HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 10-23 Ferndale Avenue Project denied by Maplewood REVIEW Ferndale Avenue Project
Denied by Maplewood
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Maplewood council- pared the feasibility re-
men last week denied a port, included $101,650
street and utility im- estimate for street curb,
provement project for gutter and sidewalk int-
Ferndale Avenue from provements $39,150 for
.Stillwater Road to Mary: water and hydrants; a
land Avenue — calling $471 sewer connection
,tl iroject premature. charge per lot; $1,600 for
-k street lights and $28,700
The improvements for storm sewers.
were requested by devel- The average abutting
o per s of the Maple homeowner_would be as-
Greens planned unit de- sessed $52 for street and
velopment, which lies sidewalk work; $471 for
immediately w e s t of the sewer service, two
Ferndale Avenue. cents a square foot for
Residents living east storm sewer improve-
of Ferndale, who would ments and $11.23 per
be assessed as benefit- front foot for water ser-
ting property owners, vice.
objected to the project After listening for an
primarily because of the hour and a half' to resi-
cost involved. dents opposing the prof=
One resident said he ect the council voted to
would have to pay be- follow the recommenda-
tween $20,000 to $30,000 tion of the planning corn-
in assessments, depend- mission to postpone the
ing upon what, was ap- project until village or
proved. area-wide.t r a f f i c and
Cost figures presented storm sewer drainage
by the Scheel( and Mad- studies have been corn-
son firm. which `pre- pleted.