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Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - Newspaper clippings regarding the proposed shopping center at 35E and Diffley Road - 1/1/19871 Fo t.DER S INS 20 21' 35EIDIFFLEY CENTER WILL IT HAPPEN? THE 35EIDIFFLEY CENTER IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF EAGAN PROPOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 1987. Signal LOADING DOCK Northwest Racquet & Swim Club Retail Anchor Target Retail Anchor WHAT DO YOU THINK? '1 THRU/RIGHT — — THRU THRU --- THRU ------------—DiffleyRd.- RIGHT _ THRU THRU Johnny Cake Ridge Road T Signal I 1. THRU _ LEFT TXRGHT RIGHT -IN/ U/RI Public Use Area Shops Grocery THRI_G THRU — — — -- — RIGHT OUT - - - - _ - - -- --_ THRUy I _THRU _.. _ _ — _ _ — _ — _ — — — _ _ Tc RU' THRU -_ J LEFT Office Office THRU,RIGHT THRu_- CSAH 30 - - —THRU Signal _ _ _ _I8IRU RIGHT Thomas Lake Road 1 i I THRU THRU This project is proposed by Thorson-Cornwell-Klohs Company, a development company working in Eagan since 1969. Soon the Eagan City Council and Planning Commission will be making a zoning decision on this retail and recreation center which will determine whether this project will be built. This quality retail/recrea- tion complex will mean much to the future of the Eagan community in jobs, tax base and convenient, com- petitive shopping. This project will be reviewed at the Planning Commission's public hearing January 27, 7 p.m. at City Hall. WILL IT HAPPEN? NOT WITHOUT CITY APPROVAL WHICH WILL REQUIRE YOUR INPUT AND SUPPORT! WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE CALL OR WRITE RON CORNWELL OR DENNIS KLOHS WITH YOUR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. Thorson-Cornwell-Klohs Company 5200 Willson Road, Suite 201 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55424 Telephone: 9277796 Prior Lake, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan, Bumselle—Wed., Jan. 7, 1987 Prior Lake, Apple Valley. Rosemount. 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Ot►rnswlle--Wed.,,Jan: 7. 1987 2 /OUTLOOK 1988 Business/Twin Cities St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch Monday, February 8, 1988 Nine million square feet of shopping space on boards Any weaknesses in retail sector not likely to show in 1st quarter By Wilma Randle Staff Writer Striking contrasts characterize the prospects for Twin Cities retailing. On the one hand, a slower -growth economy seems to say the future will go to the discounters and other more price - conscious merchants. On the other, top -of -the -line retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman- Marcus have set their sights on the region more than ever before. Look to the drawing boards and you'll see roughly 9 million square feet of new selling space proposed in nine large shopping centers — roughly twice the size of the four Dales shopping centers. But an examination of the market and its growth prospects raises the question of whether all that's being proposed will be built any time soon, if ever. Shorter term, the stock market crash and the overall economic outlook suggest more caution on the part of both retailers and their customers. Many retailers expect lackluster sales this year." "What happens in an uncertain economic climate is that people tend to pay down debt and buy less," said James McComb, retail analyst at Laventhol & Horwath in Minneapolis. Added James Newton of Economic Perspectives Inc., a market research and consulting firm in Delaware, Ohio: "In the short term things might look pretty decent in the first quarter, because autos did so poorly last year. ... We have an early Easter which will probably pump up sales. "It's in the second and third quarter that we're likely to see just how weak the retail sector is. "I don't know that anybody is going to make big bucks ... this year." Francis Fitzgerald, president of the Minnesota Retail Merchants Association, predicted that retail sales in the state will grow this year. "It won't be the double digits seen in the past," he said. "It will be slow, moderate growth." Yet looking at the retail activity in the Twin Cities one would be more likely to guess retailers were anticipating enormous growth. Proposals for new developments and improvements at existing centers seem to be springing up constantly. Proposed malls range from the 2-million-square foot Fashion Mall of America — the megamall — in Bloomington to Stillwater's Woodland Lakes center, planned to be about a seventh that size. Three major centers are being mapped in Eagan. In downtown Minneapolis, a huge new retailing center is being planned by La Societe Generale Immobiliere, a French developer. All these projects would come in the wake of big expansions of retailing last fall in the downtowns of Minneapolis, where the upscale Conservatory center opened, and St. Paul, where the newcomer was Town Court, with its more moderate -price stores. What's more, additions are under way or planned at Southdale, Maplewood Mall, Har-Mar and other suburban centers. Many smaller projects, ranging from 10,000-square-foot mini - malls on up to 300,000-square foot centers, also have been recently completed or are under way or in the talking stage. At the proposed large centers, developers are scrambling to land anchor tenants — major department stores and well-known specialty retailers. Already expected to enter the market are Bloomingdale's, Saks, Neiman-Marcus and Nordstrom. But clearly, Twin Cities customers have plenty of choices now about where to do their shopping. So why build more? Why, after years of being viewed as "Dayton's turf," has the area come to be viewed as a prime place to do business by so many outside mall developers and retailers? MAJOR SHOPPING MALLS PROPOSED, TWIN CMES AREA City Development Sq. Ft. Developer BLOOMINGTON Megamall 2,000,000 Triple Five/Simon EAGAN Cliff Lake Galleria 775,000 Hoffman Development/Ryan Construction EAGAN RIVER GROVE MINNEAPOLIS Town Centre 450,000 Nicollet 2 900,000 Federal Land Fine Assotiatlttt. La Societe Generale Immobiliere Robert Scott WOODBURY Wooddale 1,200,000 Estimated size when all proposed stages are built. in Application rejected but expected to be resubmitted. Cadillac -Fairview etropiiatiat, A shopper peruses the men's department at Marshall's Roseville. For one thing, said Laventhol & Horwath's McComb, the current economic forecast isn't a deterrent. "None of the major projects are going up in 1988," he said. "Retailers and developers look beyond the current climate to the long term." More immediately, McComb said, the economic climate is a major factor. In today's market, developers find it more difficult to secure commitments from department stores as anchors, he said. "Major stores like a Bloomie's or Saks or Main Street look at the Twin Cities as a market. They realize that business cycles have ups and downs and they know that by the time they come in, the economy will be different." Also, he said, the Twin Cities is a desirable market because one of its principal characteristics, stability, is in style. " ... It's one of the faster growing areas on the edge of what Staff Photos by Neale Van Ness discount store at Har-Mar Mall in Three major centers are being mapped in Eagan. people call the Rust Belt," he said. "We also have a diversified and stable economy. Stability is more popular today than the go-go of a Texas a few years ago." Unlike Texas and its dependence on oil, he said, no single industry fueP the Twin Ci" les economy. "It's hard to think of something that would make the area go boom, but it's also hard to think of anything that woula make it go bust." And the Twin Cities market is affluent, with a higher than average household income. Statistics confirm that those with higher incomes tend to spend much of their money at the area's stores. The Minneapolis -St. Paul market ranks 12th in total retail sales, ahead of Dallas, San Diego and St. Louis and just behind Atlanta and Houston, even though it ranks 15th in population. Figures also show that the Twin Cities is a retail magnet, drawing in customers from across the state. Whether the Twin Cities has too many stores, not enough or just the right number is a topic of intense debate. "Some of it may be by comparison," said Kenneth Christensen, national director of retail services at Ernst & Whinny in Minneapolis. "We may not be as over -stored as certain other geographic locations," he said. Still, he s.dd, continuing problems at St. Anthony Main and Riverplace in Minneapolis and at Galtier Plaza in St. Paul may be symptomatic of a situation of too many stores. Some people think the market can't support more stores. It can, said McComb — but at a price. Staff Graphic The upscale Conservatory at Eighth and Nicollet in Minne- apolis opened this fall. "We can support additional selling space in this market. What we can't do is maintain the same sales per square foot if everybody who says they're coming comes." Everybody won't come, said Marlin Gilhousen, who tracks retailing for the Metropolitan Council. "Some of these (projects) are just smoke and mirrors. I don't think they'll see the light of day," he said. Some developers simply won't be able to attract tenants and financing. And in certain cases, communities may not want the stores badly enough to satisfy developers, lenders and retailers. Added McComb, "Without major stores and without lenders you don't have a shopping center." Analysts believe retailers in certain lines — durable goods such as autos, furniture and major appliances — are likely to feel the tight economy most. Economic downturns or slowdowns are traditionally good news for discounters such as Target and K mart, said Newton, of Economic Perspectives. Department stores are likely to have a lean year, he said. But consumers shouldn't expect to see the widespread discounting again that was used last year. That strategy pumped up in-store sales but lowered overall gross profit margins. Inventories will be leaner this year, he said. Newton thinks retailers will do better next year. "I expect that 1989 will return to a period of modest growth in sales," he said. But he added a warning: "The one problem is the constant addition of retail selling space in markets, which will continue to make it difficult for any retailer to make a profit." BUSINESS/ TWIN CrIIES � ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS DISPATCH r economic forecasts are unusually cloudy year, trends in the makeup of the work force are much more predictable. Today, in the last of two reports on Minnesota's economy, we look at those trends as well as the state of the compu ter and retailing industries in the Twin. Cities area. mitETAIL SALES: Nine million square feet of shopping mall space is on Twin Cities area drawing boards. Page 2 �, �,� alFb>D CARE: Businesses are feeling the pressure of burgeoning child care needs. Page 3 ■ MARKETING: Cities ad agencies aren't feeling the brunt of the Dome's decision to drop cigarette advertising. Page 9 ■ COMMODITIES: A new book revives the issue of a social agenda for agriculture and public policy. Page 12 Computer indus expects solid year Little job growth anticipated By Dave Peters Staff Writer Minnesota's computer industry is scanning the horizon carefully for the clouds of recession, but so far, most companies say, the coast is clear. Orders for their products are up or at least stable, and some companies coming off their best year in the past several say things look good for continued growth in 1988. "We are watching for signs of an economic slowdown and we don't really see them," said Gil Williams, Control Data vice president of computer systems. "Everybody is more cautious but I also don't see people pushing the panic button," said John Fahlberg, chief executive officer of Zycad Corp. in Arden Hilts, a maker of specialized high-speed computers that saw a turnaround in 1987 and seems likely to report record sales. "We could have a good solid year." The importance of the industry to the state is significant. Of the manufactured goods that leave Minnesota for export overseas, for example, 53 percent come from the computer industry. But even if industry sales grow at the 10 percent predicted nationally by the Commerce Department, employment seems unlikely to follow along. Computer executives say the massive cutbacks of 1985 and 1986 are behind them, but they foresee little overall Please see Computers/7 WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8, 1988 Mark Morson/Staff Photographer State demographer R. Thomas Gillaspy says employers traditionally dependent on inexperienced workers willing to work for a low wage are likely to face a tight labor market. Labor force growth slows Minnesota workers also increasingly female, older By Steve Brook Staff Writer hile the budget and trade deficits and Black Monday have cast doubts on many of the economic factors that affect corporate planning, the future holds some certainties for Minnesota businesses. Minnesota's labor force is growing more slowly, is increasingly female and — most significantly — is getting older. For businesses, the implications are many. With the baby boom generation fully in the workplace, new workers are coming from the ranks of those born during the "baby bust" years. That means fewer workers entering the labor force. In a May 1987 report, the state said about 125,000 new workers went into jobs between 1980 and 1985. New entrants will drop to 119,000 between 1985 and 1990 and to 94,000 between 1990 and 1995. Minnesota's work force will be increasingly female in the years ahead, continuing trends that began in the '60s and accelerated in the '70s. In 1960, only 35 percent of the state's working -age women were in the labor force. By 1980, that percentage had increased to 54 percent, and a 1984 study LABOR FORCE GROWTH Numbers in millions 1.9 1980 1990 2000 % OF WORK FORCE UNDER 35 . 5j3% i?::V:i,Y+:i3%•Y.:�}vY.4}%??:•i'f..::v:•;rif?i SOURCE: Office of the state demographer, Minnesota State Planning Agency % OF WORK FORCE THAT'S FEMALE 45% 46% 1980 1990 2000 Figu es for 1990, 2000 are projections projected it will increase to 62 percent in 2000. While more women will join the work force, their share of all jobs will level off. Forty-four percent of Minnesota's work force was female in 1985, according to state estimates. By 2000, that number will have increased only slightly to 46 percent. But the feminization of the workplace, a big story in the '70s, is being eclipsed by the aging of the labor force. Between 1985 and 1990, the state's 1987 study estimates, the number of workers ages 20 to 24 will drop by 16 percent. At the same time, the number of workers ages 35 to 44 will rise by 24 percent. As a result, the labor force's median age — which stood at 29.2 in 1980 — is expected to increase to 32.5 in 1990 and 39.2 in 2010. In some parts of outstate Minnesota, the aging of the work force is likely to be even more pronounced as younger workers ,igrate to brighter economic lights. In economically depressed counties, more than 40 percent of the work force will be older than 45 by 2000, the state predicts. For all employers, the aging work force will require a complex balancing act. Employers traditionally dependent on inexperienced workers willing to work for a low wage are likely to face a tight labor market. Those employers will have to turn more to automation or to Staff Graphic non-traditional workers — the handicapped, developmentally disabled and older, retired segments of the population, the state suggests. "We're already seeing a lot of help wanted signs up at retail stores and fast-food outlets," said state demographer R. Thomas Gillaspy. "Places that traditionally hire teens are having a problem. They're looking at alternative sources of labor — for example, the mildly retarded, someone who 5 to 10 years ago would not have been sought out. "Fast-food places also are interested in getting retirees to work part of the day." Please see Demographics/ 10 Record number of women over 40 enter work force Divorce, cost of living, fulfillment need credited By Scott Carlson Staff Writer _ A L.. 7r_a...... Oldendorf, executive director of There has been Working Opportunities for fiflA�rAV �►_4A _ _ ' Women. St.Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch enter. Continued .frondPage:'1 C The„ DNR .agreement comes af- ter a ,week ofinteise negotiation With .'.'the:;; Hoffinan •Development Group 'arid Ryan. Construction'.Co., which hope to build the 266,000- square-foot center at Cliff and Rahn roads in Eagan. The project would bring a long-awaited Target discount store to the city: . The negotiationstetween the de veloper and the. state agencies in volved discussions at high levels.. David Sellergren, attorney for the Hoffman group, said he began re=.. questing - meetings with the . PCA and , DNR as soon as' he learned of their concerns. "We have sought to resolve those concerns at every appropriate level," Sellergren , said. "Some- times to resolve matters,,you.work your way through the organization- al chart." That meant 'seeking meetings with top administrators ' in the state agencies, Sellergren said. It also involved calling on former Gov. Wendell Anderson, a partner in the Larkin Hoffman•. Daly & Lindgren law firrn, to lobby the PCA on behalf of the Hoffman group. The Cliff Lake plan has been a long -running political controversy • in Eagan. City planner Dale Run- kle said the city received more comments . . on the environmental aspects Of the project than on any:. other development..• "I see no reason for any of. these state agencies to backpedal unless some' sort:of political pressure has been brought to bear," Ellison said. He said that if the council, in its last meeting of the year tonight, " All ofa sudden... they've eliminated or - mitigated some of the concerns.: 9 9 Dale Runkle -City'planner does not require an impact state- ment, he will have the question re- considered in January. • In letters submitted as official comments on the project's environ- mental assessment worksheet ear- lier this month, both the PCA and the DNR stronglyurged that the environmental impact statement be required. The DNR is concerned about the size and density of the project, which eventually could total more than 700,000 square feet if a planned hotel and business center are developed. But the agency also said the plan presents the potential for significant damage to nearby Cliff Lake, erosion and the dis- placement of wildlife. The PCA, in a letter last week, raised concerns about air quality, noise and the need for new road- ways to serve the shopping center. But after a flurry of meetings in recent days between the develop- er's attorney and administrators for the state agencies, the agencies said Wednesday they had resolved enough concerns to back off from their requests for an environmen- tal impact statement. Thursday, Dec. 17, 1987\ I • "You've got one letter • that's pretty strong," .said. Runkle, refer- ring. to the: initial statements of •• both the 'PCA- and,DNR. "Then all ofa sudden the developers are call- ing .... and they've eliminated or mitigated some of the concerns; It's a very changing process." Runkle will 'recommend tonight, that the council delay any action and give the developer a chance to work out its'problems. If not for . a city decision five years ago, .theproject would auto- matically -have to have an environ- mental impact statement because .of its size. But when the city adopt- ed a shore land protection .act in ' 1982; it exempted certain parcels of land . from , the new require- ments. Steve Thorne, deputy ' commis- sioner of the DNR, said his agen- cy's primary concerns Were for the water quality of Cliff Lake, which is a breeding area for walleyes. The. Hoffman group has agreed to direct the runoff from parking lots away from the lake and to protect the watershed that feeds it. Thorne also said Hoffman has agreed to 50-foot setbacks from the lake and has made other con- cessions. Although the DNR's previous let- ter cited wildlife, -erosion and other concerns as justifications for an environmental impact statement, Thorne said the agency's new posi- tion is to advise the city only on matters it has statutory authority to — namely, the water quality of Cliff Lake and protection of its shores. • -'r T _-. MRS Y el Km Ad 11/z-H.P. 71-INCH CIRCULAR • Utility general purpose circular saw. Two handle surface and double insulation. #7190 • Infinite speed lock. • Reversing action. • Double insulated. #7308 Eagan council sa no impacfstudy neeI:ed for center By Chuck Haga Staff Writer ,The Eagan City 'Council 'voted 3-1 Thursday night not to require a for- mal environmentalimpact statement from developers of the $25 ,million Cliff Lake Galleria.shopping center. But council member and mayor -elect Vic Ellison, who cast the only nega- tive vote, said he expects the. action will be overturned when the new .council•takes office next month. Ellison defeated Mayor Bea Blom quist in the November election, which turned largely on the shopping center issue. The new council is ex- pected to be more critical of the pro- ject. "I feelas though we're rushing blind- ly because • of a self-imposed time limit,'-' Ellison said. At the new coun- cil's first meeting "I intend to enter- tain a motion to overturn" the