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Maplewood's planning sirable that the village the n o r t h Maplewood The east half, it was
commission has advised be given the opportunity area. indicated, should be me-
against r e z o n i n g the to a d j u s t to the in- The v i 1 I a g e council ilium-density housing, in
s o u t h e a s t corner of creased traffic and other will consider, at a meet- order to provide a buffer
Beam and White Bear p r o b 1 e m s which will ing tonight, a • request between the Maplewood
avenues for a shopping arise as a result of the " from the southeast cor- Mall . and single-family
center. . opening of Maplewood ner p r o p e r t y owner, residences to the east.
Mall," the p l a n n e r s Clarence Kiesling, for a The corner is present-
stated, "before it is be- council-initiated rezon- ly zoned farm residen-
Pirww set with the problems to ing. tial.
which additional shop- The session starts at
I n s t e a d the village ping centers in the same 7:30 p.m. at the Village
council should wait and area will give birth." Hall,1380 Frost Ave.
see what "problems" de- The planning commis- Maplewood's compre-
velop in the surrounding sion's stand is expected hensive plan, the plan-
area, the planners sug- to be applauded by some Hing commission points
gested. r e s i d e n t s in the sur- out, calls for limited ser- I
rounding neighborhoods. vice commercial use for
Maplewood M a 11, a They have vehemently approximately the west
$30-million r e g i o n a l opposed further c o m- half of the four-acre par-
shopping center, is un- . mercial development in cel.
der construction at the
northwest corner of,the
intersection.
"It appears to be de-