02-25-1980 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

, , � REGULAR MEETING OF THE ORONO COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25 , 1980 Page 2 Maple Plain' s plans are aimed at designation as COMPREHENSIVE PLAN a freestanding growth center, acting as an Maple Plain alternative to scattered suburbanization. (Continued) Maple Plain has several City parks and is adjacent to Baker Park Reserve. The plan suggests a new bike trail connection from the Luce Line to Baker Park through Independence and Orono. Al1 but three or four existing homes are served by municipal sewer and the existing Maple Plain plant, which "will likely reach its design capacity in 1980" . This plan discusses the 201 Alternative Waste Management Study and states preference for existing plant expansion rather th�n interceptor construction. This plan states that development and expansion of the service area must await the implementation of plant expansion, but at the same time, this plan does not suggest limiting development; rather it shows an expected population increase. Therefore, it is apparent that Maple Plain does expect some sort of plant improvement. The transportation plan includes some local street additions and designates Higwhay 12 as a principal arterial - but on the existing alignment. I do not think the planner realizes that principal arterial means a grade-separated, limited access highway even though he includes a copy of the Metro Council classification. The plan also shows County Road 19 extended north from 19/84 and then realigned through the west edge of Baker Park. This would affect portions of Orono along Townline Road but probably would not affect our Ring Route use of purpose. The Comprehensive Plan contains three different land use concept plans showing various densities of development ranging from "the existing pattern" with an ultimate population of 2 ,000 to a pattern designed to accommodate the Metro Council population forecast of 2 , 900. The Comprehensive Plan then presents Map1e Plain' s "Land Use Plan" which is not like any of the three concept plans. (I don' t know how they got from A to B) . The Land Use Plan shows single family and duplex residential areas and enlarges the existing industrial areas, particularly along Highway 12 . The commercial areas remain essentially unchanged. The plan preserves the large wetlands and is designed to phase development based on sewer extensions. Attached is a suggested draft of the review letter to be sent to Maple Plain. (Continued)