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-3- • will. be benefited by the road, he saw it as cheaper for him to build it himself. than. to have the City. build. it and assess him for his benefit. He discussed snow removal and storage plans. "No matter what happens; that .hill will,-have to come down" he told .the Commission and he saw it as an advantage for the City to- have him remove it. Mr. Blanske was unable to. give the .Chairman an estimate of the value of the parcel which will be vacated saying "price of land changes momentarily like the stock market" . It was agreed the economic value was- not germane to- the vacation _as. it might be to the granting of a .variance. None of the half a dozen. .residents present expressed . opposition. to. the proposal and the hearing was closed at 8 :23 P.M. for consideration by the .Commission. Mr. Bjorklund said he agreed. that .whenever a .street has. no value to the City it either has .to. serve- the City or be vacated.- Mr. Enrooth saw -a potential tax revenue increase' for the City through the vacation. Mr.. Jones questioned -whether.- the DNR might prohibit the dumping of snow in the holding pond and whether a 30 foot street would..be. ample enough for trucks of utility companies or the county to turn- around. Mr.- Berg said the Director of Public Works had seen- no reason- for any- trucks, other than the City's, to go into the pond area periodically. .-Mr..- Sopcinski disagreed with other Com- mission members that .-no stipulation should- be made to .include the • offer of the builder to rebuild .the street as a condition of the vacation since .he saw this.. as a "unique case" . Motion' by Mr. Jones and seconded. by Mr.. Peterson to recommend .Council approvalof the- June 17, 1980- request of Bernard Blanske that the southerly half of. Sunset Lane, lying between the northerly extension of the east and west lines of Lot 20, Block 12 , Mounds View Acres Second Addition be vacated and attached .to said lot 20, Block 12 , finding that. (_1) the. City has no need: either for a ..roadway nor a utility easement on that parcel since all utility lines lay within a workable area of. the new Sunset Lane.; (2) the vacation may increase the taxable property in St. Anthony.- and . (3) the potential for public risk .will. be diminished when the need to maintain the hill adjacent to Lot 20 is eliminated. Voting on the motion: Aye: Peterson., Jones, Sopcinski, Bowerman. and Enrooth. Abstention: Bjorklund. Motion carried. - The meeting was recessed at -8 :50 P.M. and resumed at: 9 : 00 P.M. for the public hearing on the variances. necessary for the development of the newly created parcel for :. mini-storage .building.s-. The notice • of the hearing was ,read and Mr. Berg reported it had. been sent to all