deci- sion, he said. "I want the developers • of negotiations' involving city cials, developers and the state partment of Natural Reso •(DNR) and Minnesota Pollu Control Agency (MPCA). The _ and MPCA had raised ' quest about environmental impact, ey cially the project's potential effect Cliff Lake. Both agencies hadsaid;t • city would be justified in requiring environmental impact statement,. process that developers say wou cause delays and extra costs. But the agencies appeared to be reas sured this week by commitment's from developers. "We raised odr concerns," said Steve Thorne, deputy; 'commissioner of the DNR, "and they met our concerns —' not all .of. them, but the • remaining points would not by themselves justify" an'' environmental impact statement. David Sellergren, attorney for the, Hoffman Development 'Group, fold the council that contracts and other procedures will'guarantee that all en - to know that any action they may vironmental questions about `tlie take (based on last night's vote) will project will be resolved. be at their own risk." The proposed 266,000-square-foot center at Cliff and Rahn Rds. would include Target and Super Valu stores as major tenants. It may eventually cover 700,000 square feet if a hotel and business center are developed. Preliminary plans for developing the - 65-acre site. were approved earlier this month on 'a 3-2 vote. Last night's action came after a flurry "We haven't just said we will doall' these things," Sellergren said. "We_ have committed ourselves in writing: to the DNR, the MPCA and this city', • to do all these things." But some Eagan residents asked `the, council to give more thought to;re;' quiring an environmental study„ "Don't block us out of our right to' comment," Michele Swanson said. "These are our. neighborhoods." • Star Tribune/Friday/December 18/ 198 PaUI ny Pstatc elding on ',problem' ( n to $20 million;'and a 600-stall 'king ramp, at the southwest cor Before construction of a public safety s r of Dale . St. and University • Av. building could theben and Rutzick ae project would provide new office University,city 'ace for 600 employees of the state would•have to acquire site control of ippartment of PublicSafety: the property. IF tutiick's proposal is one of at least The city has an option to buy the - • ch'ree development plans that will be submitted to the_ state that call for locating 'the' building in'or near downtown St: Paul or the State Capi,- ttiI•grounds. The state is soliciting bids from developers for a new' pub- . lie -,safety building to consolidate de- pdrtrncnt offices scattered in seven •baildings.in the metropolitan area: It isMaccepting bids through Jan. 8 and iss,expected to make a decision by lard Meryhew "It begins to address quite a few riter � issues we have to deal with out there. • It would have a high customer vol- apt 'neighborhood best known ume that would promote good retail prostitution, blight and sex -trade' for existing businesses and be a -d movie houses is the city of catalyst for attracting new business. ng. choice for a new state office It's a. accessibility anod d it's cloit has se to the Stateood °g' Capitol. And' in our. opinion, it's a officials said Thursday that they, higher and better use ofthat land and. to support and promote a pro- an attractive addition to that neigh- tl by St. Paul developer Jim Rut- . borhood." that calls for building a four- , •y office project. costing $16 mil- It's also very much of a long shot. May. The timing of .the Rutzick bid -is perfect for the city, which is trying to - gain site control of two sex -oriented • movie theaters at the Dale-Universi- ty;'intersection •— the Flick and the Faust to spark redevelopment of - thp deteriorating eastern' end of Uni- versity AV.. • "We "really are quite excited about tie possibility," said Gloria Bostrom, a!project manager for the Planning and Economic Development Depart - Flick Theater, owned by Ferns Alex- and'br, on the northwest corner of the • intersection, but cannot exercise that option until it gains control of the Faust, across University Av. on the property earmarked for the Rutzick development. The city initiated condemnation pro- ceedings on the Faust property last week, hoping to acquire it by emi- nent domain. A hearing on that issue is scheduled for February in Ramsey County District Court. • Even if the city can acquire the land, however, the Rutzick proposal would still have to be, the choice of state officials, who hope to have a new or renovated building ready for the Public Safety Department by 1989. Other local developers who have said they would bid for the project are John Mannillo, a'downtown building owner who would like to build an care nroiect in Lowertown, and Jer- Ga eria will face anuary mrdles By Bruce Orwell Staff Writer The Eagan City Council told the developers . of the controversial Cliff Lake Galleria shopping cen- ter Thursday that it will not re- quire an environmental impact statement for the project, but May- or -elect Vic Ellison issued a stern warning that the matter will be re- considered in January. In not requiring the environmen- tal impact statement, the city council will save the Hoffman De- velopment Group thousands of dol- lars and months of time in com- pleting its planned 266,000-square- foot shopping center. The complex would be anchored by the city's first Target discount store. But Ellison, who sits on the coun- cil, said -he does not think enough environmental questions have been answered to make a decision on an impact statement yet. He put the Hoffman group on notice that the new city council will take another `locik'at'the project upon taking of- fice in January, and said Thurs- day's action "doesn't amount to a hill of beans." .. "I feel as though we're really rushing blindly because of a self - Unposed time . restraint," Ellison said. "As the next mayor of this city, after the ,first of the year. I intend::. to entertain a motion to overturn this. Any action in the meantime is done at their own David Sellergren,. an 'attorney for the Hoffman group, replied just as strongly: "This developer in- tends to rely on the rights given to it by this council. We intend to pro- ceed." The developer could conceivably spend quite a lot of money on ar- chitectural drawings and other items that have been waiting until this step in the process. Several state agencies offered written comments on the project, none of which said an environmen- tal impact statement was absolute- ly necessary. But a pair of those agencies — the Department of Natural Resources and the Minne- sota' Pollution Control Agency — had been on record as recently as last week saying .that an : impact statement would be justified. The reversed opinions came af- ter a week of meetings and intense lobbying by the developer. The PCA, in its final letter, said it still has questions relating to traffic and air quality . that it wants an- swered. Sellergren said the developer is willing to answer those questions when the PCA considers an indi- rect source permit for the project. City planning director Dale Run- kle told the council that he thought a decision on the impact statement should have been delayed until af- ter the lingering environmental concerns had been addressed. But fourth -term Mayor Bea Blomquist, in her last city council meeting, said the environmental assessment worksheet prepared for the project was sufficient, and an impact statement would not provide more relevent informa- tion. • "We could sit here and extend this andextend this," Blomquist ff said. "I don't know if we would get* any further." �l.illiuriem: s. service age -Programs ; for children, includini care and foster care, are being orgai established "division;.of, the.Minnesotz Department. ' The . department said the Childref sion is, an attempt to place more e lems such as poverty, teen pregnan • age of adoptive homes. There already is a children's ser the department. The formation of a devoted to these issues is a sign; of the problems "and the departnient' addressing them," Commissioner S. Hastings parking plan.set By Richard, Chin. Staff Writer The Hastings Housing -and 'Tiede? velopment Authority has come up • a plan to provide parking for a proposed $4.3 million downtown hotel and restaurant project- after • two previous plans proved .to be flawed. The latest proposal; which . the authority board approved by a unanimous vote Thursday, calls for .the city to provide 180 parking •spaces around the proposed 72- room riverfront hotel, plus an addi-. :tional 75 spaces inn parking lot lo- ' rated a block away. • . ' Housing and Redevelopment Au- thority Director John .Grossman said the parking project plus other public improvements .planned for the hotel will cost about $680,000 in public money. He said the au- thority should .be able to pay for . that through tax increment finance funds if the citycouncil will:agree to pay for a $167,000 water main that also is needed for the hotel • project and other .buildings) inthe area. • " M—" h • request.. W;2Ir'g ,°•+-iore',+h,.. city coilo.litonts meeting Monday. The , parking plan replaces one that the authority considered for the past *three months to construct a 265-space parking " ramp. That plan, however, would : have cost about $2 million including utility, improvements, which was too ex- : pensive, Grossman said. A previous plan, proposed short- ly after the hotel proposal was unveiled in April, called- for park- ing lots with 265 spaces to be built around the hotel site' at a cost of about $1.3 million, Grossman said. But that plan was rejected because 'it would have required the acquisi- tion of an old homestead property. against the owner's will and would have blocked future development along the river. " • . Grossman said the- time needed to resolve the parking issue has held up Bloomington developer Ron Jacob's efforts by about three months 'to put the hotel project, to- gether. Some city officials and residents • also have become concerned that Jacob, president of Historic Inns of • America, was the "developer of the Nicollet Island .Inn in Minneapolis • and the Fitger's on the Lake hotel, restaurant and shopping complex in Duluth. The owners of both proj- ects have run . into financial diffi- culties. But Grossman said Jacob's abili- ty to get financing for the hotel project should be the city's best measure on whether the project is feasible: THREE SECTIONS News • Sports General Section Real Estate Section Classified Section 76 pages Eagan THISWEEK Your Community Newspaper Volume, No. 43 Doc. 21,1987 Burnsville girls' shooters dunk Mayo p.36A Yuletide spirit cheers community ... p.14A In -district transfers studied by Rosemount .. p.15A Council finds no need for Cliff Lake EIS By BRENDA GUDERIAN Saying further study would have no benefits, three of four Eagan City Council members gave the go-ahead to developers in the Cliff Lake Galleria project. Council Member Ted Wachter was absent from Thursday's meeting, because he had had emergency surgery the day before. Mayor Bea Blomquist, council members Tom Egan and Jim Smith voted a "negative" re- sponse to the Environmental Assessment Worksheet, which means that the city will not re- quire an Environmental Impact Statement for the controversial development to be located at Rahn and Diffley roads. The de- veloper of the project, Hoffman Development Group, plans a Target discount store and Cub grocery store for the site. Council Member Vic Ellison cast the only vote in favor of an EIS statement Thursday even- ing, and promised the audience and developers that the issue would again be brought up in Jan- uary when he takes over as n yor. A city staff member said at Ellison's threat borders on politicking and probably could not be done. Although some audience mem- bers voiced their concern over environmental issues, and Elli- son encouraged more time on the study, Egan and Dave Seller- gren, attorney for the developers, spoke of precedent. "There have been 28 to 29 pro- jects for which an EAW has been enough (in Eagan)," Sellergren said. "You'd be breaking prece- dent to require an EIS." He also said the 158-page EAW is the most extensive one of its kind that the city has completed. Egan assured the council and audience that any concerns a regulatory agency has, the city is capable of regulating. "I fail to see why we should break prece- dent and call for one (an EIS)," Egan said. He later assured those in attendance that their concerns are important to him, and said that by keeping the development at its planned location, the city can watch and control the devel- opment. Ellison urged that more time be spent studying the questions on environmental impact, but Blomquist cut off discussion. "We could extend and extend this and wait for more letters to come in, but what are we waiting for to come in? We could sit and discuss this all night, but I don't know where we'll get." City planner Dale Runkle said the Department of Natural Re- sources and the Pollution Control Agency had modified their stands on the environmental aspects of the project. Many meetings be- tween regulatory agencies and developers had resulted in the change. Egan pointed out that the city has shoreline ordinances, but there were also exceptions to that rule, and the Cliff Lake area was one of them. A setback by the. lake would help protect it from the shopping center's runoff. The DNR and PCA had earlier requested that an EIS be done, but have now backed off from the request. Season has special meaning for local couple 'n them nowhere. AND A BIG THANK YOU! Doug Cole Debbie Cole Owner Owner Kristine Andree Doreen Andrews Lou Ann Archambault Sheila Bailey Char Baker Barb Benner Mike Bjerke Company Bookkeeper Stylist Receptionist Stylist Stylist Stylist Manager Town Centre Burnsville Burnsville Cedar Cliff Cedar Cliff Burnsville Cedar Cliff Courtney Candalino lila cols Jennifer Daniels Diane Diedrich Brenda Dotzler Receptionist Stylist Stylist Stylist Stylist Town Centre Cedar Cliff Burnsville Town Centre ville Terese Eberhardt Kris Federowicz Stylist Reception DNR, Cliff Lake agreement .revised By BRENDA GUDERIAN After a two -week delay, the agreement between the Depart- ment of Natural -Resources, the Ryan -Hoffman. Development group and the city of Eagan was approved. The new agreement sets more . stringent guidelines for the Bevel opers in the Cliff Lake Galleria project and goes beyond the agreement.approved by the out • - going .city council at its Dec. 30 meeting. • At the Dec. 30 meeting, an agreement signed by the DNR and the developers was recogniz- ed by the council, headed at that • time by former Mayor Bea Blom- quist. When new Mayor •Vic Elli- son took office, he nullified the' agreement • and hired attorney Larry Guthrie to work out a new agreement. This agreement was presented at the council's Jan. 19 meeting. - • • The revised.. agreement de creases the total square feet in the proposed $75 million project,. which has a Target and Cub Foods stores as anchor tenants. An additional 15,000 square feet were cut by this agreement, and 75'parking spaces were elimin- ated. The revised agreement also increases by 6.7 acres the amount of unpaved land and makes a commitment to keeping as many • trees as possible there. Residents of the •area along Rahn and Cliff roads have been opposed to the large project. A lake on the property is one of their main concerns, along with ,traffic through • the residential and school area. . The revised agreement also sets the project farther back from the lake. According to Tom Colbert, city public works director, the agree- ment will provide for better inter- nal traffic circulation around the mall, and is ,in the interests of Cliff Road. Bill McHale of Ryan Construc- tion Co. told the board how much the development has been reduc— ed. Original plans called for 350,000 square feet. It was then reduced to 278,000 and now is 263,0_00 for the retail complek. Ellison, who has been an oppo- nent of the project, commended the developers on meeting the needs of the'city in regard to the project, but reminded them that many needs will still need to be met before the final plat is ap- proved. Among remaining con- cerns for the residents and city officials is the traffic that will be• generated from this project. et tnteer as counselors and support-to-visuallyhandicap- pecTpersons. This is the first year that hearing -impaired persons are .included: St. Paul Society for . the Blind was the first organiza- • tion in'the United Staters -to design a peer. counseling program for blind , persons. More than 45. counselors have graduated from the program. It is one of the society's most active volunteer programs. ist. 19;1 teacher. opposes scharge, requests hearing A District 191 Vista View Ele- mentary teacher suspended in October following several charges of criminal sexual assault, has requested a hearing before the board of education. Richard Heidemann, 42, re- quested the board hearing in op- position, to termination proceed- ings the board started against him Jan. 7. , Sally Bell, superintendent of schools for the Burnsville -Eagan - Savage school district, reported Heidemann's formal request to the board Jan. 21, and, she stated that "proceedingsare under' way to set a hearing date." She did not e may be. information revealed in the hear- ing will be made public, regard- less of whether the hearing is closed. Roger Barrett of the Minnesota Education Association, who is representing, Heidemann • in his "employment situation," said he did not advise Heidemann either way regarding the move to call a board hearing. "That was his choice and he made it on his own', without a recommendation from' me," Barrett said. - Barrett did indicate he would advise Heidemann on' whether to - call for an open or closed hearing, but would not reveal ' what his recommendation will be, proceedings against the teacher, who has been suspended with' pay . 'since October. The school district held off on discharge proceedings • pending the results of a two - month investigation conducted by a St., Paul law firm, Ratwik, Roszak, Maloney and Bartel. The • results of the investigation.. prompted Bell to recommend the \board start discharge proceed ings. Heidemann was suspended • Oct. 27, the day after Burnsville; police filed charges of two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of fourth- . degree criminal sexual conduct - aaainst him. i Eagan may decide on - Targetsite this.week. Election unlikely to. have effect, By Conrad deFiebre f 1 Staff Writer A two-year battle over where to build a Target store in Minnesota's fastest - growing city is likely to be settled this week — two days after the close of a bitter election campaign that re- volved around that very issue. . But the election probably will -have no direct • effect on the Eagan City Council's decision Thursday on . a third possible Target store in the city. That's because Tuesday's winners will not take office until Jan.' 1. "The "lame thick ``council could put this through," said council challenger - David Gustafson, an opponent of the proposal. •"That may well happen." The situation is similar in Blaine and Shakopee, two other fast-growing suburbs. where major development issues are on council agendas be- tween the election and the changing of the guard. In both those -cities the decisions involve proposed outdoor music amphitheaters that are • op- posed by election challengers. • At stake in Eagan is whether a Target discount store, a Cub Foods super- market and a small shopping center will be built near Cliff Rd. and Inter- state Hwy. 35E. The project of Ryan Construction Co. and the Hoffman Development Group would' set -across a city street from a park and an elementary school — too close for the safety of 'children• using .those places, critics say. • - The Eagan Planning Commission, city planner, city attorney and hun- dreds of the •site's neighbors have voiced opposition to the project, but only one member of the council has • joined their protests. -The three coun-. Eagan continued on page 17A The St. Paul Companies' statement said: • "While we do not. disbelieve the statement of Fred Kirby ... that Al- Ieghany will not seek control of the St. Paul, we ,are working closely with our legal, financial and other advisers , to consider the implications of ` Al- leghany's intention to further in- crease its holdings and to assess the harm such an investment might cause top .other shareholders and stakeholders." Under Minnesota's insurance hold- ing company act, 'anyone who wishes to acquire more than 10 percent of an insurance operation such as the St. Paul must first obtain approval of the Minnesota commerce commissioner. The St. Paul's • statement also said: "We are monitoring this matter closely and we will utilize 'all of the means available to us under the law to assure that the legitimate interests of all of our stakeholders are protect- ed. Depending on what develops, we may well conclude that Alleghany's investment in the company • is un- friendly and detrimental." 1 EAGAN: Zoning of Target site at issue, .. _.__ '�...........