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As intormel meettIng at the ?leaning end Sontag Board was bald on :ay 31, 1968, to <br />dimes mobile bows parks. Present were: Rebbein, McLean, Kelling, Waldooh, Stanley, <br />and Brovold et the P ; Mr. Lochner, Superintendent of Forest Lake Schools, and Mr. <br />Orville Gran, Business Manager from Centennial. Also present were * and firs. George <br />Sedlacek from Forest Lake Elem,School, Mr. Chuck Lerman, Mr. L'Allier and a reporter <br />from the Dispatch. <br />Mr. Gran spoke first and quoted from the sheet attached to theee minutes. He said the <br />school busses do not go around and pick up children at the Baldwin Lake Court but they <br />do at the Paul Revere Court. <br />Mr. Lochner then spoke about his visit to the Woodlund Trailer Court in Forest Lake. <br />The Court has 108 trailers with 33 school age youngsters. About 50 per cent of the res- <br />idents are married couples above 50 years of age. The court pays $3,400 in Real Estate <br />taxes per year and each trailer pays about $100 per year. (50 % going to the school) <br />Mr. Leohner did not feel the present court in Forest Lake was a burden to the district. <br />He said the school received $235 per student in state aid and get s $208 per student <br />frcn taxes which totals $438 per student; it takes about $538 to educate each child <br />per year. <br />Mr. Leohner recommended that the Council and the trailer court owner transact well - <br />written rules that are drawn up by the attorney and which the Council would enforce. <br />Both Mr. Gran and Mr. Leohner emphasized that it is the schools responsibility to <br />educate the children and are not concerned about where the student Domes from. <br />Mr. Larson, one of the proposed developers, read many facts and figures concerning <br />trailer perks. He said the average income of trailer owners is about $8,000 and this <br />ie increasing every year and this money is spent in the local community. Trailers at <br />the age of 5 or 6 years usually are traded in on new ones and do not become "eyesor'es3" <br />in the community. ity. Children ere not a problem as trailer courts usually average 1/'2 <br />school -age child per trailer whereas homes would have a much higher rate. District <br />16 figures they get twice as much from taxes as it costs to educate the ohildrenn coming <br />from the perk. More and more people are interested in mobile toe living. Sanitary <br />systems and financing ere not problems; it is getting the land to rut them on that <br />is the problem. <br />Mr. Rehbein suggested that many residents and some of the Board felt negatively <br />concerning courts because of the Baldwin Lake Court in Lino Lakes. Mr. Larson <br />retaliated that comparing the Baldwin Lake Court to present day courts is like <br />comparing a 1947 Chrysler to a 1968 oar. There can be no comparison between the <br />present court and what future courts will be like. <br />Mr, Kelling stated that we should work to develop our lend for the best use possible. <br />If we do allow trailer parks, a limit should be put on the number in the Village. <br />Mr, Rehbein felt our trailer perk ordinance should be revised as it is out of date. <br />He also would like 11r, Larson to present more details concerning the time element, <br />sewer, water, completion date, etc. <br />Kelling moved to adjourn at 9:45. Seconded by fir. McLean. carried. <br />Ofir. Leon Lillehaugen, another potential developer, called the following day to <br />say that due to a change in address he had not received his notice of the meeting until <br />the following day, otherl.se he would have been at the meeting. He maintains that <br />if Lino Lakes wants business end industry we will have to provide homesites for the people. <br />Mobile home parks are an effiaientawelcomed answer to the problem.