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- 3 - <br />Mr. John Miller, developer, then presented a 15 minute film entitled "The <br />Promise of Tomorrow" which was viewed by the entire audience of approximately <br />250 persons. <br />Arthur Schnuerle, petitioner, tacked on the bulletin board a copy of the poster <br />that was circulated by a citizen group regarding the hearing for the mobile home <br />park. Mr. Schnuerle commented on the layout of the artwork and expressed his <br />resentment for whoever it was that conceived it. <br />John Miller, petitioner, introduced Mr. Stroberg of the Mobile Home Housing <br />Association. Mr. Stroberg entered into an approximately 20 minute slide <br />presentation of mobile homes equating the cost of housing with what a person <br />can afford in the 1970's. Mr. Stroberg stressed that people were an asset <br />to a community. <br />John Miller entered into an explanation of his intentions with the property. <br />He felt that the property now is good for nothing, that a water table was <br />approximately one foot off the top and that nothing in fact would be built <br />on the land. He referred to an article in the St. Paul Dispatch a number of <br />years ago which referred to the area in question as a burning bog because of <br />its high density of peat. He asked whether he was going to be able to do <br />something with the property or if it was going to be left to lay. He felt <br />that he could only be denied on a basis of health, safety and welfare and that <br />under present conditions there was no health, safety and welfare which was <br />being endangered by a proposed park. He referred to the Centennial Squares <br />Mobile Home Park in which he was a partner, as one of the nicest or maybe the <br />best mobile home parks in the metropolitan area. <br />Mr. Miller explained the potential revenue from the mobile home park. Sewer <br />connection charges $200.00 each at 900 units $180,000, annual sewer user <br />charge $27,000, taxes per pad amounting to an approximate $130 and the <br />personal property tax on the mobile home itself approximately $175. In <br />addition rebates from shared taxes amounting to approximately $25,000 per <br />year. Mr. Miller felt it was an economic advantage to bring people into <br />the Village and he concluded his presentation at 10:03 P.M. <br />Mayor Rustad called for questions from the floor. <br />Robert Glazer, 2375 Hillview Road, made a 15 minute presentation in opposition <br />to the proposed rezoning. He drew attention to the other parks in the Village <br />on a large map and he stressed the cost of education and the number of children <br />in the three present parks. Mr. Glazer stressed the planning aspect of the <br />mobile home park, he discussed apartment saturation, 1959 planning report, <br />population burdens, burden on utility system, police and fire protection, <br />traffic, drainage, shopping area and inquired into the progress of the Mounds <br />View industrial profile. He also questioned the developers lack of detailed <br />plans for the project. Mr. Glazer felt that this area in question should be <br />devoted to a municipal golf course. <br />Mr. Berube, 7923 Greenfield, stated that the mobile home depreciated from 10% <br />to 41/2% in six years which in fact meant that while contributing a certain amount <br />at 10% to the cost of education per child at the end of six years the amount <br />contributed was approximately 50% of the original amount. <br />