HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/31/1968 P&Z MinutesAs intormel meettIng at the ?leaning end Sontag Board was bald on :ay 31, 1968, to
dimes mobile bows parks. Present were: Rebbein, McLean, Kelling, Waldooh, Stanley,
and Brovold et the P ; Mr. Lochner, Superintendent of Forest Lake Schools, and Mr.
Orville Gran, Business Manager from Centennial. Also present were * and firs. George
Sedlacek from Forest Lake Elem,School, Mr. Chuck Lerman, Mr. L'Allier and a reporter
from the Dispatch.
Mr. Gran spoke first and quoted from the sheet attached to theee minutes. He said the
school busses do not go around and pick up children at the Baldwin Lake Court but they
do at the Paul Revere Court.
Mr. Lochner then spoke about his visit to the Woodlund Trailer Court in Forest Lake.
The Court has 108 trailers with 33 school age youngsters. About 50 per cent of the res-
idents are married couples above 50 years of age. The court pays $3,400 in Real Estate
taxes per year and each trailer pays about $100 per year. (50 % going to the school)
Mr. Leohner did not feel the present court in Forest Lake was a burden to the district.
He said the school received $235 per student in state aid and get s $208 per student
frcn taxes which totals $438 per student; it takes about $538 to educate each child
per year.
Mr. Leohner recommended that the Council and the trailer court owner transact well -
written rules that are drawn up by the attorney and which the Council would enforce.
Both Mr. Gran and Mr. Leohner emphasized that it is the schools responsibility to
educate the children and are not concerned about where the student Domes from.
Mr. Larson, one of the proposed developers, read many facts and figures concerning
trailer perks. He said the average income of trailer owners is about $8,000 and this
ie increasing every year and this money is spent in the local community. Trailers at
the age of 5 or 6 years usually are traded in on new ones and do not become "eyesor'es3"
in the community. ity. Children ere not a problem as trailer courts usually average 1/'2
school -age child per trailer whereas homes would have a much higher rate. District
16 figures they get twice as much from taxes as it costs to educate the ohildrenn coming
from the perk. More and more people are interested in mobile toe living. Sanitary
systems and financing ere not problems; it is getting the land to rut them on that
is the problem.
Mr. Rehbein suggested that many residents and some of the Board felt negatively
concerning courts because of the Baldwin Lake Court in Lino Lakes. Mr. Larson
retaliated that comparing the Baldwin Lake Court to present day courts is like
comparing a 1947 Chrysler to a 1968 oar. There can be no comparison between the
present court and what future courts will be like.
Mr, Kelling stated that we should work to develop our lend for the best use possible.
If we do allow trailer parks, a limit should be put on the number in the Village.
Mr, Rehbein felt our trailer perk ordinance should be revised as it is out of date.
He also would like 11r, Larson to present more details concerning the time element,
sewer, water, completion date, etc.
Kelling moved to adjourn at 9:45. Seconded by fir. McLean. carried.
Ofir. Leon Lillehaugen, another potential developer, called the following day to
say that due to a change in address he had not received his notice of the meeting until
the following day, otherl.se he would have been at the meeting. He maintains that
if Lino Lakes wants business end industry we will have to provide homesites for the people.
Mobile home parks are an effiaientawelcomed answer to the problem.