� r .,�w� mh- Early this year, Ellison was the only Continued from page 15A • . of rezoning applications for -two oth- Early was the only. er sites near I-35E where Target ' council member to back .a proposal • cil .members seeking reelection to- subsequently.thave tsued heth cityn and the bydowners ', t the re o Bieette'Co. d build thantwo t morrow, including Mayor Bea Blom sev- miles from quilt, have remained silent • on the cases remain in couittlC°c ty'sglegal 'majority votede it down and the de - approval. Target issue. or hinted they will vote fees this yeareral Other Willexceed $300,000. ' velopers sued. approval. The only known opponent on the A legal tangle -of property rights and Bietet representatives, who have said ' council is Vic Ellison, who also is 'land -use law is overshadowing. the they, hope to' reintroduce their .pro - challenging Blomquist. for reelection current Target decision. Robert Hoff- posalbefore the new e .provia is sCoue of as mayor. He has made Target a key ' man, a lawyer and former Metropoli-• nextyear, •campaign issue, saying that the Cliff tan Council 'member \who owns land Ellison's campaign financing and • site is . wrong place" for a is planned has. re the Cliff Rd. -shopping. threatened nother lastrlweek all of t that reported filing in major shopping center. suit if his proposal is'rejected. campaign contributions•• Gustafson When asked about the timing of ,the . listed only $5 from Eagan residents council decision, however, Ellison A Hoffman suitagainst Eagan would unconnected with Bieter.. , , said only that it might . be put off be especially troublesome because his , . until Nov. 17. City inaction beyond law firm of Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & :• ,Blomquist and City Council Member that date could 'allow the . project to Lindgren Ltd. is defending the city James Smith, meanwhile, have got - go ahead, city attorneys have said. be Target deinst a v5 suit eloper, eloperr,, Roberthe first O'Neil.. tatives of he Hoffman projfrom ect and The developers contend their siteis other developers: properly zoned for a shopping center "I will do anything I can to help Together, four 'candidates have and the city has no choice but to those neighbors (of the Cliff Rd. site), ' reported , thoseore than ' andid a have approve the project. The city.planner but I'm afraid I won't have a say,"• m- and attorney 'disagreed saying the Blomquist said. "Nobody will have ,a paign;contributions.. plans "require a rezoning, an d the say. We won't win in court . City Council Member Ted .planning o olanning cmmison baked them on a 5-2 vote � last- week. But the Ellison, disagreed: "I expect we're go- and' challenger Stephen Rosenthal, commission's decision• is merely. ad- •ing to end up in court no matter how who listed no contributions from suandTthe ay goes the City' lawsuit should enter inttheo 'theon of 'would-be deci- am'p gn chestset dof less developers, $500 Council Thursday evening. lion." • • between them. Blomquist has led council rejection embezzlement of $60,000 to $117,000 from 1985 to 1987., A final • figure bias not been, reached. Bouschor sentenced the Konecznys ionie to. Dylan almost a miracle to her. For example, the first time Dylan "talked back" to heron her palm was amazing, she said. And when' Wayne after .six years of .toilet training — unexplain- ably. began using the bathroom, she was thrilled. The trick, Drange believes, isito nev- er.,expect. too much. "My axiom is, " 'And this too shall pass,' " she said. ; "That's helped me a lot." Drange says'that caring for the boys comes naturally to her, that it's noth- . ing special. Besides, she said, the •boys are "more well-behaved than most teens, andthey don't talk back, play stereos or get into trouble: "I like doing' what I'm doing," •she said. "The only time 1 really need time off is when,I visit my daughter in Texas. And I have a friend I ex- change respite care with." . Drange , believes that sharing her home with the boys has been good not only for their development, but hers. ; . 0 a,,,nMAvt \ndl` CONTACT YOUR Blue Cross -Blue Shield Credit Union 456-8098 Building Trades' Credit Union -St. Paul J646-6591 Canco Employees Credit.Union ' 645.0771 City& County Employees St. Paul Credit Union 348-2800 Cloverleaf Creamery Emply. Credit Union 522-6691 Como Northtown Credit Union 488:2535 ConAgra/Peavey Employees' Credit Union 370-7677 Eleciric Machinery Employees Credit Union 378.8100 Fort Snelling Federal Credit Union 726-9252 Hiway Credit Union 291-1515 H.B.I. 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CREDIT UNION • Minnesota Education Association Credit Union 227-0669 Minnesota Teamsters Credit Union 378-1447 Northrup King Employees Credit Union 781-5391 Northwest Airlines Credit Union 726-3041 •ta— Our Own Hardware Credit Union 890.2700 Pillar Credit Union 330-8665 Sacred Heart Parishioners Credit Union 776.7255 Sheet Metal Workers Local .10 Credit Union 770.2385 Southside Federal Credit Union 827-8181 Stroh Employees Credit Union '778-3178 St. Paul Telco Credit Union 227.7727 TC United Citizens League Credit Union 331-1804 Teachers Federation Credit Union' 544-9038 - Twin Cities Auto Employees Credit Union 698.8801 . . • ' . • Twin City Co-ops Credit Union 331.1804 United BN Credit Union 298-2837 VIP Metro Credit Union 774-0818 . Eagan gets ew plan,` deadijne on Target Mayor -elect says lif's a 'done deal' 114 Conrad deFiebrgyi :Staff Writer /�' U I (i " iAfter four months of bitter contro- ' ;versy and election campaigning over :a proposed Target store at. Cliff Rd. :and Interstate Hwy. 35E, the site's ;developers have given Eagan officials la revised plan and a Dec. 1 deadline `for deciding its fate. • The deadline, imposed by the Hoff- man Development Group falls one ;month before a new Eagan City ,Council takes office. In last week's municipal election, two key support- ers of the Hoffman proposal were defeated, including long-time Mayor B4.B1omquist. :Mayor -elect Vic Ellison, an outspo- `ken.,opponent of the proposal, said a majority of, the five -member council would share his views in January. But: he added, that will be too late to stopthe project, which has been criti- cized for its proximity to a neighbor- • hood, park and elementary school. • "It..looks like a done deal to me," Ellison said. "The two lame ducks are going to be, voting for the project. Their legacy to this city will be a huge retail ••development smack dab•in the middle: of a` residential neighbor hood." Attorneys say that delaying the deci- sion beyond the developer's deadline would result in tacit.city approval of the -project, even though a key envi- ronmental review .will not be com- pleted by then. Meanwhile, the devel- oper has threatened to sue the city and Target spokesmen have hinted they will look outside Eagan for a new store . site if the proposal is • turned down: An attempt by • Ellison to reject the original proposal and begin a new 120-day review,,of'the revised plans was defeated 3-2 by the City Council last=week. James.Smith, who lost his reelection bid last week toproject critic Dave Gustafson, joined Blom- quistand Thomas Egan in then major- ity;'.Ted Wachter and Ellison corn-. prised the minority. • Gustafson .led a• 5-2 planning com- rnission` vote against the original plans Oct.27.That rejection prompt- ed 'the Hoffman group to offer the 'alternative proposal, •President Pat- rick Hoffman said. The new plan for -a :Target, Cub Foods and small shopping center ap- • • • Target continued on page 8Y nside Schools/Age of :Computers arrives =yin"West St. Paul school library/ Page 3Y People/Role may get career off. .ground/Page 6Y Seniors/Ways being found for business to use retirees/Page 4Y :Religion/Banners tell of changing, church seasons/ Page: 2Y. i_Uuiciau 1)\iLii .iUU J L u 8011. C 11 the church at 454-2344,for more information.. �. Comr,& nity welcomes entries from the public for this column. Please) mail or deliverto: Community News/Religion Column Star Tribune , ' 425 Portland Av. S. : :ti Minneapolis, Minn. 55488 . • ,c )WNHILL PACKAGES s First!) Reg. NOW . tol 4S Jr . 321.95 239.95 Pkg 381.95 199.95 it M 361.95 . 179.95 0 441.95 279.95 X 564.95 399.95 r Concept 439.95 229.95 Pkg. Inc. Mounting . 10% Off any other ski item when purchasing a package • t i r 'COUPON —• SKI TUNE-UP SPECIAL DOWNHILL .. REG. $18.95 9.95 CROSS-COUNTRY REG. $9.95 6.95 Void with Other Offers/Coupons Coupon Expires 11/16/87 VALLEY BIKE & SKI Burnsville 3605 W. Hwy. 13 890-9101 • NEW STORE Eagan 13 & Cedar Ave. 456-9843 • Nimilimmomml kY SALE RTS TOMORROW, 9. AMI NT SALE i ONLY RTMENT OF 'ANTS summer pants in all sizes. Store Hours o. Bloomington Monday thiu Friday 9 AM - 9 PM Sal 9AM•6PM ' Sun 11 AM•5 PM Target Continued from page 1Y parently conforms to a development map the city approved eight years ago. Unlike the earlier proposal, it. provides a 10-acre buffer of apart- ment housing between the $25;mil- lion shopping center and Rahn Park and Rahn school. .It. also includes less overall retail• space; meaning that the environmen- talk review now being conducted on, the first proposal should suffice for the revision, Hoffman,said. Ellison said, however, that. the new plan still may call for too much com- mercial density in an area mapped for a mix of stores and apartments. Too little time remains, before Dec. 1 for the council and planning commis- sion to properly consider this and other issues, he said. "It's a whole new proposal and it ' deserves study throughout the proc- ess," Ellisonsaid. "The developer is holding a gun • to the head of the planning commission." `tom' ---7 /►�\ - . council beefing 5 647q. r.1(. • Preliminary plat, OK'd on Cliff lake • project Bill McHale, of Ryan Construction Co., was granted approval for the preliminary plat of the Cliff Lake Shopping Center by the Eagan City Council March 1. That approval carries a responsibility to agree to further conditions suggested by city staff and to others from the • Advisory Planning Commission. The conditions deal with structural and construction concerns. The fate of Rahn Road was also discussed and will be studied fur- ., ther. Rahn'was to be abandoned on the south side of the center, cut-_ • ting off shopping traffic, but allowing park use. Residents attending -.Tuesday's meeting were not in favor of the abandonment and CounT; cil Member Ted Wachter strongly urged that further possibilities. be studied forthe road and traffic patterns. • . The council also instructed traffic engineers to redraw the planned road' that will circle the center. In the course of being redesigned several times, the road has moved further north than many council members feel it should be. By having the road redrawn, the council hopes to keep the projectwithin approved boundaries. City Attorney, Paul Hauge was directed to study whether a planned • development amendment was needed for the much -changed project. tiii -(Continued) ent teaching styles. "I finally figured out that the answer was not the course content, but my teaching style, and that I had to change it-." Born still teaches the same basic skills, but he varies his teaching methods, class exer- cises and -assignments. One thing he refuses' to vary is the students he teaches: Referr- ing to himself as a "career junior high teacher," he's found satis faction and rewards with teach- ing students at that level. His classroom success, he suggested, comes from being honest and straightforward in his classroom. "I try to point out things in the real world that are important, and I try to show them how what they're studying in the classroom relates to what's happening out there." ' Often easier said than done, Born said he sometimes explains "Kids in my classroom today are more and more like the ones I had when I first started teaching in 1964," he recalled. --They're more willing to accept things without protest, they want good grades, and they want to please their parents." Born describes the "student of the '80s" as "sophisticated 'and conservative, and willing to ac- cept -values and expectations." "Back in the 1970s, the kids would have sit-down because they didn't like the hamburgers that day. That just doesn't hap- pen today." Born equates more of the changes he's experienced at. Met- calf with the shifts in society as a whole. "In the mid-1960s, we went from a rigorous, very focused system to one that was open and individualized," -he remembered. "A lot of what we tried was very Target store aimed at Eagan Although the future of Dayton- HudSon Corp. and Target stores presently hangs in the balance with the threat of a possible un- friendly takeover plans. for the $25 million shopping center which. would include a Target store are still set to go. According to a representative of Target stores, if a takeover did materialize he felt there would be little impact. "No matter who owns the company the store • would go'in," the representative said. He added that the Burn- sville Target store has been under 'what he referred to as "consumer stress" for some time and that the Target store in Eagan could provide a better shopping environment. Pat Hoffman, president of the family -owned Development Group of Edina speaking•on the, issue of the effect the Dayton - Target takeover would have on the Eagan development said that as developers you always have to deal with many unknowns and that the development would move ahead as planned. The Target store which will share space with a supermarket and several other smaller stores will be located northwest of I-35E and Cliff Road. Plans for 'the project will be submitted to the Eagan City council some time this summer. Mayor Bea' Blomquist said she welcomed the project adding that as long as the project complied with the present zoning and plat- ting ordinances she could see no problems concerning the projects approval. The Cliff Road location for a Target store is not the first loca- tion that has been proposed. The Bieter Company proposed a •Target store to -be located at 35E and Diffley Road but that pro- posal was denied by the.Eagan ci- ty council because the location would have called for.. rezoning the area as it did not follow the cities' Comprehensive Guide Plan. Ryan Construction Company, a - joint developer with the Hoffman ,Development Group, • plans . to begin construction of the center in the fall of 1988. • ,ned to house elementary educa- irt in Eagan this fall'. The facility In Architects Inc. pose of - a stu- )ment. ill•lend ctional Irocess nt out knows ion the 1. - [A cer= )e paid merit ?,m for native throe jective review by the executive director of Tesseract; and by the ' • teachers' creative input. Unlike public school teachers who become involved with recess supervision, monitoring lavatory and lunch periods, the teachers at' Tesseract will teach only. Golfe said that Educational Alterna- tives philosophy is to have teach- ers totally immersed in meeting the educational needs of the Tess- eract students. Golfe' said they will be considered master teach- ers, as custodians will be hired to care for the students outside of :Morse, Pfeiffer newly elected Timothy R. Morse and Richard G. Pfeiffer, both of Eagan, are among the . newly elected vice presidents in the Medical Ser- vices Division of St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., St. Paul. Morse joined the St. Paul firm in 1972 in its Cleveland office.. He held several underwriting posi- tions in Cleveland, San Diego and Bloomington; Ill., before being elected to an underwriting office in the home office in 1980. A graduate of St.. Cloud State University, Morse also has a chartered property/casualty underwriter designation. He anc his family live • in Eagan as do Pfeiffer and his family. Pfeiffer has held underwriting positions in 'San Francisco, Cin cinnati, Nashville and Chicago Pfeiffer is a graduate of_Northerr Illinois University. WOMEN to hear about networking WOMEN, a group for women business owners or women plann ing to start their own business, will meet Wednesday, July 8 a 11:30 a.m. at Holiday Inn Burn sville, 14201 Nicollet Ave. Diane Rasmussen, owner/ma nager of Careers • Unlimited o 12.0 Reviews/5C Comics/6C ST: PAUL PIONEER PRESS DISPATCH E By Bruce Orwell Staff Writer ;The prospect for opening a Target store in 'Eagan brightened considerably Tuesday night as the City Council approved preliminary plans ar a Target -anchored mall in the southern part of the city. , council voted 3-2 to approve plans that gr,quld place the 266,000-square-foot mall with the Target discount store and Cub Foods store on a 49-acre site at Cliff and Rahn roads. The project by the Hoffman ,Development Group of Burnsville has bounced between the Eagan City , Council and Planning Commission since August. The developers must Still clear several envi- ronmental hurdles and obtain final approval from the council. • iThe council action came after a parade of Conflicting views from developers, consultants, city stiff ,ancl state officials. • !Glen Van Wormer, a traffic consultant with SEH Engineers of St. Paul, said traffic near the shOpping center would increase by about 30,000 car -trips a day, and significant road alterations 1 DAKOT.A....COUNTY. M .R0 rs first hurdle would be necessary. But growth in the area is inevitable, he said. "There will be some delays, there will be some congestion," Van Wormer said. "But it Will function satisfactorily for a commercial center .. . Cliff Road is going to have additional traffic no matter what type of development goes in there." Mike Mueller, a hydrologist for the Minneso- ta Department of Natural Resources, said the proposed development raises concern about erosion and the wildlife habitat around Cliff Lake. The' DNR has placed 41,000 walleyes in the lake over the past few years. "The wildlife habitat will practically be elim- inated," Mueller said. An environmental assess- ment work.sheet is in progress for the site. Dave Sellegren, attorney for the Hoffman group, said the developer can make adjust- ments to preserve the lake environment. The Hoffman, group preferred a different configuration of the shopping center, but ran into heavy opposition from city staff, the Advi- sory Planning Commission and neighborhood residents. City staff members told the developers that the first proposal would require rezoning be-. cause it conflicted with part of a planned devel- opment agreement filed in the late 1970s. • Neighborhood residents complained that the development was too close to Rahn Elementary School and a city park, which are down the street. Planning Commission hearings and the first city council debate on the project each ran more than four hours' as neighbors said their children would be endangered. - Opening a Target store in. Eagan has been a difficult problem for more than the Hoffman group. Earlier this year, the councilrejected a request to rezone land at Interstate 35E and Diffley Road for a Target -anchored mall to be built by the Bieter Co. of Edina. After the last delay in the Cliff Lake project, Target spokesman George Hite said the chain had become frustrated with the slow process and was considering looking at sites outside of Eagan; probably in Apple Valley. St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch INNESOTA BRIEFING. edwood Falls ■ Austin iles west of the Duluth airport. a safety inspector with the Federal `ration, said the pilot had left Flying .he Twin Cities suburb of Eden Prai- Ashland, where he picked up three n his way to Minot, when he appar- is, Willman said. , ngers also were not identified. efueling on the highway, the plane :30 a.m. for the Duluth airport. sentences stayed U LS — Seven members of the Low- tv-have been sentenced for trecnass-_ Farnberg also ordered the seven banned from the bingo hall except for Tribal Council meetings, unless they get written permission from the Tribal Council or Jackpot Junction management to enter the hall. The seven staged the October 1986. takeover to pro- . test what they said was mismanagement of the bingo hall by the Tribal Council. Tribal officials denied the allegations. The takeover lasted about a day. 3rd party to use Hormel site AUSTIN — Geo. A. Hormel & Co. is negotiating with companies interested in using part of Hormel's flagship plant for hog slaughtering, Hormel Senior Vice President Charles Nyberg said Tuesday. The meatpacking firm said last month it would cease "kill and cut" operations at the Austinplant or Jan. 2, affecting about 300 employees. Nyberg said the company has begun renovating parking and access areas because. "we . are probably going to have slaughtering operations conducted by some independent third parties." He said it would be "uneconomical at best to idle the space that would be left vacant by the closing of the slaughter operations. Nyberg declined to identify the companies interest= ed in operating the hog slaughter and said there could be a small gap between Hormel's Jan. 2 closing date and'the start-up date for a potential new operator. Fire damages Eagan townhouse Wednesday, Dec.- 2, 1987uu { later. wa The cause of the fire is under investigation.• Rev. Klein pleads not guilty :)ic. isr BRAINERD — A 56-year-old Roman Catholi priest has pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual.r• misconduct involving children. The Rev. Robert William Klein of Brainerd entered.? the plea in Crow Wing. County District Court on Mon-iyi day to three counts of sexual misconduct in the second&.; degree and one count in the fourth degree. A trial before Judge John Spellacy is scheduled fax Dec. 15. ttC'' T. Ps i The council voted 2-1 Tuesday to appeal Ramsey District Judge George Peterson's Sept.'21 ruling that;:, ordered the city to rezone Council member Al Kehr s.r 1 V acres on County Road C to he can build 13 town; ru houses on the property. 