HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 06-19 Park Charge Proposed Against Developers DISPATCH Park Chargep Pro osed
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A neighborhood parks "The rapid develop- "Young people have
acquisition and develop- ment of Maplewood, enough trouble getting
ment charge — amount- combined with the very the down payment for
ing to $10,000 for every restrictive and unrealis- home," he said. "We
100 people in new hous- tic tax limitation and aid can't put this kind of
ing projects — has been policies o f Minnesota thing on them."
lecommended to Maple- have resulted in Made- For a typical family
vood's Village Council. quate funds to meet the home, the charge would
But there's less than growing demands f o r amount to an estimated
wholehearted support neighborhood p a r k s," $410.
for the p r o p o s a 1 ad- Miller stated in defend- Greavu skid he prefers
vanced by a 3-2 vote of ing the proposal.
the nine-member parksfinancing neighborhood
& recreation commis- "We (administrators) parks through a voter-
sion. believe that the only real approved bond issue.
alternative to the ado Manager Miller said
d� �r• ' ' tion of this type of reve- homeowners could more
'Sy•`�'.. °T ,'w - nue plan," he added, "is easily afford the parks
the absence of neighbor- by "figuring them in
However, the plan has hood park facilities." their mortgage."
the b a c k i n g of "the The charge also would
staff," Village Manager Councilman John allow for parks develop-
Michael Miller said. Greavu warned that the ment as soon as it's
He suggested levying developers will pass oft needed,he reported.
the "charge" against de the park costs to what he "Bond issues . for.
velopers when they seek described as the already neighborhood parks," he
building permits. financially beleaguered said, "would fail to keep
For each 810,000, he homeowners. up with development."
explained, t h e village
could buy and develop
alx)ut one acre of neigh-
borhood park, based on
today's costs.
He described that as
adequate for 101)people.