HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 08-30 Seven Cadidates File for Maplewood Council US Okays Maplewood Townhouse DISPATCH Seven Candidates File
For Maplewood Council
Seven candidates have The incumbent mayor,
Bled so far for public of- Les Axdahl, isn't seek-
fice in Maplewood ing reelection.
three of them for mayor. However, John (area-
Ur ' N vu, a village council-
.S. a s man, will be in the may-
, ) oral race.
Maple oc Others who filed duder-
Warren R. Peter-
Townhouse
eter-
To w n h®u s e son and Robert Bruton.
The deadline for filing
A 169-unit townhouse is ti p.m. Sept. 4. accord-
development proposed ing to village clerk Lu
for Maplewood has pre- Aurelius.
liminary approval from The current filings
the federal government. also include four candi-
The action means de- dates for two seats on
veloper Archie Givens the village council
can prepare final plans They are Burton Mur-
for review by the De- dock, Norman Ander-
partment of Housing & son, Richard Batie and
Urban Development Anthony Angles.
(1-tUD). Expiring terms on the
T h e once-blossoming council.,are presently
project was derailed last held by Harald Mangan
December, when Presi- and Don Olmstead.
dent Nixon announced
an 16'-month moratorium
on commitments to -sub-
sidiied housing.
The Metro Council
urged HUD to support
Givens' application for
federal financing so
the housing could be
opened to low- and mod-
erate-income people.
The project, the Metro
Council added, appears
to meet "the most ur-
gent housing needs of
our area."
Givens seeks approval
from Maplewood's V il-
lage Council to construct
the townhouses near
Larpenteur Avenue and
11lcKnight Road.