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<br />;'he story of a firm whose personnel has increased frorra
<br />four to 800 in the three ysars since its incorporation will b�e
<br />pitched tonight }o }�e Roseville planning commission,
<br />Control Data Corporation of 14iinneapolis, sometimes called a
<br />"polential PIinnesola DZininb," hopes lo con��ince the commission
<br />il should be allow•ed to build a�1,500,000 plant on a 25-acre parccl
<br />ol' land al the corner oi 11igh��•a�� 3G and I'airvic�v Ave. E��entually,
<br />2,000 persons would be emplo��ed there.
<br />The computer-making firm I�as an option to buy tha land
<br />from Allied, Stores, Inc., conditional on rezoning it for ligl�t
<br />industry use. Now part of the L-shaped parcel is zoned fio�r
<br />limited busidess, part for resislential buildings.
<br />4Vhen it «•as annoiu�ced early las( month thal Conlro] Da(a
<br />t�'�inted lo build in Poseville, t•illage reaction was .fuvorable.
<br />8ut, when ihe firm indicated at a council meeting it woulc�
<br />build a parking lot fronting on Country Road B, across the stree#
<br />irom Brirv�hall School, o��position arose,
<br />I'eat•ful thal piacing lhe p:�rl:inb lot on L«•ould create traffiic
<br />problems endanber�ng students a� Brimall, and al I'air��ie�v ,�un�ur
<br />lii:;h sc'hool and Corpus Chrisli School, also on B, soine residenl.�
<br />t�anted the rec�uest for a rczonin; ��ermil l:i(lec( e�en before il go�
<br />lc thc pl�ai�ning commissiori. �
<br />The council refused. Saicl Trus+ee Jim Shields: "t have ��o
<br />• ans�ver te the people of fihe village and 1 wculdn't want to acx
<br />without t'he az�vice or the planning commission."
<br />A�veel: a�o there was douht I�ose��ille �u�d Control Data ���oulil
<br />bet together.
<br />Jim flarris, Conlrol Dafa admi,�islrati�•e director for lhe com-
<br />putcr division, said, <`an� parlicular uelay" �a�oulcl prompt the firi3:
<br />to change its mind about locatmg in tlle �-illage.
<br />' For awl�ile it appeared a"particular delay" was more than
<br />a lil;elihood. Later, however, Narris and Emmet Williams, super-
<br />inter�dent of Raseville schools, met to discuss the traffic prob-
<br />len,. 4Villiams left the meeting satisfied ncne would exist.
<br />Control Data had compromised, as it had indi�ated' ri would it
<br />necessar��. TraE1;c from the parkin� lut «�oulci 17o�v to Fairv�eu and
<br />11igh�-vay �G, not B
<br />Said Williams: "UVe're very happy, We're satisfied." !-1e
<br />had found Harris "unus�ally c000erative Po worl< with."
<br />4Villiams said lie �ti•ill attend the 7:30 meelin� �onight to `'affirm"
<br />ihat the school board ]�as no ob,jections to thc rezoning, He added
<br />th�l Lhe Bru»hall P.T.A. orgailization «-ill b�c1; lhe school boarcl.
<br />I�'o�ti�. Ilarr�s belie�-es. there should bc no "mz�,�or ob;jections.',
<br />�14,���or o( Poseville, �rn,l C edarholm. agi•ees. `'Il's a hard thin�
<br />to sa�," hr tiaid; "but it luol�s la��orul�lc.'' `
<br />On the other ha�d, it is expected that basis of residentia�
<br />opposition will now be that Control Data has "factory charac-
<br />teristics" wiiich lower property values of adjacent residential
<br />neighborhoods. It is also expected oppostion will exhort tre com-
<br />mission not to allow "spot rezoning."
<br />7'o tell the Coiitrol llata stor�- tonight, lfarri� Said he ��ill use
<br />" by 10 incl� photographs c,[ perspecti��e dra�vinds, tivhich he tvill
<br />"pass out to the people."
<br />And. he t�•il] asl. ��ermission lo sho«� a rnolion picture "out-
<br />]inin� our producis, a�hat ��•e do:''
<br />!-larris said tl�at if the planning commission does not grant
<br />the firm a rezoning permit tonight, �l�ances that Control Data
<br />wou�d ask for it again are slight. The "particular delay" would
<br />occur. And Controi Data has many offers 4o go elsewhere with
<br />their plant.
<br />Still, it �could "depez�d oi1 �tih� ���� dicln'l gel lhe affir�native
<br />act;on.''
<br />lt i� ��•ell I:no��.-�i lhat Con(rol P,ata 1;as hccn sou�hl a[ter bY
<br />olher ��ilJa�es. It �s re�arded a� a'•presti�e'' inclustr��. Its manu-
<br />lacturing process does not produce clirt. smul:c or di:�traclmr cl11eIIS.
<br />�lti Clll�)�OA�ECS :lI'C CIl�I1lC'(1'S, II1�Il�iCill:illClilllS :ill(� Ill�,[185CIlleT1� gp-
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<br />Said Cedarholir, "�oseville isi�'t goin� to be any better
<br />villaye than t1�e ty�e of business it has."
<br />L1'h�� does Control llaia ��ant to locatc ir 1����r��llc? '1'hc bi:,*.
<br />rc.ison is thc� Proximit}� oi thc � illri�c to thc 'i��•in Citi��s. 1� 1iy tlae
<br />sitc at Elibh�t�ay� 3G tind 1'air�ic�v A�c.^ Conlrol Data a�lmifs it Catt
<br /><;c� a I�eticr dea] Jor thi� ��r�,p��rl>' tl��u� for ��lh,�r p�•oper�� prescn[ly
<br />zoned li�;ht induslrial.
<br />If the planning commission approves the r•equest !or re•
<br />zaning tonight, the council is expected to malce the final daci.
<br />sian at a meeting Dec, i3. What will they c�ecide?
<br />.`l guess. lil<e Adlai Stc�enson sa�s, th�rc's yo g��in; �i�ithout
<br />p7it��,'' sa,cl Cedurl�olm,.
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<br />MAP O� �REA WHER� �ONTROL DATA SEE!(S REZONINC i
<br />Big Question: Where will the parlcing lot be? Control Data answers: will change plans,
<br />tv1:�.Y��' �;yIOL CE9���tF��LM
<br />Aa�l� TR9JST�E�
<br />�����tY C��LSON
<br />�'RUSTEE J!M 5�iE�i.D$
<br />r��sT�c �c�N FL�ti�;A�slON
<br />IYs up to tnese four v�ficials to decide fate of Coi�trol Data reyuest.
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