HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 06-06 Maplewood Mayor Seeks to Head Off Watershet District Formation DISPATCH ► (E) ST.PAUL DISPATCH Thurs., June 6, '74
Maplewood Mayor Seeks to Head
Off Watershed District Formation
Maplewood M a y o r nificant than once antici- than they (community of- wood and St. Paul, both p r e s s e d similar con-
Robert Bruton has made gated• ficials) once considered," in Ramsey county, to as- cerns at a recent council
an 11th hour plea to head ered." sume a bigger share. meeting.
off forming a Battle To back up his asser- The mayor said he
Creek Watershed Dis- tion, he cited the recent made known his views in • The lack of unanimity "I don't think these
announcement of 3M Co. on a Joint Powers Pact (Washington C o u n t y)
trict. letter to •Lake Elmo communities
He s u g g e s t e d that to new research o start ticenter Mayor Maynard Eder on on J to
ey petition,ountyford the, impact knowthe
dice
and Oakdale Mayor
Washington County corn- by 1976 or 1977 on 550 state to establish a wat- trict can have on them,
munities that oppose an acres at Hwy. 1-694 and Herb Vogel. e r s h e d district, corn= "he said.
alternative—a joint pow- new Hwy.212. . He said he hoped.they plete with its own gov-
ers agreement to correct would use their influ- erning board and taxing Another Maplewor"
f 1 o o d i n g and erosion The land sprawls over ence to persuade balking authority. councilman, Don t=,
problems along the parts of two communi- ' communities to get be-
creek—have "grounds to ties, Lake Elmo and ' hind .a joint powers Apublic hearingon g e r t, said he v
Oakdale, both in west pleased by the (eels
reconsider their posi- agreement. the proposal has been '�
tion." Washington County. of the League of Rare c•�
This means most 1 y scheduled for 7:30 p.m. County Municipalities.
The county's contribu- If 3M develops, Bruton Woodbury, which raised June 13 at Hazel Park ' modify its position c`_
tion to the storm water warned, the runoff wa- an outcry over the for- Junior High School, 1140 s u p p o r t for a Battle
runoff that enters the ter headed for Battle mula under which creek White Bear Ave.. Creek watershed dis-
meadering c r e e k, he Creek from bath com- improvements would be Bruton said a water trict.
argues, will be more sig- munities "will be more financed. shed district will add oiie
At the time, it was more layer of what he The support seems;
stated, Washington described as already less than unequivocal,
County's portion was too burgeoning . government he explained.
large. in the Twin Cities area. "We have an interest-
Instead, Woodbury of- Maplewood Council- ing fight coming up,"
ficials called for Maple- man John Greavu ex- _ Wiegert concluded.