HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 06-11 Maplewood Asked To Ban Building Along Fish Creek DISPATCH Maplewood Asked
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Maplewood has been Parks and Open Space
requested to ban devel- Commission, in a resolu-
o p m e n t on the Fish tion, asked the Maple-
Creek flood plain. wood City Council to
But'City Manager Mi- keep development off
chael Miller says he the flood plain upstream
doubts that the city can from county lands to
stop a home builder who Carver Lake in the
meets local codes. southern tip of Maple-
In most instances, wood.
however, that will be Mayor Robert Bruton
enough to discourage said such action could
builders,he suggested. prompt a lawsuit.
First, they need to He also said that's "a
construct a lengthy very large area," ap-
driveway — for access proximately one square
toa public road. mile, in which to keep
They also must install out development.
a cesspool and drill a Councilman Don Wie-
well,he pointed out. gert, however, said he'
"I think you probably doubts Fish Creek devel-
can restrict any major opment will ever be-
development," he told come a serious issue.
the city council, "by not "Nobody is going to
extending (municipal) build anything in that
services." canyon anyway," lie as-
Ramsey County 's serted.