HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 04-02 Rezoning Proposals "Becoming Tiresome" DISPATCH KeZoning Proposals
'Becoming Tiresome'
Rezone p r o p o s als Q ' • tit 9 t
along shelf-mile strtch council quit listening to the latest request.
developers with rezon- But councilman Don
of White Bear Avenue in ing in mind.
Maplewood are "becom- Wiegert held out little
"Instead, listen to us," hope for Greczyna.
ing tiresome," the city he added. "We're the "I imagine it's an is-
council was told recent- majority — by far. Why sue that will be brought
ly. keep going over this? up for several years
Anthony M. Greczyna, It's becoming tiresome, . yet," he said. "It'll prob-
1812 Flandrau St., said having somebody come ably come up more fre-
residents in surrounding in here wanting to raze a quently in the future. We
neighborhoods have to beautiful residential can't stop that."
spend too much time op- area." The area
posing them. The council recently by developersbisnalonged a
denied rezoning for 16 busy section of roadway
lois along White Bear across from Aldrich
Avenue. Arena and the Ramsey
ManIeWOOd
But -that was followed County Home.
two weeks later with a
But they have no other request for rezoning oth-
choice, he explained, in er lots to the north and
order to protect their in- south of the first propos-
vestments. al.
Greczyna said he was, After listening to
referring to efforts to Greczyna's remarks, the
convert a residential council voted 5-0'against
area on the west side of
White Bear Avenue be-
tween Frost and Larpen-
teur Avenues to limited
business commercial.
The rear of those lots,
he pointed out, abut the
resi-
dences backyards long Flandrau
Street.
"We don't want a few
businesses in the area
determining what our
neighborhood is going to
be," Greczyna com-
mented.
Re suggested that the