HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 03-08 Maplewood Interchange Plan Criticized by Metro Council DISPATCH .Maplewood plan
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A controversial inter- protesting the H a z e 1- change at English Street major arterial west of I- study should be 694. ed and made a partcomplet-of
change issue in Maple- wood location. instead. It won't be a major ar- ed comprehensived plr
wood was reopened this . They said it would dis- Other aspects of MaThe- n.by the Metro Coun- rupt a residential neigh- plewood's comprehen- to ial thee , the referral c o n s i plan r flood should
cii's referral committee. •borhood, forcing the re- sive plan Also came in In the comprehensiveewetlands s i and shorelineplain,
The`committee object- moval of s c o r e s of for referral committee plan, Maplewood calls management ordinances
ed to Maplewood's pro- homes. criticism. for study to determine and capital im-
posal, in a comprehen- So the village council The village called for a or aastu annexations provement includet programspfor
sive plan, to locate the sided with the inter- maximum 20 per cent of orad land t r a d e s with major nt c facilities,
interchangeh at Hwy. 36 housing stockeafor low neighboring municipali- the committee said.
and English Street. and moderate- income ies. The recommendations t
Instead, the referral people, including 10 per These trades, it was are expected to be group said the inter- cent of it in the form of explained, ' sidered by the village
con-
change should be in the government subsidized e penneder wouldin some makein- council, possibly at a
aof Hwy. 36 and projects. stances for the village to meeting tonight.
Hazelwood Avenue. But the referral com- serve residents in boa- Under state law, the
That's likely to cause a mittee said the 20 per der areas. Metro Council reviews
stir in the Maplewood cent mix should be an As an example, a oar- and comments on
community. absolute minimum, not row strip of land in prehensive plans of mu
me corn-
Hundreds of citizensythe
h rhe Maplewoodplan White Bear Lake, just nicipalities in the seven-
ago at outpover a year also shows Hwy. 212 s a south of I-694, would be county Twin Cities 8go public hearings, met-
better served by Maple- ro area.
wood, village officials The referral commit-
say tee's recommendations
The referral commit- were expected to go be-
tee contends that the fore the full Metro Coun-
p r o p o s e d land trade cil today.