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Mounds View City Council July 22, 1985 <br />Regular Meeting Page Three <br />Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, stated they must <br />remember the consequences of downzoning and the <br />potential for lawsuits. <br />Director Thatcher clarified that there are approximately <br />eight locations in question. <br />Don Lias, an attorney representing K -Gas, stated they <br />did not attend a business meeting. He also explained <br />that the Comp Plan is not zoning but rather a plan for <br />zoning. He added he would recommend zoning the <br />radiator repair shop as commercial, and they could then <br />perhaps develop it better. He also stated the Comp <br />Plan could be amended to allow a small B -3 area. <br />Grace Thomas, 8040 Groveland Road, stated her property <br />abaitts the radiator repair shop and they have had many <br />problems with the business operation. She stated she <br />feels the area off Highway 10 should be residential <br />only. <br />Councilmember Hankner asked if the residents are will- <br />ing to pay for litigation that most likely would result <br />from rezonings, and whether they believe the rtat of <br />the taxpayers in Mounds View should subsidize tnat <br />1itigatio <br />Phyllis Blanchard, 8005 Groveland Road, stated she <br />was speaking as a resident and not a Councilmember, <br />and stated she is not opposed to change but does not <br />feel District 6 should change to anything but should <br />remain residential. <br />Mr. McCarty stated he feels that as a community, the <br />people will stay together, and the Council should <br />consider compensating the people who may have their <br />zoning changed. <br />Mr. Trimbo stated he was opposed to spending any money <br />on this. <br />Bill Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road, stated they must look <br />at the overall picture, and they must quit decreasing <br />lot size and filling up the City and overworking the <br />services. <br />Steve Dahlke, 8030 Groveland Road, stated he lives <br />directly behind the radiator repair shop and he has <br />had considerable problems with that operation and <br />specifically the dogs there. <br />Councilmember Hankner stated the Council would like to <br />hear from as many residents as possible, and they <br />were welcome to call or write any of the Councilmembers <br />if they did not wish to speak publicly. <br />