'y In moving to appeal the decision, Council memberA Joanne Cushman said she hoped to stop developer's'.;^ tendencies to be "constantly suing the city." 4er" Council member Vern Johnson agreed, adding that_ Peterson's decision was not based on the merits of them . city's arguments against rezoning, rather on the citys��' lack of written reasons to support its position. Johnson. said the appeals court may likely reverse the decision,^' Roseville to appeal- decisionu The city of Roseville will appealthe lawsuit one of: r;ity council members won against the city in Sep27, rd ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS DISPATCH JOE SOUCHERAY What is it with saps. • e have brought into our home against all 'my reasonable intentions a dog,.a labrador to be specific, who, when she sees me coming, yells "Dad!" and then bounds at me with such enthusiasm that I have to brace myself by grabbing hold of whatever is nearest me, a tree, a piece of furniture, a wall, as though to survive in a windstorm. Our dog, though occasionally showing signs of intelligence, crashes into me without stopping, bounces off, rolls around on the DAKOTA COUNTY METRO Target may scuttle plan to build store in Eagan By Bruce Orwell Staff Writer • The Target discount chain probably will start look- ing for a site outside Eagan if the City Council next month rejects the latest proposal for a mall anchored by a Target store, a company spokesman says. Spokesman George Hite said, Target wants to put 'a new store in central Dakota County as soon as possible but is becoming frustrated with delays and rejected plans. ' The proposal to build, a Target store at Cliff and Rahn roads has encountered emotional opposition from nearby residents and a zoning fight with the city staff. The city council was scheduled to act on the propos- al by the Hoffman Development Group on Thursday, but sent the project back to the planning commission after the developers offered a new configuration for the shopping center. • A plan for a Target store and shopping center at Interstate 35E and Diffley Road fell by the wayside earlier thisyear when another developer, the Bieter Co. of Edina, failed to win rezoning for the land. None of this has been very helpful to Target, accord- ing to Hite. . Asked when the chain would like to have a new .Da- , kota County outlet open, he replied: "In 1987. That con- veys our sense of urgency on this." "We have ‘a very strong need to have an additional store in that area," Hite said. "If we can't find a loca- tion that the city of Eagan allows, we'll have to go elsewhere." Elsewhere would probably be Apple Valley, Hite said. The company's research shows that, in the long run, there will be great demand in that area anyway, although Target's short-term needs are in Eagan. • If the Cliff Lake site is rejected, Hite said, Target will have exhausted its top two sites, and it doesn't have a backup at this stage. Apple Valley Mayor Will Branning said that his city• had previously encouraged Target to put a store in the downtown area and that the offer was still open. Tar- get has indicated that it likes a site near I-35E and Cedar Avenue, which is mostly zoned residential. At the Eagan. council hearing last week, council member Ted Wachter said he wondered why Target couldn't do what other major companies such as Northwest Airlines and Cray Research have done. — come to the city first and discuss possible locations. Hite said that Target simply doesn't operate that way. He said the chain must place its store wherry :raj search says the venture will be a success. IarnnnA ac+rLsa:ter•.-'-:-ata,u*,thc,:..,�_...� l • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1987 /9A School board seat won after lessons By Theresa Monsour Staff Writer Claudia Swanson's first brush with the St. Paul School Board served as a lesson in politics. She and other outraged par- ents dragged their children to a board meeting in October 1978 to protest the threatened clo- sure of a day care program. at. St. Anthony Park Elementary. Their demonstration saved the program, but Swanson was disturbed that parents had to go to such extremes to have their voices heard. "We` shouldn't have been pushed to the point where we needed intervention from the school board," said Swanson, 39, a Ramsey County social worker who was elected to the board Tuesday. The same day care program later developed budget 'prob- lems, and Swanson again found herself trekking to a St. Paul School • Board meeting with ditici Ink other angry parents. She finally decided to run for the board herself. Low on endorsements and lacking political savvy, she ran for a four-year seat in 1985 and came in last in a field of six candidates. "I lost the election, but I gained a lot of knowledge," Swanson said. Swanson brings a varied background to a board not known for colorful members or earth -shaking meetings. She has a teen-age daughter in high school and a son in ele- mentary school in the St. Paul district. She had the children with her partner of 20 years, a Ramsey County probation offic- er. "It started out with so many people against the idea of our marriage that it just never hap- pened,' said Swanson, who met Please see Swanson/ 10A • •i10Ai D "Shepard Road Continued from Page 9A ternative. 0 These and other factors appeared to convince a committee of Riverfront Commission mem- bers recently that the A-3 route is best. However, no vote was taken and the commission as a whole has not reconsidered its earlier support of the A-2 alternative. The A=3 alternative still faces a number of hurdles, the largest of which involves acquiring right-of- way from the Soo Line and Chicago and North Western railroads. NSP may prove to be -of help to the city in this regard by pushing for a quick agreement. "We have no leverage over the railroads other than our good will and their good will," Lovejoy said. "But NSP does have leverage be- cause they are a key customer, and the railroads have shown a lot of interest in wanting to keep NSP happy.,, ,- The Chestnut and Shepard inter- change also is proving to be an im- portant issue, especially in the nearby Irvine Park neighborhood. A neighborhood committee fa - St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch vors an at -grade crossing at Chest- nut, but wants it to be farther from the railroad tracks than would be the case under either the A-2 or A- 3 alternative. For their part, the city and the Riverfront Commission appear to be leaning toward to bridge over Shepard . at Chestnut, with ramps. providing on and off access for ve= hicles. The problem with an at -grade crossing, especially if Shepard fol- lows the A-2 or A-3 alternative, is that the road would be so close to the railroad tracks that a special train -controlled traffic signal would be required at Shepard and Chestnut. A bridge and ramps would elimi- nate this problem, but would be very. expensive — at least $5 mil- lion more than an at -grade cross- ing — and would significantly alter. the landscape of the historic,Upper, Landing area. - • Ultimately, it will be up . to the St. Paul City Council to decide both the location of Shepard Road and the nature of the interchange at Chestnut Street. Both decisionsare likely to be made next year. Swanson Continued from Page 9A • childless farm couple from the Ben Roberts while they were, at- Red Wing area adopted her pending Macalester College. when she was about 4. ; black. It was not some- Her elementary classes were .familv_.ennld at'g' nt ".. .;n o firm-rnn,n ,. nn�rV Srshnn1-_ Soticheray Continued from Page 9A a child in any fashion, the new dog is right there, saying, "Throw me up in the lair, too, Dad," or, "Hey, I .` love this tickling stuff, do more_of that." "There, there, little pup," I say, remembering myself in the presence of impressionable children, "there, there." My rules for the new hound were simple. No table food. She must sleep on the porch. And the children, who insisted on her presence, had to be in charge of cleaning up her accidents. "Everyone agreed?" "No problem," they said. To date she has already informed us that she prefers. broiled meat to anything fried, she absolutely loves sleeping in the kitchen next to a radiator and Monday, Nov. 9, 1987 occasionally, when I have missed a spot, she will whistle and point, "Over here, Dad, underthe table, you missed some." "Thanks a lot, pup," I say, wiping my brow with the end of my doggie apron. "No problem. Say, Dad, I was wondering, when do you think I'll get my own room?" School of a sort is what I'm advocating around home, although not necessarily obedience school for the dog. Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of something for me. There must be counselors out there who specialize in saps who go out and get dogs against their better instincts. . It's not like money is a problem. I've still got that dough from when X should have gone to a shrink but went to the country instead. • The Pioneer Puzzle... try to solve it every Thursday. ??Why Paint?? VINYL SIDING Per 1,000 Sq. 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The Hoffman Group chose Exhibit B• 'because it believed the plan worked better for both neighbors and developers,, David Sellergren, representative of the Hoffman Group, told commis- sion members. The major difference between the plans is the alignment of the east -west road running past the center and the extension of _Beaver Dam Road. - Exhibit D would extend Beaver Dam Road south, makingit one of the en - From Page 1 trances/exits for the center. traffic problems. staff members. • On a 5-2 vote, the commission Among their conclusions •denied the application for a were: a new Environmental preliminary plat as presented Assessment Worksheet (EAW) and took no action on the amend - was needed; an amendment to a ments to the planned develop - planned development should be ment agreement and the Com= considered rezoning and that the prehensive Guide Plan. plan proposed would constitute The City Council was schedul- ed to consider an amendment to the planned development agree- ment at its meeting Thursday. . "We had the. neighborsin mind when we chose Exhibit B," said Pat Hoffman, Hoffman Development Group, last week. "If I lived on Beaver Dam Road, I'd be jumping up and down too," he said. - The commission's decision leaves the developers with no choice but to ask approval 'for plans shown in Exhibit D, Hoff- man said. "We still contend no rezoning is necessary. . "I think residents nearby 'think this site is like_the Diffley Center- (a 735,000 square -foot ., shopping center proposed by the Bieter Corp. at Diffley Road and '35-E) and that it will go away," he said. The difference is, Hoffman said, zoning is in place and, the use complies 'with the develop- ment agreement. "It's going to be built, it's` just a matter of whether it is Exhibit B or D. With Exhibit B, Sellergren said traffic would exit on Rahn Road and travel north to Cliff. • Proposed uses for the property comply with the Eagan Hills• West Planned, Development agreement and 'Cliff Lake. Centre plans are "reasonablyconsis- tent" with Exhibits B and D,- Sellergren argued. He urged the commission to approve the proposals before them: an amendment to the planned development agree- ment, a preliminary plat and amendment to the Comprehen- sive Guide Plan. Several residents who spoke during the public hearing portion of the•meeting said they opposed the extension of Beaver Dam Road because of the traffic that would be routed through their neighborhood. • • "City staff is of the opinion that Beaver Dam will not •be ex- tended. That is not being recom- mended now," said -Mike Foert- sch, assistant city engineer. Being reasonably consistent with the planned development agreement wasn't complying with the agreement and rezoning was ,necessary, commission members agreed. Also sited as ..reasons for. refusal. were - the in- - cornplete EAW and anticipated MINNESOTA SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS TWO SECTIONS Wednesday. November 4. 1987 Does Cliff Lake Centre fit? City Council will decide Cub/Target question by S. Maus Bettenga Developers believe Cliff Lake Centre can and will be built on the land they own at Cliff and Rahn roads. Members of Eagan's Advisory Planning Commission said Oct. 27 it couldn't be built according to the plan submitted without rezoning the property. City Council members will have their say Thursday when they consider the proposal for the 325,000 square -foot shopping center. Controversy centers around zoning in the planned develop- ment agreement between the ci- ty and Hoffman Development Group. The city's Comprehen- sive Guide Plan designates the southerly portion of the Eagan Hills West Planned Develop- ment as limited business, neighborhood business and mix- ed residential. Underlying zoning of the pro- perty is Community Shopping Center and multiple residential, according to the staff report on the project. "This zoning would only have an effect if the planned development, Eagan Hills West, would be removed or ter- minated," the report said. A legal opinion was provided by David Keller and Paul Hauge, city attorneys, on several issues raised by the Planning Cornmision and city CENTER: To Page 2 .Contributions listed in disclosure reports by S. Maus Bettenga City Council candidates were Campaign spending for city filed last week with the city elections varied almost as _clerk's office. Contributions $100. He also led candidates for the most out-of-state con- tributors with five nennle / is, SrGK l /?( 7 ieapolis dies member of the Minneapolis s Club and the Old Guard. red to photograph flowers and ntryside and he made films," said. "He had one film in his ssession, of farm life, machin- 1 how they worked and what d. It was not only business, )bby." his wife, Peel is survived by ;rs Isora McSherry of Seattle, Senske of Lakeville and Mar - Donald of Lynnwood, Wash., ;randchildren. and three great- iildren. ial services will be held at 3 day in Jones Harrison Home, :edar Lake Av:, Minneapolis, 3 p.m. Saturday in Wesley Methodist Church, Grant St. trquette Av., Minneapolis. Ar- ents are being handled by Al- tpel. at 57 company. born in Columbus, Ohio, was nation's third contingent of uts. Eisele, then an Air Force orbited the Earth for 11 days ober 1968 in the Apollo 7 aft with Navy Capt. Walter and civilian Walter Cunning - Mayor -elect says `lame ducks',: OK'd Eagan shopping center By Jim Adams Staff Writer Approval of a $25 million shopping center in Eagan on Tuesday was "pushed through" by lame -duck City Council members, mayor -elect Vic Ellison said yesterday. • Outgoing Mayor Bea Blomquist, who lost to Ellison in the November elec- tion, vehemently denied any such intention: "That is blatantly false." • The council voted 3-2 to approve preliminary, plat plans for the 266,000-square-foot mall, which will include Target and Super Valu stores as major tenants. Blomquist and .mall supporter James Smith will leave the council in Janu- ary when a new majority opposed to the Cliff Lake Center arrives. Ellison was the only council member to fa- vor a rival mall site rejected by the council early this year. Approval came after nearly five months of controversy and election campaigning over the 65-acre project site, within view of tomes on Cliff Rd. at Interstate Hwy. 35E. Ellison said the council acted without -"adequate opportunity to answer .re- maining questions" about the mall. He said the mall's impact on traffic and Cliff Lake is uncertain because in the past month the developer made changes in the plan in response to city objections. The mall parking lot would be about 750 feet from a city park and school. • City Manager Tom Hedges said the council will decide Dec. 17 meeting whether to require further environ- --mental study on the mall. to. be built -- around Cliff Lake. Ellison said the new council can't stop the project, but will make sure the developers — Hoffman Develop- ment Group and Ryan Construction Co. — live up to all permit condi- tions. "The new council will be watching very closely," he said. Lawyer Robert Hoffman, who owns land where the mall is planned, had threatened to sue the city if it rejected the project, which • fits the commer- cial zoning of the site. His three sons • own the Hoffman Group of Burns- ville. "We believe this is a giant step for- ward," said David Sellergren. an at= torney for Hoffman's law firm. In approving the project, the council acted consistently with its actions.on about 25 other developments he has worked on in the past 10 years, Sel- lergren said. Drug -testing guidelines don't satisfy either side: By M.L. Smith Staff Writer Guidelines for employee drug testing that the Minnesota Legislature estab- lished earlier this year aren't exactly what employees or employers want- ed, but both sides say they are trying to make the best of them. In general, business contends that the law is too restrictive, making testing expensive and complicated. Employ- ee representatives say the law doesn't ,go far enough to protect employees' privacy. "But the law is there and we have to deal with it," said Jack Mogelson, business agent for Teamsters Local 320 and administrator of the Team- ster's information and referral agen- cy. During a meeting on the law - Wednesday in -Minneapolis, Mogel- eral Notices s. To place a paid classified notice call 372.4130 lumbia Hots. on 79th year. Sur- Uice V.; deugh- Erik (Beverly) Mrs. Daniel trd; son, Bruce ildren; sisters, Narlorie) Stan- tarrls (Marv) Joseph Huddle; lows. Services Blllmen-Hunt mtral Ave. NE. side. Visitation Friday. 1, age 89, long- teoheven. Pre- Kuboushek Arthur C., aoe 80, S. Mpls. passed away Dec.1,1987. Sur- vived by daughter, LaVera Hansen; 3 grandchildren; 5 greet -grandchildren; sister, Florence Harrington, Edina; brother, Willis, Prior Lake. No reviewal. No flowers. No me- morials. Private family grave- side service Hillside Cemetery. .Arr. Henry W. Anderson Mor- tuary,3640-23rd Av. S. • Lindberg Milton C., age 70, of Edina. Survived by wife, LaVerne; daughters & sons-in-law, Judy & Charles Peterson, Hollis, uu ,-wort • Ima.ru. V.v.L Moberg Clarence, died Dec. 1, 1987 at the age of 81 in More, MN, for- merly of Mnls. Survived'bv wife, Anna; daughter, Shirley (Mrs. Walter) Kaczmerek, Mph.; son & daughter-in-law, Gerald & Barbara Moberg, Mph.; grandchildren, Darlene & Pete Bolduc, Donna & Ph1Nlp Wellman, Ann, Steve & Joel Moberg; great-grandchildren, Jessica & Brian Bolduc, Amy, Phillip, Jennifer & Amanda Wellman; brothers, Bob, MPIs. & Harry, Big Lake, Clarence was umpire of 34 years and Past president of Minneapolis Park Board Umpires Assn. & e 1983 inductee Into the Mlnne- Russell (Larson) Clara M., age 64, of SE Mpls. Survived by sons & daughters - In -law, Robert & Paulette Kuehn, Thomas & Bonnie Kuehn and Edward Kuehn; daughter, Carol Kuehn; 10 grandchildren; sisters; Lor- raine Roberts, Alvina Koester, Viola Nueherth, Ester Ziebeck &Elsie Clyne; brother, Ernest Mehloff; nieces & nephews. Services 3:30 pm Thursday at the Washburn-McReavv— Southeast Chapel, 2nd St. & Central Ave. SE. Private inter- ment at Oak Hit Cemetery, Janesville, WI. Friends may cell at the chapel one hall hour before time of service. Swedberg Sylvia A., age 87, of Edina Care Center. Survived by sis- ters, Hazel Nelson, Myrtle Ulka & Evelyn Routs; brother- in-law, Clarence Swedberg; many nieces & nephews. Ser- vices 11 am Saturday at Mor- ris Nilsen Chapel, 6527 Port- land Av. Interment Hillside. Visitation 6-8 pm Friday. Taylor Roy E., age 73, of Hopkins Health Care. Survived by son, Dos; sisters, Gertrude Thomp- son & Della Pratt; nephew, Robert Taylor; stepchildren, Paul & Lewis Horgen & Elaine Stanley. Graveside services son told employee representatives that they should aggressively help their employers establish policies and procedures for drug testing and em- ployee assistance programs. "This shouldn't be left up to 'the employers," he said. "Employers and employees will have to sit down to- gether." However, 'Mogelson said he doesn't .:endorse Minnesota's law,' which passed the Legislature last session. • The law restricts random testing but doesn't prohibit it, as Mogelson wanted. ' "Minnesota's law undermines the trust and dignity that people are sup- posed to have," Mogelson said. •• • Although State Rep. Sandra Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, cosponsored the bill, she said -it isn't exactly what she had in mind, either:- She was -forced to make compromises to get a set of guidelines passed. Pappas wants to make some changes. For example, the guidelines need -to clarify rehabilitation requirements for those who test positive for cherni- cal abuse. Not all drug abusers .are- chemically dependent and don't nec- essarily need to be sent to treatment programs. They may need to be Sus- pended from their jobs and that's it, Pappas said. - • Pappas also objects to the language -in the law that allows employers to ran- domly test employees in "safety -sen- sitive positions." The language is -too broad, too vague, she said. D.,nnoC 11nUIP UP isn't cur., chs rmn Cliff Lake Hoffman is optimistic