HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 05-29 Maplewood Questions County Drainage Policy DISPATCH Maplewood
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Maplewood V i 1 1 a g e Maplewood Mall, a re- don Morrison that Ram- "We have never been
Manager Michael Miller gional diversified shop- sey County couldn't con- advised that the County
has 'suggested that Ma- ping center under con- cern i t s e 1 f with the Board reversed its posi-
plewood "faithfully fol- struction at White Bear• amounts of water or tion relative to the treat-
lowed" a Ramsey Coun- and Beam Avenues. type of water that would• ment of storm drainage
ty drainage "p o 1 i c y" The net cost for pond- be diverted from a con- increases,"he noted.
that may not be a policy. ing that development, dominium proposed in Maplewood," he add-
And if that's the case, Miller reported, will• White Bear Lake. ed, "has • faithfullyat-
possibly $500,000 or even range between $250,000 Followingdiscussion, tempted to follothe
more was spent unnec- to$500,000. A
essarily,he said. Commissioner Ed Sal- policy."
The matter is under in-• He also told of other verda moved to advise
vestigation, Miller indi- costs, not as high, to' the City of White BearHe called for the coun-
cated, on orders from bring smaller develop- Lake that Anklan's posi- •ty to list developments
the Village Council. m e n t s in compliance tion wasn't board policy in other communities re-
The village was in- with what was presumed and that "the County 9uired, by policy, to
formed by county offi- to be county policy. Board has not taken a treat runoff water.
ciathat tormple drainage ears a n� But after reading the tkposition posiittionwluntil not
il a great amouunteoff expended
caused by new minutes of the April 9 has the opportunity to ey with one project as a
development had to be meeting of the County review the matter in de
A result of the policy," he
treated, accordingto Board, Miller said he tail."
wonders what happened asserted. "I feel the vil
Miller, usually by con- to the drainage policy Miller contends that if lage deserves an answer
struction of p o n ding there's a drainage poll- from the County Board
areas. Based on the minutes, ey, it's in writing and relative to the uniformi-
It was first applied to County Engineer Deane there's no need for re- ty of the enforcement of
drainage for the new Anklan told architect El- view, that policy."