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Mounds View Planning Commission June 15 , 1988 Public Meeting Page Four 410Chairman Mountin stated. that in granting a variance, the applicant should not have created his own need. Debbie Alman, 2390 Pinewood, stated she knows of someone who would like to purchase that property from Mr. Harstad, but he is unwilling to sell it and appears to be hanging on to it for a bargaining tool. Jim Thollus, 7845 Bona Road, asked for a clarification of the proposed drainage ditch, and what the City does to maintain wetlands. City Planner Herman replied the ditches have to be cleaned periodically, and the City has not been too active in keeping them cleaned in the past. Sabri Ayaz , 7751 Bona Road, stated he feels cleaning the ditch hurts the wetland as it appears to shrink. Sandy Keough, 7827 Bona Road, stated she had read the ordinance and as far as changing the wetland map, there is quite a procedure to be followed, which is time consuming, and she did not feel the City should use the developers revised map to consider this proposal as it has not been approved. • City Planner Herman stated the Planning Commission will take action on this proposal on Wednesday, June 22, and send it on to the Council, who is the final authority. The Council would have adequate time in July to conduct the necessary public hearings, if the City takes the deliniation of the Army Corps of Engineers as an accurate assessment. Kay Weseman, 7807 Bona Road, stated she has a real problem in accepting the Corps of Engineers authority over the wetland, and she quoted several facts from a book she had she•asked the City to use caution on taking their recommenda- tions. She added she would like to hear the DNR's comments on the City' s guidelines, and would also like to know where Mounds View stands in comparison to non-wetland development. She added she would also like to know from Barr Engineering what the wetland would look like in 5, 10 or 20 years if the City does not do anything as far as cleaning the ditches, and so forth. She stated she feels the cattails should be reseeded and guarantees made. Ms. Weseman presented a petition to the Planning Commission of over 200 signatures of residents mostly within 350 ' of the proposed development, all opposed to disturbing the •wetland.