the city council "will approve the preliminary plan," but he is preparing a couple of alter- natives if plans fall through. Alternative one includes ac- tively lobbying for an alternative configuration to the original pro- posal. Plan D, as the alternative is called, "conforms with the ci- ty's planned development, but it is not best for the neighborhood." Thisalternative includes exten- ding Beaver Dam Road and pro- hibiting a right -turn access off Cliff Road, Hoffman explained. The road changes represent the only difference between Plan D and the original proposal, he add- ed. If the city council refuses both plans, Hoffman said there will "be a very large, very expensive lawsuit and we're 100 percent comfortable we will win." "We do not feel we need to rezone; it has been zoned mostly commercial since 1967," he said. "It's reasonable that people would infer that if 68 acres of land are zoned commercial, more than a convenience shopping area will go in there." He concluded that the residents in the neighborhood "will have to come to the realization that the center is coming in one form or another and that we're trying to come up with a plan that's best for the neighbors." David Sellegren, an attorney representing the developers, argued the same point, saying it has been zoned commercial for years, to the benefit of the city. "The city has taxed and assessed this property based on commer- cial use; more than $3 million in taxes has been paid over the years.,, "It must also be noted that $340,000 in taxes can be created for the city of Eagan if this pro- posal is approved and allowed to develop," he added. An extensive traffic study prepared by city traffic con- sultants also generated much discussion. Traffic engineer Glen VanWormer told the commission that 30,000 daily trips are ex- pected to be generated in the area once the site is fully developed. continued from front "Phase I would generate 21,000 trips and Phase II would add 9,100 trips daily; during a p.m. peak period, a total of 2,300 trips would be anticipated, 1,500 from Phase I and 800 from Phase II," VanWormer said. The traffic study identifies a number of improvements that will be needed immediately to "ensure satisfactory operation of the roadway system," the report states. Sellegren told the commission they are "prepared to pay for the necessary changes" and will "pay their fair share with regard to the burdened road use." w Suicide support group will meet A non -denominational support group of relatives and friends of someone who has thought of, at- tempted or committed suicide will meet Mondays, Nov. 2 and 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Christian Life Center, 200 E. Nicollet Blvd., Burnsville. Ongoing meetings are held monthly and anyone can attend at any time. There is no charge. For information, call Marge Seklund at 435-7135 or Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at 435-8102. board briefing District 196 OK's use of school property for proposed ice rink The District 196 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to enter into negotiations with the city of Apple Valley to allow for a proposed second ice arena to be constructed at Apple Valley High School. However, the following stipulations must be met: •The new facility must be aesthetically compatible with the pre- sent structure and surroundings. •There must be adequate space available on the site. •The existing facility must be equipped with adequate mechanic- al and electrical capabilities to handle the additional requirements • imposed on District 196. hat the school district allow the Apple Valley High School adja- the fact that it would be owned The existing facility located at ned by the city of Apple Valley for Dec. 8 by the city of Apple of Apple Valley will decide should be built. The proposed illion. loyment update esented Oct. 26 to the Board of tor of employment systems. He rmal applications for 204 teach - at these figures were similar to percent of the applications were rcent were for secondary posi- positions in special education, ibrary. full-time positions, 57 part-time rm substitute positions. uals hired are secondary edu- ployed as elementary teachers. Oa • THREE SECTIONS News • Sports General Section Real Estate Section Classified Section 80 pages Eagan THISWEEK Your Community Newspaper Volume 8, No. 36 Nov. 2,1987 Teacher faces sex charges..;:. p.SA `Oklahoma!' to open atBHS p.21A Area football teams advance p.32A Denial of shopping site plat recommended By ROXANNE KRUGER Preliminary plat approval for a $25 million shopping complex in Eagan was denied Oct. 27 by the Advisory Planning Commission. Following a four-hour discus- sion, the commission voted 5-2 to reject plans for the Cliff Lake Galleria and Towers shopping center. Plans for the proposed 33.8-acre center were submitted to the city in July by the developers, Hoffman Develop- ment Group, Burnsville, and Ryan Construction Co., Min- neapolis. Three reasons for the rejection were attached to the denial mo- tion. They include: city staff recommends rezoning; an en- vironmental assessment worksheet (EAW) required by the city is not complete; and the city's traffic study indicates im- provements to some intersections and roadways will be necessary if development occurs. The commission made its recommendation while working against an Oct. 27 deadline because two 30-day continuances had been granted during the ap- plication process. A decision must be made within 90 days or the application is automatically approved. The application was continued until zoning, traffic and environmental questions could be studied more extensive- ly. The Eagan City Council must act upon the commission's recommendation by Nov. 17; the item will be on the Nov. 5 meeting agenda. The proposed shopping center at Cliff Road and Interstate 35E would develop in two phases. Phase I would encompass 325,000 square feet on 33.8 acres. Tenants would include Target, Cub Foods and 30 to 40 shops, retail businesses and restaurants, ac- cording to preliminary plans. The comprehensive, long- range plan tentatively includes developing an additional 420,000 square feet for a total of 99.9 acres. A hotel, offices, more retail tenants and multifamily residential housing may be in- cluded in Phase II. Commission chair Charles Hall and commission secretary Doris Wilkins voted against the denial. Wilkins said she felt the preliminary plat should have been approved because "there is enough property zoned commer- cial to allow Phase I of the center." She added that Phase II "is a concept that may never be built." Hall refused to comment on his vote. Commission members David Gustafson, Joseph Krisnik, Pam McCrea, Lori Trygg and Ron Voracek voted for the denial, in- dicating that their decision was based in part on a report prepared by city attorneys Paul Hauge and David Keller. The report, released Oct. 22, recommends that the property be rezoned if it is to accommodate the proposed shopping center. The Cliff Lake site is a planned development zoned commercial and high -density residential. Con- cerns about the large capacity of the center have also raised ques- tions as to whether a substantial change is being made from the original planned use of the pro- perty. The city attorneys indicate that both a rezoning and an amend- ment to the Comprehensive Guide Plan are requred for the shopping center to be built as pro- posed. "It is our recommendation that rezoning should be required," the report reads. "It has likewise been our position that if the pro- posal constitutes a change in a part or all of the designated comp guide use for the parcel, the hear- ing process similar to that of rezoning should be implemented." The report also stated that while the center can not clearly be defined as a community shop- ping center, it does not meet the criteria of a regional shopping center; consequently, it most ap- propriately falls within the com- munity shopping center designa- tion. Mike Hoffman of Hoffman Development Group said he is disappointed in the commission's vote because "we still are under the opinion that our plan, as sub- mitted, conforms to the original planned development." He added that the developers feel "the plan is still best for the neighborhood and for the city of Eagan as a whole." See Cliff Lake .... page 13A r �3ertch PTO 55% OFF . BATH VANITIES (In stock only) vuxry ra,s.t VANITY TOPS With the look of real marble - 5.yr. warranty ON SALE Introducing PFALTZGRAFF "TEA ROSE" SALE DATES MON. NOV. 2 TMRU SUN NOV. 22 �ecorao UP TO 50% OFF MFG. 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Gustafson and fellow commis- sioners Pam McCrea, Ron Vora- cek and Joseph Krisnik repeated- ly cited concerns about what type of traffic and environmental im- pact the 99.9 acre development will have on the neighborhood near Cliff Road and Interstate 35E. Only Commission Member Doris Wilkins, who chaired the APC meeting in Chairman Charles Hall's absence, voted in favor of the proposal, stating that "a lot of issues in the preliminary plat can be resolved eventually." She added that "the developers have been working closely with city staff to resolve concerns. They have every legal right to develop that land." The final decision now rests with the Eagan City Council. Members will cast a final vote on the plans Tuesday, Dec. 1. The project developers are Hoffman Development Group, Burnsville, and Ryan Construc- tion Co., Minneapolis. Since July, they have tried, un- successfully, to convince Eagan's city officials, the planning com- mission and elected officials to approve a plan that would bring a major shopping complex to the city. The center would house two major tenants — Cub Foods and Target: an estimated 30 to 40 shops, retail businesses and rest- aurants would accompany them. The developers propose to de- velop the nearly 100 acre plot in two phases. Phase I calls for de- veloping 278,000 square feet on 33.8 acres. This plan is scaled down from the original plan, which called for developing 325,000 square feet on the same acreage. Comprehensive, long-range plans for a Phase II development include developing an additional 420,000 square feet. Offices, a hotel and multifamily residential housing are proposed for this por- tion of the development. In a 5-2 vote, the APC denied approval of original plans for the center at its Oct. 27 meeting. Zon- ing questions, as well as traffic and environmental concerns, prompted this action. The shopping center issue was pushed back onto the APC, how- ever. The Eagan City Council.: sent it back to the commission after the developers surprisingly introduced a revised preliminary Eagan THISWEEK Your Community Newspaper No71''1N7 plat at its Nov. 5 meeting. "The revised plan was design- ed to bring the center into compli- ance with the city's zoning re- quirements," said David Selle- gren, an attorney representing the developers. "We feel we have accomplished that." The council wasn't sold on the changes, which it felt were sig- nificant enough to warrant fur- ther review. The developers argue that the changes are not significant. "We don't believe we're pre- senting any substantial new issues," Sellegren argued with the APC. "There is nothing new here. We started this in July and we've made only changes that have already been discussed and suggested to us." Developer Mike Hoffman said he feels the APC's and the coun- cil's action is unwarranted be- cause "we have complied with all the conditions the city staff has set forward. We have always pre - See Proposal p.11A Minnesota i7 D' d OFF CERTIFIED ASIER r the best -know h from DuPont. HES F ---� HORIZON n stain guard fails. 4406012w,:oxkvsl:p4 40.. 60% OFF • PPER NOW THRU DECEMBER 24th COLOR AND STYLE 0,s° CARPET P REMNANTS 9' x 12' $3488 12' x 12' 4688 1 ' 8es N A RAINBOW OF COLORS rr=t », Proposal sented two sets of plans at every neighborhood gathering and . every public meeting." He added'.that•the developers have "worked very hard with city staff to make, this the best poss- ible center." Hoffman explained that his'group had "made several . revisions and modifications,. keeping in mind everybody's' needs." The changes that have sparked so much debate include changing the complex layout. The entire center, as newly proposed, is now lying within a commercially zon- ed area. Initially, the developers had wante'd to use property..par- tially, zoned multiresidential.for the center. - The new configuration - also pushes the center back into the Eagan Hills'West neighborhoyd, where residents have vehemently opposed the development. Revised. plans also. call for re- ducing the retail shopping area by • about 40,000 . square' 'feet. Another significant change pro- posed is to eliminate the .use'of Cliff Lake as •a ponding area, .A separate drainage pond will -be' constructed in another part of the development, relieving- • concern about .damaging the quality of_' water in the lake. -• Though the sameenvironment- "'al;,traffic,.sa.fety and zoning con- cerns` have surfaced countless —times in., four.;public meetings, commission members -said they felt "pressured to make a deci- , sion"- on the revised plan: "This is a major -project that will not only impact the border- ing neighborhood, but the city of Eagan in the long run," Voracek said. "I find it very difficult to act favorably on this given the time restraints." McCrea voiced similar con- cerns, stating that she had.re- ceived updated background infor- mation just 24 hours before the meeting. "I feel extremely insulted .that `•we're asked to make a decision 'On suchan important issue - when all of. -us, had :no more than .24 • hours to prepare:" - • ••She'added that she felt "inept in 1-e'presenting the community" ,because' she, was given so little time to review the.material. "I feel real uncomfortable making -any decision tonight, but if I'm •, -forced to, I can't approve this." Gustafson also sided with Vora- cek and Mccrea,'stating that the -APC and council wouldhave had plenty of: time in the past five :months to"discuss existing con- ';cerns "if the developers had ad` dressed them appropriately:';'' "The ::developers di. have; a legal right to develop 60 plus acres ,on this site," Gustafson continued, "but they donothave Tthie,-,:right,.,:to congest traffic, severely: impact the enviro'•nment (a continued from front and the community, and en- danger the safety of children at- -.tending Rahn Elementary. School.", . Hoffman said he is "puzzled" ,to hear•'the APC say it hasn't had -:adequate time to review the ..plans. "We have. granted the city - • three extensions, continuing the discussion past the deadline set down inthe city's ordinance," he said., "Mr.- Gustafson clearly. pointed out thatwe have-.60-acres of coni mercially zoned land that is ours;. .to legally develop;" -':Hoffman said. "If -the city.doesn't allow us to fully,; develop` when we have a 'signed•agreement (a 'planned de- velopment agreement) it,appears the city's . not' living up ;to' our • agreement." Though Hoffman is hesitant to • comment on what his group will do if the council denies the:plans Dec. 1,he did say: "Our alterna- tives have been hinted at before. Hoffman *did state on 'Nov,' 28, • the day: after the APC denied the briginal-plans; that if the site was denied. :there will be ".a .very - large, very expensive lawsuit and • we're ..100 percent comfortable • we'll win. - - • ' - Of last week's action, Hoffman -said: "We have fully complied with our end ofthe planned Bevel- • :opment -agreement; I think the • city should live' up to theirend of .•the bargain watch homestead giveway Photo by RoxAnne Kruger ed . in their kitchen last it 81st birthday. ing to the radio, watching a small black -and -white TV and by reading newspapers. He ' sits, with his white hair combed straight back, hawk -like nose and, squinted eyes, ready to,comment on anything in an accented voice in which the number 30,000 comes _nut_cnunrlinu likes "tirtv tnncanri " "When they were building the house, the carpenters found out that there were fish in the lake," she said in a young, high-pitched voice that belies her age. "After that, they spent more time fishing than building." When the house was finally finished, Otto's . family moved in, and he has lived there ever since. Ella- Adeline Trapp was born Nov. 17, 1907, 357 days after her husband. "Otto says I can be boss for the eight days we are the 'same age, but after that he's boss." He may be boss, but that doesn't mean that he does all the work, and it .shows. 'Ella walks with considerable difficulty now, but she is a large woman and in no way frail. Even, at 80 one can easily picture her 'doing farm work in the past. - The Holzes attended Trinity Lone Oak : school, walking of course, through waist -deep snow every day, uphill both ways. Earlier, Otto had attended a school that stood near the current site of•Northview Elementary. In those days Otto started runn- ing a trap line, something he still .does today. He vividly remembers the day that he. caught his first skunk. "It smell- ed bad, but I took it out of the trap anyway. and washed my hands in. the snow. I couldn't smell nothing, so I just went to school. But as 'soon as I Walked in; the asperation. that "He's not in on this. It's just my deal." Their marriage was "Ella's wedding," and their 50th anniversary celebration back in . 1983 was' "Ella's party." All the while' Otto sits on his couch with a look of smug satisfaction. He does recall, however; that they had four barrels of 3.2 beer at the wedding reception — just a short time after Prohibition was lift- ed. They were married May :31, 1933, right in the depths of the. Great Depression.'The effects of the economy on them were not as great as one would think with one . exception. According to Otto, desirable brides were few and far between in those days. "I had to take what I could _get at the time," he said with a grin.' "We always had enough to eat on the' table, and we had a nice warm bed to sleep in at night. What more could we want?" she asked. "We always lived by sim- ple means, only buying what we absolutely had to have. We did everything the hard way, and we made a go of it." • They certainly did. Ella moved in with the Holz family im- mediately after they married. His parents soon retired, built a new house' and split the land bet- ween their sons, Otto Jr. and - Hugo. When the Depression end- ed, Otto and E1la owned the house Chronicle MINNESOTA SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS TWO SECTIONS Wednesday. August 19. 1987 Vol. 8. No. 34 SECTION A The times of old were replayed Aug. 8 at Cobblestone Court in Bumsville. Troupers from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival — Todd Menton, Betsy Smith, Terry Foy and Brian Murphy — retold "Rumpelstiltskin" as part of Renaissance in the Round, a benefit for the Community Ac- tion Center. The festival is in full swing weekends in Shakopee through Sept. 27. Three die in crash of Northwest flight by S. Maus Bettenga Three Eagan residents, all crew members of Northwest Airlines flight 255, were killed when the plane crashed Sunday night in Detroit. Bruce Elfering, 23, Michael Kahle, 34, and Roberta Rademacher, 35, were among the 154 people who died as the plane went down shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Elfering,Kahle and John Rynerson, 26, also a flight atten- dant, were roommates at 2072 Kings Road. Kahle was schedul- ed to be on the plane and Elfer- ing requested to be part of the crew because the two were friends. Rademacher, five months pregnant and mother of a 13-month old daughter, also died in the crash. She lived with her husband, C. Michael Rademacher, in Eagan. Elfering grew up in St. Rosa, 25 miles northwest of St. Cloud and graduated from Melrose High School and Wilmar Vo Tech. He worked for Republic Airlines in 1985, before the merger with Northwest. Kahle grew up in Le Sueur and graduated from high school there. He attended Mankato State University and joined Republic as a flight attendant three years ago. Rademacher graduated from Highland Park Senior High School and Anoka -Ramsey Junior College with a nursing degree. She was the daughter of Robert J. Glischinski, Mendota Heights, former vice president for communications and com- puter services for Northwest. Cub Foods may anchor proposed center by Candace Garry The prospect of a new Target store and another large super- market in Eagan grows more promising with each volley bet- ween city planners and developers of Cliff Lake & Galleria shopping center. Both have toiled in recent weeks, ironing out details for the 325,000 square -foot center at Cliff Road and Interstate 35E to make sure it fits within the city's Com- prehensive Guide Plan. Dale Runkel, city planner, said the joint developers (Ryan Construction and Hoffman Development Group) recently presented modified plans in response to the city's concerns with original plans. "We are just now going over the revised plans, and we will have a report available after Aug. 20," he said. It would take that long to analyze difficult questions on zoning, variances and traffic patterns. The report, scheduled to go before the planning commission at an Aug. 25 public hearing, will address these questions, Runkel said. The development will even- tually include commercial and residential space. Runkel said revised plans scaled commer- cial space from 1.2 million square feet to 745,000. The most recent plan also calls for 23 acres of multiple housing. But it's the first phase of the total development, the shopping / P-dP i,• Tenant Shcpel (64,000 sf) 00 44. **-Cal--....