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Mounds View Planning Commission June 16, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 15 III stated the issue is the neighbors, who do not want two more houses in the area, because they use the lots almost every day all summer long, and their children play onr the lots. He stated that it is Mrs. Haselius who is held liable if those children are injured on that property. Mr.Peterson stated, in good faith,Mrs. Haselius and the developer granted the eases 4nts, which are no longer necessary. He stated that the reason for the easements was not.open space. He explained the City did not state they wanted the easements for open space. He s..taf< < uCity requested the easements for water storage, and to prevent interference with t e..wetland nd t at neither of the . reasons apply any longer. He stated, if the Commission is to l'i ten to theneighbors" n :.leave the of as open space,it will not be in keeping with the original intent He stated that $ '"::,000 p•.o ':tax has been paid for the subject lots, through 1997. to st id;.the property taxes tliowtn paid following the denial of the City Council, on a three-to-two ote i 1997, and may well o elinquent. He stated the $10,000 in property tax was paid because theyifh ei ason to believe that the wetland delineation and the reason for the easements were changing. e stat d that these have changed, the wetlands are not located as previously believed, and tl e flood ra apacity issues have been resolved. He inquired how they could be required to a< $10,000r n to i qand not be allowed to developthe lots. He stated this was not fair or r::1 >..<,x '-..��,. Illidelk 40,- Mr.Peterson stated the neighbors do not want>two more'ho se ,alt o gh, basically the same type as those already in the area,possibly more expensive, bause th4t to use Mrs. Haselius' land. He stated they wanted to look at it, drive b it, and literally use:i `wl e stated this proposal presented no • negative impact to the neighbors. I , ted thatrs. Haselius,having lived in Mounds View for 51 years, and being retired on a fixed income, iso cpatly impacted by not being allowed to develop the two lots. H . stated that she'i<s V acted itutheamount of$37,000. He inquired how much this proposal would hurt the neighbors He stat d h to Mrs' Haselius had acted in good faith. He stated that the>.> t 1" arrowly Nfaihisproposal"'in 1997. He requested the Planning Commission recomment itoCit.. Council` l e::. vacate the easements. Acting Chair Stevensona t,re• d whynatter was coming before the Planning Commission, with virtually no angel izl t ;9 ,and not going directly before the City Council. Ericson stated staff felt tha, the land u 41.44 tions, and in light of the comprehensive plan revision, it might be useful' 'sir the City Coun tt Iiear a recommendation of the Planning Commission. k Ca.Onissioner Kaden inquired if the map presented to the Commissioners upon their membership to tlx : �nnmg Commission was still accurate. Ericson stated that this zoning map does not accurately ` t any wetly s within the City. Ac:°<i;0. =atevenson opened the floor for public input at 8:21 p.m. Tony Miskowiec, 2396 Pinewood Circle, stated he was a new resident to the area. He stated he had moved to the area from northeast Minneapolis, where they are about to spend hundreds of millions of dollars reclaiming nature along the river. He stated he started a neighborhood organization, which III purchased lots, and took down the houses to develop open spaces. He stated that this kept the property values up. He stated that open areas have been proven to keep the property values high.