehensive plan.
"But the a but ting
streets of Cope Avenue
and Van'Dyke Street are