Laserfiche WebLink
9 <br />Supt. Henderson stated that they had received from the State $8,052.69 in taxes for <br />the 137 children in 1967; that it had cost $576 to educate each child in 1967. <br />Subtracting about $265 per child in State Aid received, they figured the difference <br />in their cost to educate a child from a home compared to a child from a trailer <br />to be $175 each. Centennial had just applied for $400,000 in State Aid but had <br />received only $75,000. <br />Mr. Van Housen stated that he felt the same as Mr. Hankerson, that more children <br />were coming from trailer courts, that the courts contained fewer older people. He <br />mentioned Cimmaron Village and other courts. Mr. Hankerson stated that they already <br />had 107 school children and 82 pre - schoolers from Centennial Square. <br />Mr. Van Housen stated that the Ham Lake site, if selected for the new airport, would <br />have a profound effect on our population; he felt the development would go toward <br />multi - family units similar to Bloomington; freeways or generators of such develop- <br />ment. Also, with the Metro parks system coming, we have a problem with tax disparities; <br />the Open Space Committee discourages high density building areas near their parks. <br />Mr. Gotwald stated that it would definitely be a problem until we get utilities; he <br />doubted that the State would allow any separate sewage system for a trailer court. <br />Mr. Van Housen mentioned that Ordinance 21C gives some controls and that Menkveld <br />must upgrade a court. Brooklyn Center has outlawed trailers. <br />M. Van Housen mentioned Operation Breakthrough (U.S.) utilizing modular housing of <br />t►e stacked variety. They seem to have the same problems as trailers and may be the <br />slums of tommorrow. He doesn't feel that all trailer courts are bad, but new develop- <br />ers seem to be a bunch of "quick buck" artists. <br />Mr. Gotwald stated that in Minnesota the laws have only paid attention to the sub- <br />divisions themselves, but they have paid little attention to Mobile Home Associations' <br />construction requirements- -they have laid down no law on minimum specifications for <br />construction. In Michigan the laws for construction are much stricter. Mr. Jaworski <br />mentioned that trailers as now constructed are highly inflammable fire traps. <br />Mr. Gotwald mentioned the comparison of 6 trailer units per acre to 1 house per acre. <br />He stated that a house located on 5 acres is not paying its way in taxes either. <br />Mr. Van Housen stated that at a density of 3.4 units per acre, it would take a $35,000 <br />house to pay its way on that basis. <br />Mr. Gotwald noted that the Five -Star Court in Vadnaid Heights had signed an agree- <br />ment with the school district to make up the difference for taxes from the trailers. <br />He also felt we should watch the new Federal housing closely; the units leave the <br />running gear on. <br />Mr. Bohjanen asked if the restrictions imposed in Michigan made the trailer construction <br />closer to prefab construction. Mr. Gotwald stated "yes ", that they are far ahead on <br />construction. Mr. Van Housen agreed. W. Gotwald also noted that regardless of <br />design, a trailer still looked like a trailer, even from some distance. <br />There was some discussion. Mr. L'Allier noted that according to a newspaper clipping, <br />Forest Lake Township required trailer lots 15,000 square feet in size. Mr. Gotwald <br />asked what would happen if the goverment says we are discriminatingnif we outlaw <br />trailer courts. Also, we would be binding future councils. Stricter requirements <br />could make development unfeasible. <br />