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MAR-13-1998 12:35 LEAGUE OF MN CITIES 17.68/22
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<br /> (Continued from frontpeye) field wili be back,and some dm.
<br /> "deteriorating."About is fifth of ciats don't like thesmell ofd gtim
<br /> those are concentrated In two trip wafting from inner cities and
<br /> Packets of northwest and inner•ringsuburbs,
<br /> southwest litlrnsvtlle. "Despite the perceptions of
<br /> "Those arc the ones that give some,Dakota County does have
<br /> me cause to say.'Now is the time an economically diverse ilnpula.
<br /> to take sonic action,'"the mayor lion,"Jessica Cook of the Dakota
<br /> said. County Housing and Hcdeveloif-
<br /> According tit city planners,do. niont Authority told Burmvilit
<br /> terioratioii Is marked by ne• officials Aug.30.
<br /> glected aiding, gutters, roofs. And]surnsvllle has one of the
<br /> lawns,garages and windows,and most diverse housing stklL9,she
<br /> crumbling driveways and said. It also hd' tho Highest de-
<br /> sidewalks. mend for subgldited rentol units
<br /> *' And It can spread across Oita eouhtytval lliig list ihattotald
<br /> neighborhoods if homeowners 3,000.Cook said.
<br /> base maintenance deeisioris oh Orfleld's ptopdial to rcdilcc
<br /> what they see down the block and state aid to cities that doa'i Meet
<br /> next door. "A home's value Is an olldpncht of single-and Mithb
<br /> d i r e c t l y linked t o the family houslhil to fit low and
<br /> neighborhood that surrounds It," moderate ihoomes"doeWt jive
<br /> according to the housing survey. cities like Burnsville t rc il,"
<br /> which assigned homes a tom- gook said. "kvciybody starlit
<br /> posite ranking from"excellent" from ground zero,and thrn their
<br /> to"poor." accomplishmenis are
<br /> Minneapolis,St,Paul,South St. measured."
<br /> Paul and Maplewood have Truth tarry Frank of land dovMoprr
<br /> In (lousing laws, according to Sienna Corp. told officials that
<br /> Chris Galler,public affairs diree• housing costs are partly a fuise-
<br /> for for the Dakota County lion of age anti condition.lie also
<br /> Association of Realtors."IL's get• contandx that metropolitan tor.
<br /> tingtobcatrend,morcnalionally ban•sct•vico lines have con•
<br /> than anything else,"he said. stricled the land market and in•
<br /> bierniom of the metro area's timed prices. density — the
<br /> fnur real rotate associalinnr, minter of homes per acre Is
<br /> already provide voluntary In- another factor.
<br /> spection and disclosure of fin- One way cilie;t can aid de•
<br /> dings when a house is listed, velopmcnl of a(fnrdable howshig
<br /> Galler said. "if(cities) feel the is the planned(mil developmeul
<br /> need to take an extra stup.that's —a phrnning tlevier which allows
<br /> fine with us, if It's Just repor• flexibility and amuse dqutHure
<br /> Ling."11CUld. from zoning axic on o pins of
<br /> list rcaltor9 Oppose �i1c er, land. said City Plaune'r liars
<br /> laws requiring that ho ss be Andersen,
<br /> brought up to tale befor2 iHeY'tc Plahning Commiaaltro Member
<br /> sold, he said. Richfield and 5l. pan St.tinge emouratled broader
<br /> touts Park have such laws,which use of 171,103,And for flu+sake of
<br /> realtors consider draconian. home-buyers, the city should be
<br /> "And theyy've had problems," more cost•consclous whun
<br /> Gallcrssid. reviewing developers,' plans, he
<br /> Hold
<br /> l (LOW-income "Cost is almvit likeOoteething
<br /> we shouldn't Ixf lalklhli shout
<br /> housing:What's when�rwe'ro tit dill lifabiiiiila
<br /> our fair 6hare? sdihcitilnos'.II thillit we Plriiif+f�iee
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<br /> Subu�.ban dfficiais hdvF 'J'hjthyaff.tikivilicapjkari:to
<br /> Ofiderad the gdiL;fien ever slice' io Rtifhg the"hl{dE wn%':.A It):tt
<br /> the IIJW lcglsldtivc session .• study.((Mimi 11tm illKhct-prh3Y1
<br /> Often flap.Myron ilriteld,lib'), sinkld•family lihMes mitt
<br /> Mintleap011a, 101111 (41 1& din• towniiiiir H lirdVkli•a fiscal lHUrn.
<br /> bilious agenda 16 level whilF. lilwcr•toil slhltic•funuil�
<br /> socio(xonotnie dispnriliris+ het- homes and dense apartment
<br /> ween metro-area communities. complexes area drain.according)
<br /> None of his initinUvra becatno to Anderson.
<br /> law, and there's no current taller said Lakeville is
<br /> dcnnitlunof"fair sharo."Rut Or. shouting for new humus tot
<br /> $135.000 and up.
<br /> Meanwhile, Orficld's irt-
<br /> ItlaUves have prompted it fluerv,
<br /> of mctro•wido studies. South
<br /> xuburban officials.mtwl notably
<br /> Itep. Tim 11awlenly. tit-Patpnn,
<br /> . -httlnioe in ernfl a nlntirr:tlr
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