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City Council' Comprehensive Plan Hearing, July 18, 1979 --2- J, R. Stocksted - No provisions have been made for use along the corridor and interohange locations, Previous plans called for other uses. The areas changed would allow less intensive use of the land. Iie feels this amounts to taking of j the land without compensation„ Fki Stevens evens -• resident of Fake Elmo for 18 years and owns 12 acres, Addressed the advertisement of local. Lake Elmo Businessmen in the Free Press, Peels the majority of .residents live here but work elsewhere, Lake Elmo is a bedroo. community, He questioned how many of the businessmen and employees live in Lake Elmo, Indicated 1/2 do not. Creating jobs in Lake Elmo does not mean those who live here will work here, Taxes - greater development of the community does not yield greater taxes to the community. He for one would like to keep Lake Elmo rural, Desires no change in the plan, desires to keep town as it is or would. desire very slow change. This present Council ran on this objective and that is why they were elected.. Robert Zirtman - Lives along highway 36 - has lived in the community 28 years, Ite would like to see the 36 corridor develop along, commercial lines. He is presently farming the property but desires -to sell, Feels this plan is a condemnation of his property as it is not suited ;for residential and commercial use is not allowed. Land along Highway should be rezoned commercial, William Boylan - newcomer to the area, has lived here two years. Would like to - direct his comments to the PZC and the City Council, Peels the plan must be fair and just for all residents. Peels some of the proposed zoning is not fair and just. Senior citizens have held their property for retirement. Suggests the City maintain the 5 acre develpment area in order to keep the open area for those who enjoy it. Gene Peltier - farmer - property owner, on hwy. 12. - If the City is going to keep the area rural they need farmers to farm it. 2 to 3 Property owners left that own and farm their property. 909/ or better is owned by developers or investors; The big move to save the farmers and ag land is over 25 years too late. Ile does not feel it is possible to renew the interest and get the farmers back. Rent on the property may just cover taxes. (questioned why the Council and PZC axe against progress® Peels it is inevitable Lake Elmo will get sewer and he would like to see it in his life time. Requests the Council reconsider its proposed land uses, Mr. Vince Douglas - Lake Elmo businessman - no provisions made for and no consid- eration give to the businessman in Lake Elmo, do live in Lake Elmo. Just because some do not live in Lake Elmo does not mean we do not have a strong vested interest here. Presented Council with a petition opposing the proposed plan. Mr, Grannis - representing Mr. Hutchinson owner of approximately 250 acres Mr, Hutchinson purchased the property about 20 years ago as an investment, He has relied on the history of the zoning in this city and has kept the parcel open. He feels strongly that his acreage is prive industrial land. 'The property is bordered south bg 212 to the east by 'the airport and the Chicago Northwestern bisects the property. A natural gas pipe line runs n & S through -the property. To the west is the old village. This area has been designated an industrial zone by the Industrial Devekpment Department and was so zoned before Lake Elmo became a City. Feels it would be a great injustice to Irk. Hutchinson to lose the value of his property that he has held for 20 years on the basis of the proposed use by this City. Gordon B ornson - Understood the PZC and City Council had approvei the 36 corridor and then dropped the proposal, Now this plan is proposed. Mayor Armstrong indi- cated that at one time this was a proposal but nothing was finalized. Feels the City will only gain with this type of zoning. The land in this area is not good for farming and he sees no hardship on Lake Elmo -to d?si,-mate this commercial. e, He requested the Council not t+ocforget..;the residents a:.o.ng highway 36. Peter Hutchinson - Dayton Hudson - D-H owns 1000 acres in sections 27 & 28 and I 33 and 34, IIe presented the Council with a copy of the letter sent to the PZCp also a prepared map of their holdings inside and outside the M[JSA line, IIe feels Lake Elmo has potential for continued growth and the capabilities to accomodate it. Indicated that sewer service can be made available to the community; 'The pIn denies all these possibi.lies, The plan says sewer will. not be avaa .a e be or 7