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3434
Planning Files - Type
Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Project Name
2002/3 Comprehensive Plan
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City of Roseville
Status
Approved
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2002/3 Comprehensive Plan
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<br />build Har-Mar Mall on the site of the old Hub Center on Snelling Avenue near County Road B. <br />There was some opposition to the development but Cedarholm's motto, "You Can't Stop <br />Progress" prevailed. <br /> <br />A population growth rate of 422 percent marked the 1950s. Fully 85 percent of the developed <br />land was in residences, most in single-family detached houses. The village's median income <br />ranked fourth in the state. All these people on a semi-rural sewer and water system spelled <br />trouble, however. The private wells were nearly all polluted with nitrates from disposal <br />systems and declared dangerous to infants. The streets were torn up again in 1956, this time <br />for sewers. <br /> <br />The 1950s also saw the development of the quintessential suburban landmark - McDonald's. <br />Minnesota's first McDonald's was located on Snelling Avenue south of County Road B. It <br />joined a handful of other restaurants on the strip. This was the turning point in the Snelling- <br />versus-Rice Street contest for the city's main street. The much higher volumes of traffic it <br />carried and the great population lying to the south insured Snelling's dominance. <br /> <br />Following the lead of Glendenning and Bruce Transit, most truckers abandoned their inner city <br />locations in the 1960s and 19 truck terminals were established in the northwest quadrant of the <br />village during the decade. Other services were drawn to this area, and the industrial- <br />commercial nature of the western sections of the township was sealed. The city was slowly <br />moving toward a comprehensive plan. While by the end of 1968 everyone agreed that the <br />farmers had to stop feeding cooked garbage to hogs, it was hard to achieve consensus on <br />whether Rice Street or Snelling Avenue should become the area's main shopping street. The <br />pro-growth government encouraged clean industries and soon the area was home to <br />Honeywell, Univac, Control Data, Conwed and others. In order to make the area more <br />attractive, an extensive park system was organized, and many services were provided to the <br />residents. <br /> <br />By the mid 1970s most of the developable land was filled. The western section had been <br />converted to truck terminals, but many of the trucking companies did not survive the OPEC <br />Oil Embargo of the 1970s. The land these terminals occupied became open for other uses. The <br />Rosedale Shopping Center was completed in 1969 when the Dayton's store was added to the <br />complex. The emergence of Rosedale as the dominant mall on the northern side of St. Paul <br />solidified the pattern of land use in Roseville. Commercial and industrial land use dominates <br />the west side and is associated with the I-35W corridor. Residential land use dominates in the <br />eastern and central sections. High-density residential developments have been added where <br />space permitted and the Rose Drive-In was converted to mixed retailing and service activities. <br /> <br />Residents of Roseville have been encouraged to organize around Central Park. The area is <br />about 220 acres and is slightly north of the actual center of the community. In 1981 a tornado <br />devastated the landscape of the park. This disaster provided a new focus for life in the area. <br />Thirty-five organizations and some 300 people became involved in the restoration of the <br />landscape and a new band shell was constructed. In addition, a community festival was <br />developed to commemorate "Replanting Our Roots". This traditional Central Park seems well <br /> <br />Roseville Comprehensive Plan - 2002 Update <br /> <br />The Land and its People - Page 12 of 30 <br />
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