HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 07-26 Greavu: Citizens Should Appreciate Industry DISPATCH Greavu: Citizens
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A • • reciate Industry
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Maplewood residents of CARE (C it i z e n s. "I live a c r o s s ' the
ought to "better appre- Against Residential Ex- street from 3M " Grea-
ciate" local commercial ploitation)\- a n d corn- vu noted. "There are
and industrial develop- mented: • lots of lights there. But
ment, village council- "Take Mr. Bruton. He that doesn't bother me.
man John Greavu says. works for Control Data. In fact, 'I appreciateI work for Burlington them being there."
:e y$ Northern (R ail w a y). The lights make the
Without Mr. Bruton nearby residential area
shipping (goods) on Bur- "more secure," Greavu
"I've heard state- lington, I probably said.
ments since I've been up wouldn't have a job." St: Onge said Greavu
here — that we don't W h a t does this all had partly misinterpret-
need this or that, he mean? ed some of his protests
commented at a council "It's a big circle," o v e r the Maplewood
meeting last week. Greavu asserted. "We Mall.
"But sit down and vis- all join hands. Without "I'm just saying that
ualize the fact that we developers — Minnesota commercial interests
lean on each Other," he Mining & Manufacturing should be separated
said. Co. (3M) and Maple- from residential inter-
Greavu pointed to Rob- wood and all the rest — ests,"St.Onge reported.
ert Bruton, an organizer we wouldn't' be able to "You shouldn't force
(afford to)live here." t r a f f i c up residential
The councilman a _ streets," headded. "You
peared to be responding should n 't
t have day
P g (from the mall lights)
mostly to citizen corn- constantly glowing s o
plaints over the .mush- that it can't be put out. I
rooming development in want to see the sunset."
and around the new Ma- He went on to pledge
plewood Mall, a regional support for what he
shopping center under call ed the "American
construction at t h e way."
north w es t corner of "The mall will be fine
White Bear and Beam — if it's separated," he
avenues. concluded. "We need it.
James St. Onge, 2126 I know the businessman
Beam Ave., had been must make a profit. But
critical of the proposal I also have an invest-
to light the mall with ment in my home. I
120-foot-high towers. want to protect that in-
"Maybe we could put a terest. What happens if
mall over by Greavu," my home isn't as desira-
r St. Onge s u g g'e s t e d, ble when and if these
"with 120-f o o t-h i g h streets (in the vicinity of
lights." the mall)go through?"