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The Maplewood council is expected to effort to stop commercial development Business Commercial they will be unable
consider second and final reading of an from 'leap frogging' down White Bear to afford the high assessments. Some of
ordinance which would rezone the south ave.
side of Beam ave., White Bear ave. to "I've listened to both sides," Murdock them have said that the COD zone is
Southlawn ave., from Farm Residential said. "I'm in agreement with the people's workable, that developers won't want
to Commercial Office District (COD). concern that commercial development is to touch the land.
In the council-initiated rezoningfour p Councilman Greavu, at the last
going to proliferate." But at the same meeting,also called upon the city staff to
out of the five members will have to ap- time Murdock admits the assessments outline the different options which
prove the ordinance in order for it to are high and would like to see if any of the specialty shops would include. "I don't
become effective. The last time coun- improvements, such as a bridge over care if it takes 50 pages, I want to know
cilman John Greavu dissented. Coun- Highway 61, have an area-wide impact. what is allowed," Greavu said.
cilman Burton Murdock,who was absent "I want a cost breakdown of what the The council meeting, at City Hall, 1380
at the last council meeting, said he's properties can bear," Murdock said. Frost ave.,begins at 7:30 p.m. The Beam
inclined to support the COD district in an The council has offered the COD zoning ave. rezoning, an item of unfinished
as a compromise. The property owners business, should be considered near the
say that unless the area is rezoned top of the council's agenda.