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MINUTL•S Ci_ty Cotmci.l Dec. 22, 1982 Anderson ~lr. Anderson sttited thait Che 42 uni.ts ~r~- noC up Co the densit:y thac D~velopmenC ~.vould be al.l.o~ved. ~Ir.s. Scalze commented that the surround~i.ng propert~ies (ConC.) are all. 1~2 ~cre lots. f~Pr. Anderson aslced I~ow he oras to funCl >ewer and wa t~er to 12 l.ots. F~Ir. Anderson a~l.so stat.ed thaL he -i.s pa~5.n; $4,000 per year i.ri tases whi.ch other people are not do~i.ng. ~`~irs. N1rd~J.ni_ d~i. sa~re~d with thi.s. irtr. Anderson i.ndicatEd that. tPir-_ proposal. consi.sts of ,~~125,000 mi.n;imum un:i.t>. Mr. 1'ahcy statecl tl~at ],.ittle Canada wi.11 not benef i.C from Chis one b:iC exce~t tor i.ncreased Craf.fi.c. T'ahey aslced ~ahait Mr. Anderson i.nforrned the sel.ler oE C,he property regar.cling I~ii.s :int:ention, Eor the property. Andecson sta[ecl ttiaC he informed the sel.ler tl~~at eventiial].y he pro~osed Co bui.ld ,i.np.,le fami.ly homes on tlt~ pcoperty. Nfr. Pahey aslcecl cahat was wrono w:iCh tt~aC. Mr. F~ndcrson sC~ted thaC he we, no[. wiJ.l.,in~ Co pay ~for the sewer and water f,or a singl.e fam;i.ly dEVeloprnent. Pahey statecl that it c~as not fair to Li.ttl.e Canada citizens to al.l.ow for ttie extension of ~va[er. PahFy stated that he would noC apE~rove such an extcns~ion for. anoCher development; when ;ic ~i.s inconsi.sCenC wi.th the C:i.ty's Comprehensive Pl.an. Pahcy stated that he wou1~3 li.ke ~o see ,:i.ng,le ~am~.i.ly homes proposed and Kr. Ander,on tal.ce care of: the aceess to t11e 13rinic property. Mr. An~3erson staCed that P,erbm Avenue f;et, sewer £rom Li.Ctle Canadl. ~4rs. Scalxe. stated ttzaC Littl.e Can~da has provi.ded sew~r to home.s i.n Maplewood. Scazlze commentecl Chat i.C i.s not Cl~at L:i_ttle Canad~~ does not co~pere~C~ w',ith other c~i.ti.es. Scal.ze sta~ted that the homes on IScam r~venue f-i.C ~in with tliF area. Mr. Fahey aslced why ~il:. was iinj,~ossi.ble to develop 12 or 20 si.ngLe ,family homes. Ander,on sCated thaY. i_E hc only uses tl~~e high lznd kie eou7.c1 get 7 or 8 Piomes. Anclerson st~ited tt~~.t if he 9;oes to a PUD he must Leave the conCOUr of the 1and. ,9nderson sCaCed that if he nu[:, si.njle f2mj.l.y resi.der~t~i.~l in, he could 1eve1 tlle Vi~ill. ~nd t:i7.1 in the 1ow land and it «ould deEeat the ntirpo>es oL dcai.na{;e. Anderson also indi.cai:.ed that 1200 feet of sewer and ~vat~r would cost him abont ~200 per fooT.. Mrs. Scal.ze sc~ted th~C tilr. Anderson kne:v al.l thi.s when he bou~;ht the property. i7rs. Sca].ze suggesCed that ~Kr. Andceson develop three 1.oCS and put we.ll.s in, Mr.. Anderson repli.ed that :in 19F30 the Ci.ty of. P[aplewoocl Curned tl~iat down as poor u>e o~F the land< Pane -9-