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<br />-..-.. ---~. <br /> <br />. / "~ //, >_/ <br />'t' // <br />--:-:.::.:;-::::::;::;:::;::::: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />- . - " -' . ,.-'-' ,,-----_. - _.- .,~~.-:;:::::::::::::::::;::::::::-..::---- <br /> <br /> <br />...---" <br />n_.""....' <br /> <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Increased bu. trattle In and Qut of the Ryder Student Transportadon Arden Hill_ tanninsl hu .ignaJed concern by Ioeal residents. (Bulletin photo by <br />Brad Stauffer) <br />Neighbors ~sk' city to ban bus barn <br /> <br />. . . .~'.. -~. - -"'"'\'l ,;" ."_ _ .~...." '. , . <br />1 I as a nail~g use, wt\idl stipuiales -...I'""",,, trnda:d onlO County Road F Icft. and this may 00< sWl1he - <br />:ARDEN-HILLs thatno changes can, be made to [be site by buses leaving !be lot. and [be ootse. scttingtOrheeast. . <br />V ,/ ' > . ".'. ' .'" , w;lhool planning comm;s,;no and city whiell begins at 5:30 a.m. or earHer io Rezoning to general bo,mess and <br />. council approvaL (DJd weather. leaving the land single-family residential <br />by UU~ Rudd The bus companies tbat bave: "People ~ upset ~ (Ryder is) have been ruled OUt as options. FrilSinger <br />The fate of a school bus tcnninal occupied me terminal over the years have serving other scbool systems besides said. bUI staff is loolcing at six at seven <br />aaass from Mounds VIeW Higtl School is cane to the city scveraI times to n:q~ Mounds View," Borg said. "We under. ocher possibilities fOt the. highest and best <br />up in the air. Ryder Swdent Tmnspona- rezoning for im~ts or expansion, SWld thai aI. one lime ~ was a timitof use of uu: property. These options <br />tion Services wanu. to stay where it is. the but have been turned down every time. In 3.S buses; now mere is upwards of 200 inclullc: <br />neighbon. want iuogo away, and the city spiltoftb:d.tbebusinesshascontinuedto there. (Ryder's official count is 165 . Amending t.he city's ordinance to <br />of Arden Hills has narrowed its options to grow and occupies. as. much of the silC as bu.sc:s.) Also, Rydet' U'Ucks an: being allow the bus comIEDY to cootinue when: <br />sixexsevell it am. trougtuintho-eforre~:' it is; <br />Bus comp<Ulies have opernred out or This issue is now under review by lbe . Looking at ot:ber m~ to allow <br />the facUi[)' 311901 W. Coumy Real F for planning conunission, due to nurru=rom THE PLANNING commission improvements to be made without <br />nearly 35 years. according to Arden Hills complaint! about the facility from area ~werlascaffrecommendaliononNov. changing me zoning; <br />Community Planning Coordinator Brian residencs. The city is working with the 3, but tabled the issue as. more wodc. wim . Giving Ryder five yean. to downsize <br />Fcitsinger. The terminal was originally neigbborsand R}'<kr to find ways to deal Ryder. tbe neighbors and tbe city's anJ leave, since it is a oon-coofonning <br />\ocaI:ed in New Brighton, but the ~te was with t:boseooncems. attorney was needed. The initial staff use. <br />annexed to Arden Hills in the early Jim Borg, wbo Uves direcUy across JtCommeodation was to mone the site FrilSinger said the city hasn't ccme to <br />1960s. The land bad been zoned fot' from the terminal on Janet Court, is for general busi.ness. This would have any conclusions yet. but will continue <br />industrial use, but was automalically serving as the neighborOOod's liaison 10 allowed Rydet. via a special use permit, discussion wilh all oflh:: parties involved.. <br />zoned down to residential in the [he city. He says tbat the problems to improve the site to address tbe A Ryder representative could not be <br />annexation. indude LKOSigfu1inessas the oper.uion has neighbors' concerns, The problem wittl reachcdfexcommenl <br />The bus bam, whicb has changed grown toO lar:ge foc the site, the strang this rezoning is il woukl open up the site <br />hands several tirtld. was grnndfa1hcrcd in cxlcc" 0( me diesel-equippell buses. the Jilt lO any retail use once tbe bus company <br /> <br />. --- -- - - <br />