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ager Michael Miller rec- � g (the buildings)
agerren cd against tall r s rise on surrounding .de- would be reasonably re-
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apartment buildings r � q
again last Heek. • councilmen I)on Tic- gent said.
gert and John Greavu
And the city council -,1---••• •.•>. Its beautiful," Urea
backed him bya 3_�� suggested that the Ban VIA said of the project
. 4"'''''''4''''N-':'-':-s Con p r o Ir o s a 1 was proposal:
tote. t ''..,-,;-. ,.-',-4..,,-4.... "right" for fig C story
That means Ban Con , f
buildings But the council major-
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Inc. has to scuttle m yy � r....),•41
Ban Con had sought to ity -- Mayor Robert Brit-
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scale down a proposals erect the buildings, each t.u n uttd Councilmen
for a pair of five story ''_ with 68 units, adjacent to Burt Murdock and loan
apartment .buildings at MILLER the M a 1 e Hills Anderson — shared Mill-
MILLER
Avenue and three golf course and er's view.
u "tall buildings."
opposed driti�in ran ;
Parkside Drive. to"tall buildings." g.' ge, I to for holding the
Miller has been an op "I'm not," he told the line 'on height- restric-
ponent of highrise build- •ciity council. tions, I4lurdock said.
ing projects during the
past year. "Under proper condi "If we allow this," he
tions," he said, "I think
He also took a strong I can recommend high added, "H'e'll just open
stand against proposed rises in certain areas of the door for more."
four-and five story t
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apartments at McKnight he city. - � 4=„
R o a d and Larpenteur Ile said other staff
Avenue. members share this
view.
He gained council sup- "We won't always rec-
port there,too. onunend against them."
But last week Miller he promised.
said he didn't want to Miller said proper con-
build an image of being sideration must hp «i,,,,.,