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Maplewood has "every for at least another two Maplewood V i I 1 a g e
right" to adopt its corn- w e e k s and maybe a Manager Michael Mill-
prehensive plan without month. er, however, denies that
a recommendation from any "packets" or addi-
the Metro Council, a Meanwhile, he report- tions to the plan were
metro staff administra- ed: "Maplewood has ev- submitted to the Matro
tor stated Monday in a cry right to adopt the Council after Oct.24.
telephone interview. plan. It doen't .have to All that has been for-
wait for our recommen- warded since the origi-
He also asked that he dation." n a 1 submittance, he
not be identified by The village council has stated, were two color
name in any news story. scheduled an informal slides requested by Met-
Meanwhile, in Maple- "shirtsleeve" meeting rolno il a c eccentners.memo to
w o o d, administrators Feb. 22 to discuss the'is the village council, Mill-
and councilmen appear sue. er said: "The Metro
baffled by the lack of a The Metro Council ad- Council's failure to re-
recommendation on the ministrator, however, spond would indicate its
plan submitted to the noted: "We will finish s i 1 e n t endorsement of
Metro Council Oct.24. with our recommenda- the plan as it relates to
State law requires tions. And the village the Metro Council's offi-
council review and rec- can thumb its nose at cially adopted policies,
ommendation within 60 them if it wants to." objectives, programs
days. and plans. It may now
The planner also be concluded that the
That waiting period blamed the village, in village, having waited
appears to have expired part,for the delays. the required review peri-
Dec.24. He said the compre od, plus one extension,
with
B u t the Maplewood hensive plan reached the may
lnow o
cal off official
Village Council granted Metro C o u n c i I office procedure it chooses to
a 30-day extension, until Oct.25. enact."
Jan.26, "But since then two
"I 'guess that he's le
Thatdate came and additional bi
went without any word g packets of Bally correct," the Met
information have been ro Council planner said
from the Metro Council. submitted," he stated. of M i I 1 e r 's remarks.
"Because of this we ha- "But that won't stop us
W h e n contacted by ven't decided whether from making our recom-
t e 1 e p h o n e, a Metro we ought to start the mendations. The point
Council administrator clock again (the 60-day is, they don't have to lis-
offered this • reason for per i o d for stuidy) or ten to us, even if we re-'
the delay: "We're 'still not." ply within 60 days."
trying to correlate the
information."
Ile said a recommen-
dation wouldn't be ready