-E4 SUPER v wJ (62,000 sf) 4O le Zm�RE OUTWITS 09,300 sf) PRIM P0M 4_. 0 L t CO c.110 FUTURE OUTIErS (7,400 sf) Plans for the proposed Cliff Lake and Galleria Towers at Cliff and Rahn Roads. center, that has interested Eagan residents asking ques- tions. Will there be a Byerly's? A Cub Foods? A drugstore? What kind of restaurants? Dave Sellergren, an attorney for the developers, has shed some light on the scene. "Yes, we have secured commitments from Target and Super Valu," he said. Super Valu as in Cub Foods? Sellergren wasn't cer- tain, but he did say the sheer size of the supermarket (62,000 square feet) makes it appear more likely to be a Cub than a Super Valu. (Super Valu is the parent company of Cub Foods.) The developers won't reveal specific names of retail stores and restaurants with whom they are still negotiating. But Sellergren said there had been discussions with a bank, family and quick service restaurants, electronics retailer, national chain drugstore and shoe store, and a liquor retailer. He said developers have talked to clothing retailers. "This shopping center is dif- ferent because it has a lake behind it and no back to it," Sellergren said. There is a break in the middle of the center so people can go out back and walk a landscaped path along the lake. The developers hope to begin construction on the project late this fall or early next spring. They have targeted fall of 1988 for a grand opening. Filings for city offices open Aug. 25 Filings open for mayor and and two seats on the City Council Tuesday, Aug. 25. The last day to file is Tues- day, Sept. 8 for the Nov. 3 municipal election. The Minnesota Legislature changed filing dates, effective Aug. 1, 1987, in the states municipal election law. The terms of Mayor Bea Blomquist and Coun- cilmembers James Smith and Ted Wachter expire Dec. 31. The mayor is elected for a two-year term and council members for four -years. The filing fee is $5 and must be paid to the city clerk at the time of filing. Winning can- didates take office Jan. 1, 1988. 2A Across CITY _Lines Church has $27,000 flood damage Spirits of the workers were not dampened, but their bodies were, in the clean up after the July 23 flood in the lower level of River Hills United Methodist Church in Burnsville. Some 150 people, working 2,000 hours, cleaned up the mess after 30 Inches of water inundated the Sunday School classrooms, nursery school space and kitchen at the church. Damage is estimated at $27,000, and the congregation has ap- plied for federal disaster relief. "People developed kind of a fellowship as they worked either day or evening shifts in terrible hot and muggy conditions," said Margaret Cleary, church secretary. Other members of the con- gregation helped by bringing cool drinks and snacks to the workers. The building was without power for a week, and it was 10 days before all the water could be pumped out. In that time it ruined carpeting, partitions, kitchen cabinets, a refrigerator, toys in the nursery school and school supplies. "We've scrubbed the walls, disinfected several times, and we're still trying to deodorize it," Cleary said last week. Apple Valley storm sewers worked If you were bailing water out of your basement it may not have seemed like it, but the City of Apple Valley's storm sewer system worked well during the "storm of the century." Despite that, the city is looking at ways to improve its storm water management. That was the word from Acting City Administrator John Gretz Thursday, when the damage report stood at 15 homes, two duplexes, one mobile home and one sand and gravel operation with substantial damage from the rains. Flooded basements, flooded roads and ponding areas above the normal 100-year flood level were "too numerous to mention," Gretz told the City Council. Dick Ling, who is helping the city determine storm damage, said, "The system was doing what it was supposed to; God's not supposed to dump that much rain on us." Burnsville Center 10 years old It's a celebration of variety, community involvement, regional recognition. The Burnsville Center is celebrating 10 years as a shopping center this month, having opened Aug. 3, 1977. Today, the center is home to 154 stores, said Wendy Thompson, marketing director. The center opened with 91 stores and has 66 of the original tenants. The numbers describing the center are impressive, even by 1987 standards — 114 acres, 403,130 square feet, 6,388 parking spaces make it one of the largest shopping centers in the Midwest. "We really are serving the communities that the center was in- tended to serve," Thompson said. That doesn't mean simply nor- thern Dakota County. It means southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. "We draw from other places tin the Metro area ), and our real strength is southern Minnesota," she said. Townhouse debate continued It appears that townhouses may be built on the southwest cor- ner of Palomino Drive and Gardenview. How many remains to be seen. That is the question the Apple Valley City Council and residents of single family homes in the Heritage and Hunters Way neighborhoods are seeking to answer, with great debate. Thursday night was the second time the proposal came before the council. The developers, Bill Diedrich and Art Eaton, slimm- ed down their original proposal from 142 units to 126. But residents and council found this plan unpalatable, and the council tabled a rezoning request from single family to multi family for 30 days. Much confusion stemmed from what the council felt residents of single family homes north of Palomino would accept on the south side of the street. Were upscale townhouses OK, or were residents insisting on single family homes as a buffer between their dream homes, and townhouses one person described as resembling "army bar- racks?" Revenue Department seizes bar R Berry's Bar, 7721 W. 147th Street, was seized by the Min- nesota Department of Revenue Aug. 7 in an effort to reclaim more than $16,000 in back business taxes, the department said. The bar owes $16,733 in sales and witholding taxes, according to a tax lien filed with the Office of the Secretary of State. The department had informed the bar's owner, Leonard Schimek, that effective May 15, the bar would be placed on a list of delin- quent bars that were unable to buy liquor from liquor wholesalers under the liquor sales tax posting law. The warrant said police learned Schimek and his sister, Irene Welch, made weekly trips to retail liquor establishments to buy alcohol. The purchases were concealed in private vehicles and covered with blankets as they were brought into the business' rear door, the search warrant alleged. These illegal purchases were a weekly occurrence, according to the search warrant. Eagan Chrc Wednesday, August 19. 1967 Flood victims fed up Residents blame lack of action by Candace Garry For residents of the Cinnamon Ridge development in Eagan, flooding from a "mere" two and half inch rainfall Aug. 8 was the last straw. They were livid, and they vented their anger at the Eagan City Council Aug. 10 in a petition demanding immediate help. Many endured flooding and serious problems from a major storm the Monday before the Ju- ly 23 "superstorm." Then, only three days later, the storm of the century totally devastated some of their basements as the torrid water smashed walls and doors and gushed inside. It left behind rotted carpet, drywall, and furn- tiure fit only for a garbage dump. It destroyed almost everything in its path - washers and dryers, furnaces, bathroom fixtures. The most recent rainfall made lakes out of their backyards once again. "If it had been just the one major storm, it wouldn't be so bad, but flooding three times is ridiculous," said Robin Van Putten, a resident who sustained heavy damage. "It makes me furious!" That much water, some neighbors contend, is the result of negligence on the part of the city and the developer, Zachman Homes. The area has a history of flooding and plugged drainage pipes. Residents say despite warnings to the developer and pleas to the city, little or nothing had been done to alleviate the situation. "There has been damage in the past, and the city has at- tributed it to storms and negligence on the part of the developer," said Richard Victor, a resident of the area. He said heavy silt resulting from con- struction once plugged the pipes, creating a water back up in a nearby holding pond that caused flooding. Victor and the neighborhood association have fought the developers every step of the way. "The area is becoming too dense with homes and the development is all north to south with all runoff flowing directly to the pond," he said. "Nothing is absorbed; it's 100 percent runoff." Victor's home was not damaged. But he said he's tired of inaction and he wants to help affected neighbors. "There did not seem to be any kind of emergency plan the first time this occurred,' he said. "The city didn't even have sand- bags or enough pipes." Thirty residents met with the mayor and city engineer to see if something could be done after the first two storms. "They said they would review it and present it to the city council," Victor said. But after the third storm, residents decided they could wait no longer for a citywide study of problems in Eagan's storm sewer system. They in- vited the mayor and city council members to come out and see the damage for themselves. "Once they actually saw what was happening after only a two and a half inch rain, I don't think there was any dissention among them as to what needed to be done," said Victor. The council seemed respon- sive to the residents' 58-signature petition, calling for a review of the sewer system design and a second opinion from another engineering firm. They asked for sandbags, pumps, and a serious look at long term solutions. They demanded action within 10 days. The city gave them everything they wanted except the 10-day limit. Tom Colbert, city engineer, said the information would be compiled in 30 days. He also said the council didn't go along with demands that the city stop issuing building permits for the vacant lots in Cinnamon Ridge until a solution to the storm sewer problems is in place. "We will put a trash guard on the sewer pipe and complete restoration," Colbert said. "We are also televising the outlet pipe to make sure there are no fur- ther obstructions." The city has sandbagged the three houses directly in front of the holding pond, and now there are pumps available. Residents can call 911 in the middle of the night if need be, and someone will come out with a pump. Nevertheless, some flood vic- tims don't think the city has done enough. At least one, Phil Carpenter, has a lawsuit pen- ding. "The city is definetly responsible for negligence, because it's their drainage, their pipes, and their decison to issue permits allowing the developer to build these homes as walkouts," he said. "These homes should never have been built with walkout basements." Damages to Carpenter's pro- perty were assessed at $30,000 by Farmer's Insurance. His lawsuit names the city of Eagan and Zachman Homes. It also names ERA Realty and the former owner of the home because there was no information about previous documented flooding in the area and damage to the home. Carpenter bought the home last December. He is especially angry with the city for not heeding warnings. "There are four police reports on file between late April and early May reporting debris plug- ging the pipe in the pond," he said. "My attorney was real ex- cited about that. He thinks my prospects of winning the case are good." Prior flooding concerns were also transmitted in a letter to the city last fall, Victor said. Prior flooding concerns were also transmitted in a letter to the city last fall, according to Victor. Neighbors help each other through storms by Candace Garry Robin Van Putten and her hus- band moved to Eagan from south Minneapolis last April to get away from jet noise and crime, find better schools for their two children. Now, three floods and many sleepless nights later, she says "the thought of jet noise doesn't sound so bad," The Van Puttens sustained an estimated $20,000 damage to their dream home in the suburbs after a six-foot wall of water blew in the door of their base- ment. The recent superstorm unleashed the biggest torrent of water, but Van Putten says two much smaller storms also caus- ed damage. "Now every time it rains, we're terrified." She says the night of the superstorm was especially frightening. She got a call from the neighbor whose basement wall had just collapsed from the force of the water. "I rushed downstairs to grab all the baby and family photos. It was dark because the electricity was off, but I found them." As Van Put - ten scurried back upstairs -with the salvaged photos, the water broke and gushed in, reaching the ceiling. Water began to come up the stairs, but stopped at about midpoint. "I was alone with the kids that night, so it was pretty frighten- ing," Van Putten says, still shud- dering at the thought. "The Robin Van Putten stands in the 2238 Clark Street. neighbors came over, we grabb- ed the kids and the photos and drove a few blocks to another neighbor's house that was on higher ground." She says the water was later so high in the streets that they couldn't return until the next morning to assess the damage. But there was a silver lining in the storm clouds for the Van Puttens, and it was their neighbors. "About 30 of them came over with food, crowbars and wheelbarrows," Van Putten says. "It was incredible. They were a terrific bunch. These were people we didn't even know, and they pitched in and helped clean up and remove rot- ted carpet, drywall, bathroom photo by Candace Garry remains of her basement at fixtures, ruined furniture." They billed the city for the $315 they had to pay to have everything hauled away. A bathroom sink and remaining debris remain in the Van Putten's yard. They have considered a lawsuit, but say it's too early to tell. "We are waiting to see what the city is going to do. We should be compensated in some way," Van Putten says. She feels the city is finally being responsive and finally hearing their con- cerns. "But that's only because there was such a strong show of force from so many neighbors and a personal visit from the mayor and two council members." JNria1. w........,..• . •..-. )perated outside the established ernment decision -making process I beyond the purview of Congress was, the Reagan administration's deep ate, who was confined for seven years ` national cast of noted actors, authors, stration that it could not push the New York Times �,, to the closed city of Gorky for his scientists and religious leaders. sign policy bureaucracy is Con-':. public criticism of Soviet policies, cialsss to embrace what administration "Reagan " The e Soviet authorities gave Andrei aid in a 10-minute speech that "a The speech was his first appearance arl offribed rt the "Reagan inist ssupporting around the hismind in Moscow ow Saturday day and he Union ould be a great safeguardiet at a to function asincor e his return fromeored xile mist insurgencies in December. He was warmly ap- forrld. used the unusualivil libertiesoccasion a antappealasing :peace' plauded by foreign guests, but, ac- more civil and easing . of emigration limits. Sakharov spoke at one of eight ses- cording to Western participants, not ,ngressional investigators studying , sions on disarmament and peace is- by Soviet scientists present. Foreign reign continued on page 8A The physicist and Nobel Peace laure- sues this weekend that drew a inter- . reporter were barred from the event. l officials said, an expression 14, (eillorSaySradio.:°=' show to end in'June ;y Rob Hotakainen nd Randy Furst ,tall Writers I'he ads for Powdermilk Biscuits and `ack's Auto Repair are going off the tir. Lake Wobegon will be gone. 3arrson Keillor announced on his 'A Prairie Home Compaction" radio program Saturday afternoon that he is calling it quits. In a live broadcast from the World Theater in St. Paul, one of the na- tion's best-known humorists told a surprised audience that his last show will be June 13. "The show has had a good long run of 13 years in Minnesota and we're very grateful to all of you who made it seem worthwhile," Keillor said, according to a prepared script. "The decision to close is mine, a simple, painful decision that is cheerfully made: It is simply time to go." Keillor said that he wanted to resume his life as a "shy person and live with want my affectionate family. • .. W cwant to live for a while in my '(eillor continu'Xl on page 13A Garrison Keillor akharov makes appeals at open rorum According to a participant, David Hamburg, a psychiatrist who is presi-, dent of the Carnegie Corp. of New York, leading members of the Soviet Academy of Sciences sat expression- less as Sakharov rose from the audi- ence and walked toward the podium, and again when he finished. Sakharov continued on page 13A Eagan's fast growth fuels: development skirmishes By Rob Hotakainen and Paul Klauda Staff Writers The biggest retail shopping complex ever proposed in Eagan was set to get its first formal airing before the City Council. An overflow crowd packed into city hall and waited three hours for the item to come up. When it did, Mayor Beatta Blom- quist gave the developers "five or 10 minutes, at maximum 15" to make their pitch. "For a presentation of a S50 million project?" replied an incredulous Pc - Hyatt legal chain's push for profits brings upheaval By Dan Oberdorfer Staff Writer In nondescript law offices in subur- ban shopping centers across the country, secretaries are answering the telephone word-for-word the same: "Hyatt Legal Services. This is (so-and-so). May I help youT' It is part of a movement that began 10 years ago with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing lawyers to advertise in the mass media. And at the fore is Joel Hyatt's enormously successful chain of legal clinics. Hyatt's strategy is to rely heavily on advertising and provide low prices for basic, bread-and-butter legal' work. This type of practice has been deri- sively dubbed "McLaw," after the fast-food franchise, but more and more people are seeking Hyatt and other so-called discount firms to perform their legal services. Hyatt has had a base of operations since 1981 in s��pD�ng centers 1981 in st- 1pping centers around the Twin Cities, and claims to have served more clients than any other Minnesota firm last year. But in Minnesota, perhaps more than in any of the other 21 states where Hyatt offices are located, Lawyers continued on page 14A ter Jarvis, spokesman for the devel- • opers. f The developers got 20 minutes. And before the meeting was over, Blomquist and the council said no to the proposal that would have brought a Target store to Eagan, generated $1.2 million a year in taxes and 1,000 jobs, without public subsidies. , `t While time constraints at the Feb. 3 meeting said little about the project't merit, they said a lot about obstacles facing developers trying to crack onb • - Eagan continued on page 11A t'''; Eagan Continued from page lA 'of the most desirable retail markets ington during the 1960s, poised to in the Twin Cities area. ' develop along its miles offreeway. However, some Eagan residents are ;Eagan can afford to be choosey. fearful of having a "494 strip" in :With the recent opening of two free their city — a reference to Blooming - Pe 8 ton's intense development along In - ways, the Dakota County township terstate Hwy. 494. Many have told of small-time farmers has exploded city officials that they moved to Ea - ,into a I3-year-old city growing faster gan to escape big -city commercial ' :than any other in the state. Its 1986 pressures, traffic, noise, pollution population of 35,300, up 70 percent and declining property values. - ;since 1980, has attracted at least four proposals that would add nearly 2.31 Others argue that more development .million square feet of retail space — is inevitable and that those who long • ;equal to two Southdales — to a city for Eagan's bucolic amenities are ig- still fashioning its downtown. noring reality. They contend the sit ;"Can you imagine the number of .communities around the state that "would kill to get a development like this?" said Vic Ellison, the only one .of Eagan's five council members to • :vote for the Target project. :The multimillion dollar retail battle • ,has produced growing pains for a city 'of longtime residents, newcomers at- tracted by its rural beauty and devel- opers who smell opportunities to • cash in. It also has renewed charges that Blomquist and Council Member Thomas Egan have shown favoritism toward Federal Land Co., developer of Town Centre, the city's largest retail complex. Blomquist and Egan called the allegations, raised in a pending lawsuit, false and politically motivated. Developers for the Target project, known as 35E Diflley Center, con- tend that Blomquist's opposition to their project stems from her support for Town Centre, which has long sought a retail anchor such