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Residents along the "I' go along with a also reported that North
route ought to have half majority vote of that St. Paul dropped its op-
the say about, a contro- committee," said Bade, position.
versial street improve- 2349 Beam Ave. And this time, only
ment project in Maple- Bade filed a formal
wood, citizen Richard The village council `ob ection.
Bade suggested. agreed .to consider his �,I'm against the pro-
committee proposal at a posal for the reason that
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�.. .,, Meanwhile the council will develop to
ordered public utilities Beam Avenue a major
installation and the thoroughfare," he
At a public hearing grading and base work stated, "and we're all
last week, Bade opposed for the road. aware that the road bor-
extension of Beam Ave- Maplewood Village ders on the Maplewood
nue from White Bear to Manager Michael Miller Mall."
Bellaire avenues;
That would make it an
easy access to the Ma-
plewood Mall, a regional
shopping center at White
Bear and Beam ave-
nues, due to open next
year,he pointed out.)
Instead, the roadway
could be dead-ended at
Bellaire Avenue, he
said, discouraging vir-
tually all but residential
traffic.
But whatever is done,
he insisted, a committee
composed half of Beam
A venue residents and
half of local village offi-
cials, should settle the
issue.