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Portions of Southlawn and Maryland St. Paul staff indicate that theydo not
avenues will be upgraded with the help of wish this to be a county route.Terefore, that C to Beam avnnimportant linkktin out
state aid funds, the Maplewood city it would appear that the onlywayto Northeast tea road l w study"ntt the
council decided last Thursday night. construct a major collector through this req reto relieve White Bear avenue of
The council's action came despite some area would be bythe utilization of state "in that it is
feeling that Ramsey county has been aid funds." some of its traffic load."
ducking its responsibilities in picking up And in his updatedHe added that a quick council decision
the costs for some road construction. A night, Miller aed,report last Thursday was necessary because the county is in
week earlier councilman Donald Wiegert roadway for state aid ffundnwould ation oallow spacef this a in that chasing land for open
suggested that the county was "ducking the collection of money based on the in area.
"If we do not join with the county to
out" on the improvement of Maryland, construction of the roadway in the future. acquire right-of-way at the same time,
from Lakewood drive to Century avenue. County acquisition of the street would not
Wiegert,at the Nov.6 council meeting, reduce those funds already collected but then it would beq very difficult,pifnot
told his colleagues that Ramsey county would free that mileage for allocation for street right-of-way," Miller stated.
stated if it was going to put in the new elsewhere." impossible,to acquire the open space land
McKnight(Road)on the high ground that The councilmen, like Mayor Robert Miller said the costs for constructing
"Maplewood has got to recognize their Bruton, went along with the manager's Southlawn because
o f if higherenterrainaaverage
responsibilities for attaching the proper recommendation although they were not
g roads because of different and soil
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feeder routes to it." "crazy over the idea." conditions. Since a large
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But Wiegert contended that Maryland The other road to be constructed with road fronts tryingen space theconcould strucn of hon
was a responsibility of the county, not state aid funds is Southlawn from Countyproblemseroad,in to finance construction
Maplewood. The council, at that time, of the he added.
tabled action for one week while the city
staff considered other alternates for the
use of some$50,000 in state aid funds for
road upgrading.
Maplewood City Manager Michael
Miller last Thursday still maintained,
"From a technical standpoint Maryland
avenue is recommended as another state
aid route."
In his earlier report, Miller stated,
"Maryland avenue is designated a major
collector in the land use plan and is also
h street
tesignated as a the
ate agencies. Discussion has been held
with the county concerning the possibility
of acquisition of this route for the county
route.
"THE COUNTY'S position is that in
order for them to acquire it as a route,
they would have to acquire Maryland
through the city of St. Paul," Miller
continued. "Discussions with the city of