as Target. Blomquist, co-owner of a video store at Town Centre, calls those claims untrue and says she voted against the project because she opposed rezoning the land. 1.. rt'•'" Many Eagan observers liken the 35- „,fquare-mile city to a young Bloom- "I have nothing to hide," the four - term mayor said. "I have no ties to Federal Land. I know (of) the alleged favoritism. There is none." Development skirmishes occur in Virtually every burgeoning suburb, but rarely does the landscape change as rapidly as it did in Eagan. in the past two years, the city's growth, measured by building permits, has been the fastest ever recorded in the metropolitan area. its population and household growth, which has repeat- edly outstripped projections, is fore- cast to lead the region into the next century. viZttt should take better advantage of its prime retail market to create jobs and boost the tax base to pay for badly needed schools. The development pressure has been intense. The Target project sparked door-to-door petition drives, record turnouts at city meetings and charges of mud -slinging by supporters and critics. Two developers appealed to residents in multipage advertise- ments for their projects in local news- papers. A third unveiled a 1.2 mil- lion -square -foot retail complex short- ly before the city planning commis- sion voted down the -Target project. How hot is Eagan? While many city planners are wringing their hands for new projects, all Eagan's Dale Runkle has to do is answer his telephone. Development items dominate eve- ning council meetings, which rou- tinely linger into the wee hours. The planning commission needed two nights to finish its business last month. But the half -developed city has an unusual predicament: While planners find many suburbs with too little land earmarked for commercial use, Eagan, by most accounts, has too much. As a result, city policy -makers have been stingy about rezoning more land for commercial develop- ment, even in casts where other uses would seem inappropriate. For example, there's a 122-acre par- cel of agricultural land sitting on the corner of Eagan's future downtown, near Interstate Hwy. 35E and Yankee Doodle Rd. The owner, Robert O'Neil, tried to rezone it for com- mercial use in 1985, but the measure failed because of opposition from Blomquist and Egan. They argued that the proposed uses for the land, located across the street from Town Centre, weren't specific enough. O'Neil sued, seeking to overturn the outcome and determine whether Blomquist and Egan were arbitrary and capricious in their voting. The suit, still pending, alleges they were biased in considering development issues, as shown by their support of Federal Land and frequent opposi- tion to projects that would compete with the development company. Martin Colon, a partner with Federal Land, called the allegations inaccu- rate. Egan and Blomquist said their voting records show they have not always supported Federal Land pro- posals. The Diffley Center also needed a rezoning. Developers wanted to build at an undeveloped interchange of In- terstate Hwy. 35E and Diffley Rd. The 735,000-square-foot project would have included Target, North- west Racquet Swim and Health Club, and possibly a Cub Foods store and a Knox Lumber outlet. The council, noting its existing sup- ply of commercial land, refused to rezone the 91-acre agricultural site Minneapolis Star and Tribune/ Sunday/February 15/1987 for commercial use, even though a city staff report found no major prob- lems with the project. "Everybody can't have a shopping center at every interchange on the freeway," said Ted Wachter, a 14- year council member who opposed the rezoning. The O'Neil and Diffey Center cases have prompted criticism that Eagan, despite a I4-month review of its comprehensive planning guide, has failed to update the plan to reflect the city's rapid growth, "A lot has happened since 1980 (when the plan was assembled) and a comprehensive plan review is sup- posed to take into account recent history," said Lee Maxfield, a leading Twin Cities real-estate market ana- lyst retained by O'Neil. Between the just -opened legs of 1-35E, 1-494 and Cedar Av., Eagan has more highway frontage than any metro -area city. John Voss, Eagan's planning consul- tant, called the criticisms from devel- opers "a natural phenomenon" in a growing city. The city lost a 1982 rezoning case before the Minnesota Supreme Martha Washingto Sale Monday February 16th Only Downtown Minneapolis store only FURS 2 Fitch 3/4 Coats $2000.00 1 Tourmaline 3/4 Mink Coat $1200.00 1 Lynx 3/4 Coat $5000.00 ' 2 Red Fox 3/4 Coats $1000.00 2 Dyed Brn Persian Lamb Coats $ 800.00 3 Muskrat Coats $1200.00 1 Mahogany Mink/Fox Coat $2000.00 1 Ravalia Mink/ Fox Coat 1 Blue Fox Coat 1 White Fox Coat Coats $40 Dresses $ 5 Sportswear $ 5 Jewelry $ 1 Handbags $10 $60 $15 $15 $ 5 $20 FURS 1 Raccoon Jacket $ 800.00 1 Dyed Labrador Fox Jacket $1000.00 2 Coyote Jackets $1200.00 2 Red Fox Jackets$ 600.00 1 White Fox Vest $ 600.00 Plus hundreds of more one ofa kind close out furs. All sales final! All subject to prior sale. Furs Ishled wrath country or origin_ 11A Court, which ruled that the city had been arbitrary and capricious when refused to rezone agricultural land for another developer. The court ruled in 1984 that the city denied'a change of zoning sought by Amcor' Corp. and O-1. Sporting Goods C. without stating any justification. ; t ' Diffley Center developers haven't ruled out court action. They also say ,they will bring their proposal back before the city after this fall's elec= Lion, hoping for a change in the makeup of the council. Three of five council seats, including the maygr'y are open. As for Target, "We're disappointed and well wait to see what develops over the next several years out there," said George Hite, vice presi- dent of public and consumer affair; for Target. He said the company still hopes to build a store at the Diflley site and will "certainly not consider anything else for a long, long time." But Blomquist, who has presided over a city that has doubled in size during her seven years in office, doesn't plan to back down. Home- owners have praised her ability to stand up to pushy developers. the sound of cows. now I wake up to the sound of semi -trucks roar- ing by," she said. Droberg said she sleeps with ear plugs and two fans running to drown out the traffic noise. "I think it is a terrible place to put a shopping center," said Michelle Swanson. She and her family live on Badger Court, about two blocks from the pro- posed center. "I can find no redeeming qualities to the project. Eagan does need a Target but many of the neighbors think there are better places for it. I think near Town Centre would be the perfect place. It's already zoned for it, it would help draw people to the stores already there and the existing roads could handle the traffic." Preliminary plans of Hoffman Develpment Group include a landscaped area and walking path near an existing lake. "How many times do you go to Target and then say, `Let's go to the park' " Swanson asked. She also pointed out that loading docks for the stores may be close to the walking path and wondered about pedestrian safety. Jeanne Barum lives on another corner of Shale Lane and Rahn Road and has two children, 3 and 6. "My biggest concern is the traffic that will be generated so close to an elemen- tary school. Also, the types of people who will hang around at the center could be dangerous." Plans show no access off Cliff Road with three entrances off TRAFFIC: To Page 2A Staff report: Project fails to meet code by S. Maus Bettenga Plans submitted by developers of the Cliff Lake and Galleria Towers project do not meet zoning guidelines, accor- ding to a city staff report. The report, released Thurs- day, is the staff's evaluation of the proposed 325,000 square -foot shopping center at Cliff and Rahn roads. "Based on informa- Chronicle MINNESOTA SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS TWO SECTIONS Wednesday, August 26, 1987 Vol. 8, No. 35 SECTION Marines' goal: finding, training a few good men Local recruiter combs schools for potential privates by S. Maus Bettenga "You've got to go in there and be in- timidating. It's like a dog sensing that you're afraid of it. If it senses that, it'll bite you first. "I like to go into a school, standing tall, looking good in my uniform, confident. The kids I talk to react to that," said Marine Corps Sergeant Michael C. O'Donnell recruiter in the Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Rosemount area. O'Donnell belives recruits sign up because they like their recruiter and they want to model themselves after him. "When the recruits I put in come back to this area, people in the community see them as a role model. The quality recruits are the ones who really sell the program for me." Days of recruiters hounding seniors to sign up are past, he said. "I talk to kids during lunch time at school. If they're in- terested.and I think they are good can- didates, I set up a meeting with them and their parei.ts at home. I like to talk with parents because they usually have more questions about the Marines than their kids do." While some schools allow recruiters in to speak with students, and some provide lists of senior class members, others won't even let them in the door. RECRUITER: To Page 4A Photo by S. Maus Bettenga Cpt. Bob Lucas, Eagan, Left, spoke with a recruit from St. Paul in the weight room at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. Rigorous training builds Marines from ground up by S. Maus Bettenga It takes 11 weeks to make a Marine. Many aren't sure what to expect as they file off the airplane at San Diego's Lindbergh Field. The runway is just a few hundred feet from the obstacle course most of them will know well by the time their training cycle is complete. The average recruit is 19 years old, 5' 9" tall and weighs 156 pounds. Most, 99.6 percent, enlist in the Corps for between three and four years. As far as physical strength, seven pull-ups, 46 sit-ups and a one -mile run in 7:37 are average upon en- try. By graduation, recruits do an average of 15 pull-ups, 76 sit-ups and run three miles in 20:33. There are two Marine bases designed for recruit training: Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., and Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. Recruits from east of the Mississippi River go to Parris Island, those west of the river go to San Diego. All women recruits are sent to Parris Island for training. Bus loads of recruits begin arriving at the depot about 8:30 p.m. Pacific time (10:30 p.m. Central Standard time). In- structions on the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the rules they must TRAINING: To Page 4A Cliff Lake controversy Traffic, property values, quality of life worry neighbors by S. Maus Bettenga Neighbors are upset and they're letting the city know it. A large group of residents was expected to attend the Advisory Planning Commission meeting Aug. 25 to express concern over a 32,5,000 square -foot shopping center proposed for the intersec- tion of Cliff and Rahn roads. "I want to ask people on the Planning Commission whether they care about those of us who live on the other side of the freeway," said Joy Droberg. She and her husband have lived at the corner of Shale Lane and Rahn Road for more than 13 years. "When I first moved out here Cliff was a dirt road and so was Rahn. It was good to get them paved. But I used to wake up to Looking toward heaven — Religion page 13 tion submitted by the applicant, it appears that a Comprehensive Land Use Guide Plan amend- ment and planned development amendment will be required. "Staff believes this planned development amendment con- stitutes a `rezoning' because of the inconsistency in land use bet- ween the planned development and site plan" submitted to the city, the report said. A December 1984 copy of the city's zoning map shows the Cliff Lake site as a planned develop- ment with a community shopp- ing center designation. The nor- thwest and northeast corners of the parcel are zoned for multiple housing. City officials said zon- REPORT: To Page 2 A Iron Man builds Braves — Sports page 20 M!Pohiaflametldme ' From Page 1 . ing on the map was the most up to date version available. . Ryan Construction and Hoff- man Development Group; joint developers of the project, are proposing a 114,300 square -foot -Target store; a 62,000 square-. . foot grocery store, possibly a Cub Foods; and 64,000 square - feet of tenant shops in the first phase 'of " construction:: Future phases could include 23 acres of multiple housing. • In analyzing the developer's plans, city staff cited several potential problems. Since there would be no access . off Cliff Road, all traffic would enter from Rahn Road. • -"The proposal may have two specific,. though unrelated pacts on the city's park and recreational system," the report --- — said. If Rahn Road was widened, mostlikely it would be to handle increased traffic, street parking .• for. users of the softball fields would probably be eliminated. • Certain -areas of the develop .ment are. being dedicated for_ • purposes of .public parks, • trail easements' ,or 'storm water holding 'areas.However, developers failed to show all of the approximately -16 acres which • they had agreed .to set . aside as park dedication,.' the - report said. • Staff. members were also •concerned that .the site would re- quire extensive grading and that could create storm water runoff, water quality and erosion con- trol problems. • • Traffic distribution was also a concern * and further study would be necessary to determine the effects of increased traffic. • Schools -in the area Would be affected in varying degrees, the report said. Rahn Elementary is across the 'street from the pro- posed project; Thomas' Lake Elementary is less than a mile east; and Metcalf Junior High is about a mile west. • Effects on the neighbors cited 'by the staff included per- sonal safety and privacy, change in the physical environment; use, of recreational facilities; attrac- tiveness of the neighborhood; and mobility. • Other potential problems recognized were the danger' of increased traffic to pedestrians and buses;- proximity of the' site to the Rahn playground; • and .social interaction between students and shopping ..center patrons. - The question of whether or not a •new Environmental Assess- ment Worksheetl(EAW) would have to be completed was. also considered. Developers had an EAW prepared In May 1982 for the proposed Eagan Hills West Planned Development:. • . • ;Staff members believed a new EAW was needed because the - Finalists named for award : •' ' Janet Shickeli, Tom . MacFarland and Marilyn Tubbs are. finalists for • the first • annual Community Volunteer Service Awardsponsored by the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce and the Burnsville Jaycees. . • - -. The winner of the award will be named Sept. 9 at the Chamber • of Commerce lunch it the Burnsville Holiday Inn: Don Shelby of WCCO TV will be the emcee for the lunch. Tickets are $12 and are available by calling the Chamber of Commerce office at 435 6000: . -.. - - ;. . Shickell,. Apple Valley, was nominated for her work•'as the Armful of Love chairperson, recreation ski program liaison for • Metcalf. Junior. High School students, and as the' Metcalf United • - Way building representative.. - Burnsville promotes . If advertising works for Coca-Cola and Twinkies, -it should work for Burnsville. A lot of money is to be gained from visitors.— those passing • through or those headed for Burnsville — and Carrie Kruse is goinglo see that plenty of it is left behind when those visitors leave: - Kruse is the executive director of the newly -created Burns- ville Convention and Visitors Bureau. The post was created by a joint .effort of the Chamber' of Commerce, the city and mer- chants. A 3-percent room -tax levied by the city is paying for it. `Mademoiselle' to visit Twin Cities women will again have the chance to be chosen for • a fashion and beauty makeover when Mademoiselle magazine's On Location team visits Dayton's Burnsville store Thursday at 7 p.m. The event is free and -open to the public. •• . Mademoiselle editors Lowell' Amy and Linda Gane will show new fall fashions and demonstrate how to add accessories to each look. - • • ' . Throughout- the event, the Mademoiselle team will answer • fashion and beauty questions from the audience. Nicollet closed for parades. Nicollet Avenue in Burnsville will be,closed from 130th Street i. to 134th Street both Saturday morning,. Sept. 12, during the Fire Muster Fire Truck Parade, and Sunday, Sept: 13, during the Community Parade. . Signs will be put up before the events to remind -residents, . Eagan ararode—Wednesday, August 26, 1987 PropTower site of Cliff Lake and Galleria at Cliff and Rahn roads. photo.by S. Maus Bettenga 1982 study was not site specific, use specificor project specific and did not anticipate the densi- 1; ty of the new project. Developers maintained the ',1982 EAW was sufficient to meet • analytical needs and conformed with; environmental review rules. •- Traffic: •' Neighbors .worried=about. project From Page 1 Rahn. Two entrances 'would be •-_ - across .the: street, from activity fields at Rahn Elementary School. Rahn classroomswest of the fields • would' be exposed to traffic noise, . Barum fears; and . - students wouldhave trouble con- centrating: Aiiother.concern she has is -the value of .homes ' in the. area: . "Right now, the- value 'of our - home •is up.. But if a commercial area'goes in that close; -they'll •probably -go down; she"said. ' ` . Her • husband - grew ap a few blocks' from their' current home - Eagan --police-. by S. Maus •Bettenga - • A West St. Paul man was• in - jured Sunday night when he was struck by an Eagan Police car. - Steven - Melco, 20, West St. • Patil, was taken to Fairview Southdale Hospital about 8:45 p.m. Sunday after being struck - while .driving east on Highway 13.• Eagan Police Captain Patrick Gea`gan described the incident in this'manner: "At approximately 8:40 p.m. Sunday; we received a call : about a violent domestic argument in • progress at Duckwood Apartments. uni te.s =to but she said the family would consider moving if the project, was approved. "None of the neighbors- we've . talked to is`ih'fa'vor of'it;"SSwan°;' son said. She added that com- , . pared to this proposal; the,Dif- . fley Center project was a far bet- ter location for a major shopping area... • - . ,,• Bieter Corp., which owns ap- proximately 90 a"cres at'Diffley Road and Interstate 35E, propos- ed'a 735,000 square'foot shopping • center in February. Target and Northwest Racquet andt' Swim . Club would have' been anchors - for the project but it'fell through when a rezoning' request was denied by theCity Council. . "I don't . believe -we got ;,both `sides`"of � the �`Diffiey'�Center Story," Swanson said. "It.. just. ..seems -like that came and went . so fast." A ,city stiff report on the Cliff 'Lake and Galleria project was' released Thursday.. Neighbors of the .proposed ;project . said they. would be •at Tuesday's meeting to learn more about planned con- struction, traffic patterns as well as: express their concerns., car hits::motorcyclist. "The • woman;' -living at ' the the call' for help with siren 'on • residence said _ she was 'afraid and lights flashing. • • . • the male involved would kill her._' :' , "`She and two other vehicles Two officers. were dispatched '. were eastbound on Highway 13. and were there five: to ten The motorcycle ,Highway have minutes when the male, had a , • swerved into her. lane, we'renot -physical confrontation with one sure, and he was hit." • of the officers," Geagan said. •• The Highway Patrol is in- : -fellow officer' called for vestigating the incidentand .will an :ambulance. About.. the 'same 'file a report once, details of the time, a .woman living in the accident are established, building called us to say an of.- • Geagan said:. - - ficer was -down:. • • • Malec,' was- still 'at 'Fairview "A third officer; Linda Myhre; -- Southdale Monday but no report had just finished a traffic stop on - on his condition was available. Highway 13. She responded to : • - • e seven-county>'rrie opulation l as 'i icreas estimated 8y peleen arges' Lakeville ` is,:, estirnaterl its `=:States:,:: ::: have;`19;1ti6'residents now;° up ` s, The region'is gr owing:,mo. .,nearly; 5;000; from 198© Rose than twice as', fast now:: as'= mount is -estimated: to :have; the=.;1970s;:' according;':to°, tl residents, ',up.:i early` ; study, with an.annual'grow 2.0(i0'fto ti.the..1980 census.