HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 08-02 Shopping Center plan Dropped DISPATCH PAUL DISPATCH ' 'Thurs,, Aug. 2, ,73
Shopping
• Plan Dropped
Village Manager Mi- ping center, is under
chael Miller last week construction at t h e
recommended against a northwest corner.
shopping center develop- Developer Neil Fair- ,
ment for the southeast banks originally asked
corner of White Bear for rezoning for the
and Beam Avenues in nearly four-acre south-
Maplewood. east corner for a "neigh
But he said he has no borhood or community.
objection to professional shopping facility."
offices for the property,
located at what's expect- But he withdrew that
ed to become one of the in face of village staff
busiest intersections in opposition—and appar-
the community. e n t l y seems satisfied
The new Maplewood with a limited business-
Mall, a regional shop- commercial zone.
It's zoned farm-resi-
dential now.
Miller says that, with
conditions attached• a
rezoning to limited busi-
ness commercial should
be okay.
One condition would be
access from Beam Ave-
nue, not from White
Bear Avenue. -
He also called for any
proposed site plan to be
heard publicly because
of the surrounding resi-
dentially planned lands.
The Village Council•
meanwhile, has tabled a
decision on the rezone is-
sue until a meeting Aug.
16. -