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Regular Meeting st. Joseph Planning Commission March 5, 1979
Members Present: Ben Kremer, Mrs. M. Kelly, Jim Wensel, Sister Emmanual
Hike Husen,
Visitors: Don Landwehr, Linda Viehauser, Gail Kremers, Wynn Summer.
Don Landwehr of Landmark Realty presented the preliminary subdivision
plat for the Mill Stream Addition. Landmark has set aside the re-
quired amont of land for ?park instead of a cash payment. I·1ike Husen
stated that the St. Joseph Rec. Board unofficially stated they would
Ijke landmark to donate land .
Ben.Kremer made the motion that the st. Joseph City Council excepts
the preliminary plat for Mill stream Addition as approved by the
st. Joseph Planning Commission. Seconded by Mrs. M. Kelly, all voted
infavor.
Gail Kremers and Linda Viehauser presented a drawing of the N. E. t of
the S. E. t of Sec. 10 Township 124 Range 29. Gail Kremers is the
owner ~nd would like to divide the parcel into three lots. The lots
would be 71ft.- 81ft.- 71ft- in appr~imate front footage. All lots will
meet the minimum Of 10,000 sq. ft. requirment. They we told that if
all requirments were met ther won't be any problems in dividing the
parcel they own.
Dicussion on the Comprehensive Plan followe~. The main idea àic-
cussed was if st. Joseph should have industr~or commercial developments.
Wyn~.explained that industry would bring people to st. Joseph looking
for employment instead of a good place to live. She also stated that
the competition for industry would be tough because of st. Cloud,
Sauk Rapids,and Sartell all have industrial parks. The general
discussion led to favor commercial because there would be more part
time jobs for the local people and less need to drive to st. Cloud
for shopping.,
Also listed as goals for St. Joseph:
1). to provide the best possible living environment
2). Keep small tovm atmosphere
3). To direct growth in a compatible manner
4). Senior Citi~ens housing in a central location
5). Strictor enforcement of existiong zonning ordinances
6). Proper traffic patterns- no busy streets running thru neighbor
hoods.
Meeting adjourded at 9:50
Special Meeting to be Wednesday March 21, 1979 at 7:30
Respectfully
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