Minutes - Council - 05/20/1975 - Public Hearings

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- 2 - C.P.H.5/20/7 Mr. John Schutz; Assuming the bridge comes in near this intersec- tion, how would this affect these houses? Mr. Cox pointed out on the map the proposed bridge location being discussed at this time. Mr. Mickelson said by coming north of the tower they could get a square crossing of Highway #47. Mr. Schutz said this road might come right thru these houses proposed on this plat. Mr. Carson: The proposed highway across the river would not affect this plat. Mr. Mickelson said there is also a proposed road going on the other side of Industry and it depends on how much pressure is brought to bear on this location as to what might happen. Mr. Sieberling said he had talked to the Anoka County Highway De- partment and was told they could not make any commitment. They said the road might be near KANO. Mr. Mickelson said this area will probably be the first area sewered. He doesn't think residential roads would be favorable for this area. Mr. Reimann asked if they had any idea what the north recreational zone would contain. Mr. Sieberling replied that cars could be parked on the zommercial area and it could have a retail grocery, shops, almost anything like this. Mr. Reimann asked how far it was from the junction of Highway #5 and #47. He does not feel traffic could be coming in and out on #47. Mr. Sieberling doesn't feel there is any problem here. He doesn't feel it is strip com- mercial. He feels it is a neighborhood service center. Mr. Cox asked how much business could be derived from this center? He thinks it would require 2500 people and there might be only 300 in this area to use this center. Mr. Cox said there are other questions to be determined by the Council before any decisions are made and he feels at this time he could not make a good sound decision. He said he didn't see many people living west of here present this evening. Mr. Carson presented a petition from the people living in this area stating they had no objections to this rezoning. Mr. Carson said he wanted a definite answer at a certain time on this rezoning question. Mr. Cox replied he did not feel they could make a decision at the present time. No decision would be made at this public hearing in any case. Mr. Carson stated he did not think they would know any more a month from now. He is sure some of these questions will not be answered for months and possibly years. Mr. Cox said the County is not in favor of sup- porting a road to support individual development because the County needs tax base. Mr. Cox thinks it would be unfair to give an answer until they have time to study this situation. Mr. Carson said they would like to have a date and time for a decision tonite, if possible. They feel they need a date when they will decide. They want to know now. They said they have the support of all the residents in this area in this matter. Mr. Gorham said he concurred with Mr. Cox. We have a combined meeting with the Planning & Zon- ing Commission and the Council with the City Engineer to go over these matters. If we were going to set a date, it would probably be farther in the future than if we did not set a date.