Star Tribune Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:44:18 GMT
For downtown Lake Elmo, how much growth is too much?
City leaders face a decision Tuesday on how many homes to add to the Old Village project. ... So far, there's been strong community support for studying only the plan with the smallest number of new homes downtown, Klatt said. At a public hearing in February, some 70 residents showed up and most of them called for limiting the number to 600, said Steve DeLapp, a member of the Lake Elmo City Council. But some say only the people against growth are being heard, because residents who support a larger downtown are scared to speak up. DeLapp doesn't buy it. The new housing units would be a mix of single-family homes, townhouses, apartments and senior living. Lake Elmo has a quaint downtown that hasn't changed much in the past 30 or 40 years, said Klatt, who grew up in Lake Elmo. "Its roots go back to when Lake Elmo was almost a strictly agricultural community. Over time, of course, things have changed," he said.
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