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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL. DECEMBER 19, 2001 Gosman indicated that they would like some assistance from the putting access through to Rice Street, whether that assistance comes in the f of tax abatement City with form o property. , or assistance with the purchase of the Anderson Scalze pointed out that once the City gets involved in providing assistance, then all the taxpayers are involved. Gosman pointed out that if the Anderson property could be ac and combined with this site, the development Gosman re p potential substantially crincreases. ported that the Anderson property is for sale, however, the asking price Gosman quite high. Fahey asked if there was anyone from the general public interested in commenting on this matter Torn Duray reported that he has discussed this development proposal with Messrs. Rustad, I- Iarstad, and Anderson and they all agree that this is a good transitional use for the area The area of concern, however, is access. It is their feeling that access should be via Rice Street. Dura y re ported that given the hill on Park Street, additional traffic on that road would not be in the interests of public safety. A Park Street resident expressed concern with additional traffic on Park from this development. He also asked when the property was commercial Street suggested that it be rezoned to accommodate residential to development rather than commercial Scalze reported that the property priorbeen zoned commercial for over 30 years and this zonin<, prior to the existence of p P pertY has to the property ark Street. The commercial zoning likely is mace y abuts Rice Street. o likely carne to be Fahey pointed out that the Fahey poi development ut th and itysenior housing bresented with concepts on this ssite. The property owner is now proposing the townoffice concept. the Council supported the development of townhomes on the site, and indicated that he would support Fahey reported that Street. PPort the townoffice concept if access were via Rice The property owner indicated that he favored a residential development on the site and indicated that traffic from a residential development onto Park Street was acceptable to him, but traffic from a townoffice development was not Fahey indicated that the issue at this point is whether or not the W allow pond relocation to provide for access to Rice Sheet. Fahey felt that if not, the City should consider rezoning, atershed will townhome development g the property to residential to allow hard to get pnment on the site. Fahey suggested that the developer for met access via Rice Street for the townoffice development, because his per work