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¡, 96 VILLAGE COUNCIL OF ROSEVILLE Cóntinued Meeting Thurs. Evening Feb. 19, 1953 at 8:00 P.M. The Village Council met on the above date as a continuation of the regular meeting Ttwsda~r Februar~r 17th ¡ri th the following meflbers present: Carlson, Willmu5, Membrez, Connor and Hmmnersten. M~ror Connor called the meeting to order at 8: 10 P. M. and asked if anyone wanted to be heard on the matter of application of Allied stores for rezoning Highway 36 and Snelling. Mr. Whipple representing a group in Bolstad Add. said they were violently protesting the 15 ft. strip in the rear of the property and were denanding 150 ft. strip. Mr. H&.nm1ond of Westmore spoke for his group saying they wanted 130 ft. on the north as well as 130 on the west, and said that was the understanding at the original meeting but no member of the council remembered ælY such conversation and knew nothing of the matter until the petition was presented by Mr. Heimbach on Tuesday February 17th. Mr. Franke said ,the group had two areas in mind, both on the west and north, and wanted part of it zoned to residential rather than business on the north side of Westmore Aâd. Membrez told of the meetings held before the Paper Calmenson Company and the Great Lakes Pipe Line Company rezonings, and there was a lot of opposition, but throuch the years the plants were built and have brought a lot of valuation into the Village as well as a good payroll. Mr. Hammond said his group has held several m~etings and the people did not liigree on everything, but they all felt the project was a good one and were happy about it. But they wanted some protection by a buffer strip. Mr. Whipple said the Bolstad Add. group, of which he was the spokesman in the absence of Mr. Allen, were in favor of the project but wanted more of a buffer strip than 15 ft. plus the road west of their area. Melllbrez explained the increased tax rate for this yoar and how the mill rate was more this year becauee of the school program, so indust~r was needed to p~ the freight. The Great Lakes Pipe Line and Paper Calmenson were an asset to the cOI!1li'nlnity, and they were on county and state roads which did not cost the Village anything. for maintenance purposes. Mr. Hammond said they were not asking for too much as it was space for only 14 homes and eventually a street. Mr. Franke said he remembered Mr. Tro~r sa~ling the Allied stores bought the area on the south to keep out other stores and felt when their project was built, they woulà sell the area to someone which would cut their costs down. Mr. ~lipple asked if their request of a buffer strip of more than 15 ft. would be given consideration. Mayor Connor went to the IIap and said no roads would be built close to ~heir homes according to what he was told by Mr. Troy.