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North Oaks, 264 Minn. 32, 117 N.W.2d 396 (1962). The court <br />reasoned. <br />This court has heretofore held that a municipal <br />corporation has the power under (M.S.A. S 412.221, <br />power over ordinary private roads which are not <br />freely used by the public, that power must be held <br />to extend to such private roads where they comprise <br />the whole road system of a village(The scope of <br />the police power] covers a wide range of subjects, <br />and, while it is especially occupied with whatever <br />affects the peace, security, h«»lth, <br />general welfare of the community, it is not limited <br />thereto, but extends to dealing with conditions <br />which exist so as to bring out of them the greatest <br />welfare*of the people by promoting public <br />convenience or general prosperity and to everything <br />expedient for the preservation and comfort of the <br />inhabitants of the corporation.... That which may at <br />one time be regarded as not within such <br />at another time, by reason of changed conditions, be <br />recognized as a legitimate subject for the exercise <br />of the power.' <br />Id. at 400. (citing 62 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations, S 123). <br />underlying easement reverts back to the homeowners in North Oaks <br />but reverts back to the City in Orono. The City of Orono may <br />rely on the reasoning in Borchert to amend its <br />that all private roads must be open to homeowners and their <br />SSo n«d to u« th. private toads to |et to th.it <br />orooertv The City of Orono can then protect the genera-, <br />welfare^of the City of Orono's citizens by promoting order an <br />convenience as is it is empowered to do under M.S.A. S 412.221, <br />subd. 32. <br />An opinion of the Attorney General, citing ^ <br />that a city council acting under M.S.A. S 417.221, • <br />empowered to provide snow removal upon a privately-owned str <br />open for use to the general public at the **P*2f® ,aja <br />abutting homeowners. Op. Atty. Gen. theThe Attorney General reached this conclusion by resolving the <br />case "upon its own facts, with due regard for the publi£ <br />J”«est ?o be served by the city providing the service <br />directly.." <br />-3- <br />Z)- <br />I