= of .ipercent: e:; growth is read€l °acknowledged : hy. city,' o. cials, whi belrieve,tt •:+ sti r at+es ';may; fa' .s-ort�= en Prairie was canii.fastest.growing Maple Grove third",'";P,1; fourth, Brooklyn :Par Coon,°lapids'- sixth'k; ninth and Shoreview,1 wedsw Dakota/Scott Community Star Tribune pL HT, 1 Y3 Thursday September 3/1987 Developer confrontations erupt in fast-growing Eagan Latest skirmish involves site for shopping center By Conrad deFiebre Staff Writer Michele Swanson and about 200 of her Eagan neighbors attended a pub- lic hearing last week to protest a developer's plans to build a shopping center anchored by a Target store near their homes. Another 400 peo- ple signed a petition opposing the project. But who was the first to speak when Planning Commission Chairman Charles Hall opened the meeting for public comment? Not the aggrieved citizens, but a law- yer for a rival developer. That devel- oper's request to put a Target on a different site in Eagan was denied last winter after another group of citizens — and a representative of the first developer — protested at public hearings. Welcome to Eagan's developer wars, a high -stakes confrontation of wealthy men in pinstripes that is be- ing fought with unusual openness in Minnesota's fastest -growing city. "It's sad when this goes on," Mayor Bea Blomquist said. "I'd rather have them work together for a total com- prehensive plan. But the bottom line is money, and they're all out for as much of it as they can get." The current combatants are the Burnsville -based Hoffman Develop- ment Group and the Bieter Co. of Edina. Hoffman wants to build a project costing nearly $100 million near Cliff Rd. and Interstate Hwy. 35E. That's less than two miles from where Bieter had hoped to build a $50 million shopping center at Dif- fley Rd. and I-35E. Each project included plans for a Target discount store, a supermarket, a fitness club and a home -improve- ment center. Development experts say a market and retail tenants exist for only one of the two. Bieter is suing the city over its rejec- tion of rezoning needed for the Dif- fley R. center. While the Bieter project was still be- ing debated by city officials, Hoff- man placed newspaper ads saying that its Cliff Rd. site already had the proper zoning and was ready for fast development. In addition, Robert Hoffman spoke against changes in the city's comprehensive plan that would have benefited the Bieter pro- ject. He is a former member of the Metropolitan Council, a partner in the law firm of Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd., and a land owner on the Cliff Rd. site. Now his project is getting open oppo- sition from the Bieter forces. "Turnabout is fair play," said Josiah Brill, the Bieter lawyer who read an eight -page letter criticizing the Hoff- man project at last week's public hearing. "Hoffman was at our meet- ings. He kind of started this back- biting bit." Brill disputed Hoffman's contentions that the Cliff Rd. land is properly zoned for a large shopping center, and that the only environmental studies needed were performed five years ago, long before anyone envi- sioned a Target store on the site. The Staff Photo by Mike Zerby "How could anyone put a high -density commercial center in such a beautiful place?" said Michele Swanson, who lives proposed site of a Target store in Eagan. same criticisms were contained in a strongly worded report on the project by city planner Dale Runkle. "It's highly political," said Patrick Hoffman, Robert Hoffman's son and president of Hoffman Development. "Other developers have vested inter- ests. There's a lot going on behind the scenes." Meanwhile, Swanson and other po- tential neighbors of the Hoffman pro- ject say it is incompatible with their quiet residential area. An elementary school, a park and a lake are within steps of the shopping center site. "It's a preposterous area to put it," said Swanson, who lives two blocks away. Replied Patrick Hoffman: "It's a le- gal question. It won't be resolved by people booing and hissing." Pam McCrea, a planning commis - two blocks from the sion member who voted against re- zoning the Bieter land, said the com- mission now has "serious concerns" about the Hoffman project. "It's going to be a tough one," she said. "There are probably better sites Hearing continued on page 8Y ''`2Y S3 Thursday/September 3/1987/Star Tribune 3s fir 0 `waitronsparticipate in Canterbury derby for charity By John W. Anderson Staff Writer 'On Sunday it was people,' not horses, who darted from the starting gates at Canterbury Downs in t'Shakopee. c They were running in the Great ' Minnesota Waiter/Waitress Derby, ,c."a fund-raiser for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Minneapolis. Ed • Mahoney, -development director of the program, organized the event. , raising events, promotions and • : special events, and write grant -More than 600 "waitrons" proposals. =,: participated in the Great Minnesota - Waiter/Waitress Derby:. Waiters and Mahoney, 50, has worked with the waitresses each competed in their organization since last March. .own category and 12 finalists were Before that he held similar positions ="'selected in each category. with the Greater Minneapolis Each of the entrants had to carry a tray with four champagne glasses filled -with water over a'/8-mile course. The waitron with the best time and the least spillage was the winner. Lisa Menske was the -winning waitress and Ross Ripley was the and women with boys and girls who winning waiter. are often children of single parents or orphaned. Menske, a waitress at Canterbury Downs, crossed the finish line in "We try to match them by where one minute, 32 seconds. they live and what their interests are," Mahoney said. • Ripley, who works at Esteban's in Burnsville, completed the course in People who serve as big brothers 1 minute, 27 seconds. and sisters must go through a six - week training program and are' As development director, asked to commit at least 4 to 5 • Mahoney's job is to plan fund- hours a week to being with the Daycare Association, the Association for Retarded Citizens ) and the Hennepin County Humane Society. He's a native of Minneapolis and attended St. Cloud State University. Big Brothers/Big Sisters is in its ' 60th year of matching adult men Advocacy award Donita Soucek, Hastings, received the Andrew Richardson Advocacy Award from the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) of Minnesota at its 36th annual , convention in Winona. The award was presented by Minnesota ARC president Betty Hubbard. Soucek was recognized for her personal and professional interest in helping people with mental retardation. In addition to helping as a volunteer with ARC, Soucek has been a Tubbs; Burnsville, was nominated Community welcomes entries from volunteer advisor to People First, a for her work at Ebenezer Ridges • r the public for this column. Please . `self -advocacy organization for Geriatric Care Center, Prince of mail or deliver to: "We still have 475 little brothers adults with mental retardation. Peace Lutheran Church and Community News/ and sisters waiting for big brothers Fairview Ridges Hospital. • • People Column and sisters," he said. .3 are award finalists Minneapolis Star and Tribune Tom MacFarland, Janet Shickell - The winner will be chosen at the St. Paul Bureau Mahoney's daily routine is an and Marilyn Tubbs are the finalists Chamber of Commerce luncheon Suite 275, Lowry Building. exciting and full one, he said. for the Community Volunteer set for' Wednesday at the Burnsville 355 N. Wabasha St. "There's never a dull moment. - _Service Award, sponsored by the Holiday Inn. Tickets are $12. Call • St. Paul, Minn. 55102 When that phone rings, you never Burnsville Chamber of Commerce- 435-6000 for information. _ _. - know who you'll be talking to." • and the Burnsville Jaycees. . MacFarland, Burnsville, has been active with the Community . Intervention project, which is part • of the Community Action Council. The project provides support, advocacy, follow-up and resources to men who are arrested for domestic abuse. youngsters. The organization has more than 400 big brothers and sisters working with children. But Mahoney says that's not enough. Advisers sought Lakeville Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) is accepting applications for its advisory council. • The council advises the ECFE staff on how to build and strengthen its -- program. The group meets from Shickell, Apple Valley, was 6:30 to 8 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of ' nominated for her work as each month at McGuire Junior chairperson for Armful of Love and High School. Free child care is for being•the United Way building provided at the meetings. . representative and ski program liaison for Metcalf Junior High For application information, call School. 469-4461, ext. 115. -arks and Nature Centers: • Baker -Park Reserve, Medina, about 20 miles west of Minneapolis between Hwys. 12 and 55 on Coun- i -CRd. 19. arpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center, 12805 St. Croix Trail, Has- tings, Minn. Carver Park Reserve, Chanhassen, Hwy. 5 and County Rd. 11. Cleary Lake Regional Park, near Prior Lake, south of County Rd. 42 on County Rd. 27. Eastman Nature Center in the Elm Creek Park Reserve, near Osseo north of Hwy. 152 and Territorial Rd. French Regional Park, a mile east of'Interstate Hwy. 494 on Rockford Rd., Plymouth. Henry High School, three blocks east of Penn Av. N., on 44th Av. near Robbinsdale. •0 . Lowry Nature Center in Carver Park Reserve, in Victoria about 5 miles west of,Chanhassen, north of bring hinnoolarc Spirt njdrtnce • Insect -eating program A program on "entomophagy," also known as insect eating, will be . held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Coon Rapids Regional Center. The program will include'exhibits, dis- plays and recipes for several insect delicacies. Call 559-9000. Decorate a center • To help salute the -people who have worked to save the environment, participants may assist in decorat- ing the Eastman Nature Center from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sun- day and Monday. There will also be a trail to hike accented' with quotes from some of the great con- , servationists. Call 559-9000. Look for the birds A bird -watch hike will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at French Regional Park. Participants should per family up to five members. Call 559-9000. Learn about monarch Participants may learn about the monarch's 2,000-mile journey to Mexico and view a video on the monarch's life cycle from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Rich- ardson Nature Center. Monarch butterflies will be captured, tagged' 'and released before they migrate south for the winter. Reservations are required. Call 941-7993. Hunting course taught A course is being taught from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, covering waterfowl identification, big game laws, bow hunting, wild turkey, pheasant, grouse, law en- forcement and hunting ethics. The • course is held at Wood Lake Na- ture Center. Participants must be at hollow Togs at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Springbrook Nature Center. Ani- mals that hide and live inside hol- low togs will be discovered. Call 784-3854. Learn about the sky. Classes will be taught by meteorol- ogist Mike,Lynch from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 6 at Wood Lake Nature Center. Partici- pants must be 13 or older and will learn about the late summer and early fall constellations, as well as the moon, planets, galaxies and much more. The fee is $30, which includes an astronomy book and - sky chart. CaII 861-4507. Seed mysteries unfold. Preschoolers, age 4 and older may learn about the mysteries of seeds from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, next Thursday and Sept. 11 at Woodlake Nature Center. -Popping Grand P •O eiin g o.. The - Captain' s Barbeque & Broiler `I• (formerly Cap'N Dan's) Our Famous- e"r,'.—THUBs. ALL YOU CARE To BAT Chicken & Fish Smoked Ribs,:$ 6 5 Child 12 & Under $3.95 Serving: • Choice "Steaks • Delicious Seafoods • Smoked Ribs & Chicken • Sunday Brunch *5.95 HOURS 11 A41 AM Sun thru ri, spM, Sat. FULL COCKTAIL LOUNGE Hearing Continueekfrom page 1Y in' Eagan for Target store. The more I hear from the public, I think the impact would be less at the Diffley site." In contrast to the Cliff Rd... site, the Diffley site is not bordered by homes or public facilities. But it is slated for single-family . residential develop- ment by the city's comprehensive, plan, a designation that Blomquist, McCrea and other Eagan officials said fast winter should not .be changed. /. "You don't usually seedevelopers going at each other's throats like this," said Brill, a land use Lawyer for 25 years. "But there hasn't been a lot of foresight by that community as to how they want,it planned." The planning commission delayed further consideration of the Hoffman proposal until city lawyers report on the zoning and environmental ques- tions and planners • study traffic pro- jections. The next meeting on the issue is scheduled for Sept. 22. Sole pace %RR ON TOQU j s' *(Tax & Sma opinion letters Shopping site may- not fit the city's existing zone plan •To the editor: - In response to a letter publish-. ed Aug. 31, 3 would like to clarify, a, misstatement made by Linda Walters. When most of us bought our homes in 1980-81, the current Comprehensive Guide Plan in ef- fect showed the commercial area in question, Cliff and Rahn roads, as zoned N.B. (neighborhood. business) and L.B. (limited business). - The proposed development with a Target and Super Valu would not be allowed under such a zoning. Therefore, accusations that we are trying to defend our • oversight and 'change the city's guide plan are unfounded. We also would . be• happy to see the overall plan followed through. We do not object to commercial development on Cliff and Rahn roads, but we would like to see the _ area developed consistently with the Comprehensive Guide Plan.' . MARCIA MILLER Eagan •Proposed shopping site deserves closer scrutiny - To the editor: • The proposed .shopping. center for the corner of Cliff and Rahn roads is another example of a plan that meets the needs ,of business without regard for the needs of • the community. Most residents of Eagan agree that the continuing' development of our city is very important, and that commercial growth plays an im- oortant role in that development. However, -development must be carefully monitored, and choices must be made so asnot to disrupt established portions of the com- • munity. The corner of Cliff and Rahn is bordered by an established ele- mentary school, parks and exten- sive residential area. The impact to these surrounding neighbor- hoods and facilities of what could he classified upon completion as a regional shopping center could be devastating. The major increase in 'traffic alone will certainly make an already dangerous Rahn Road ,perilous to children playing in. these curbside parks, neighbor- hoods and school grounds. En- vironmental impact and current and future needs ofthis commun- ity must be the most .important factors in considering sites for a shopping center of this -size, not • some antiquated planning or zon- ing that -looked good 19 years ago., If Eagan. really needs more • grocery stores and a new Target, let's: put them. where they make sense for the whole community, and not in close proximity to resi- dential- neighborhoods. The site at 35E. and Diffley was a bad choice, and the site at Cliff and Rahn is worse. . I urge. all citizens to contact your planning commission and city council, and to attend the se- cond planning commission meet- ing to be held at city hall Sept. 22 at. 7 p.m'., and voice your opinion before it's too late. THOMAS.CHIAL Eagan 4A . SEP.TEMBER 7, 1987 THISWEEK Residents dislike . Cliff Lake site • To the editor: 'As concerned residents in an area near the proposed Cliff Lake Shopping Center, we would like to respond tothe recent letter to the editor Aug. 24 titled "Resident votes for Cliff Lake Target." . Several points were raised that• we would like to take issue with. The statement that this site is zoned commercial is misinforma- tion because it is zoned both com- mercial and residential. It was also stated that the project is on Cliff Road, when it is actually on Rahn Road with no access off Cliff Road. No mention was made of the elementary school, its park' and playground, which are directly across from the proposed site. A major point -that was brought up was the fact that the project would be a good source of taxes to pay for our schools. However, .in the process, this very project will jeopardize our neighborhood school by compromising the quality of education and the 7health and safety of the children. The comment that Target•will not_ try a third time to find a site in Eagan is ludicrous! It is doubt- ful that Target and its developers will forego the potential for high' profits from this rapidly growing community. Sure, let's encourage these commercial developments that will contribute tax dollars, pro- vide jobs and allow local shopp- ing. But let's do it where the ef- fect on the community is not so drastic and 'insensitive to the neighborhood needs and con- cerns. We encourage all residents to please continue. to follow the pro- gress of this issue and to' attend the next City Planning Commis- sion meeting in September. TOM and KATHY HAMILTON, DEB INGLE, . ALAN and TARI STORDAHL, THE SCOTTS Eagan • Stand up for your own faults • To the editor: - When a -person trips, they look down to see what caused their stumble. On the ground there is•a large rock and a small pebble. The large rock will most likely be blamed for the fall rather than the small pebble. Who is to say the pebble wasn't under the rock and caused it to move? Why is it when there is a larger vehicle, say a semitrailer truck, involved•in an accident with a smaller vehicle, the blame will get put:on.the truck when, in fact, the accident was caused by the smaller vehicle? Headlines alwasy read "Semi. hits car, kills people." Most peo- ple won't read beyond that head- line and ' will curse all semi drivers for their reckless driving. When you read on, you find that the smaller car was actually to blame for the accident. 'I really wish the American ' public would . stop making the other person their scapegoat. Stand up for your own faults and put the blame where it really be - kings. 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Co., Minneapolis. The. commission's .t13 vote' fo withhold a final decision on the project was prompted in large part, by a horde of residents neighboring the proposed site. An •estimated 200 . people crammed into. Eagan City Hall to voiceop- position to the ambitious plan for the 100-acre site. The initial development phase would encompass 325,000 square feet on 33.8 acres. This portion of the projectis tentatively slated to open next fall. The comprehen-. 'live, long-range plan includes developing 475,000 square feet on 99.9 acres and would include a 'hotel, offices and multiple -family residential housing. Inconsistent opinions regar- ding zoning, traffic and', en- :vironmental issues initiated . See Shopping : : page 5A ;• • . . .“, patrarn..Mran•.r ♦ r. • i.r. r.... +. o., .. .. ... ,. . .'S2•.. .PG4% . 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The city's planning staff re- port, released Aug. 20,' said the project does not meet city guide= lines "based on information_ sub- mitted by the applicant." The report states that changes in• the city's Comprehensive. Land Use Guide Plan maybe required. The Cliff Lake site is•zoned as a plann- ed development with a communi- • ty .shopping center designation. The northwest and northeast par-• cels are zoned for multiple hous- ing, according to the report. The developers disagree with the city's assessment of the pro- ject. Attorney Peter Beck, repre-, sentative for the developers, _ argued that "the proposed' com munity development is consistent with •the city's zoning re- quirements and no amendment is required." Beck also urged the commis- sion to take into account only the first phase of the - development when considering ' the proposal, not the entire future develop- ment. At the conclusion of a three- hour public hearing on the issue, the commission . requested • that the city staff review the unan= The residents present were a - boisterous group, applauding those opposing the site, heckling those in favor of it. The commis- sion was presented with two peti- tions with -a combined total of 800 signatures. One opposed the de- velopment; the second requested an updated Environmental Assessment Worksheet. Residents repeatedly cited in- creased traffic and noise, decreased home values and en • - vironmental decline as reasons. they oppose the development. They also fear for the- safety of their children attending . . Rahn School, which is located across the street from the site. Jerry Schwartz, who lives.near the proposed site, argued against` the need for such a development. He said that during a recent driv- ing tour of Eagan he discovered 62 empty. stores in a five _mile — • radius. He askedthe commis- sion: "Do you wish to add 42 more?" Commissioner .David Gustaf- son said the "development on this site is all wrong." He added that "Eagan needs development, but , let's do it right." oy divided board MINNESOTA SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS Chronicle TWO SECTIONS Wednesday, September 2, 1987 Vol. 8, No. 36 SECTION A Cliff Lake action delayed 30 days by S. Maus Bettenga Plans for Cliff Lake and Galleria Towers were put on hold for at least 30 days by members of the Advisory Planning Commission. Issues raised during the Aug. 25 meeting by the city staff's report and residents convinced the seven -member board to postpone action on the developer's requests until several issues could be resolved. Chairman Chuck Hall's "aye" vote broke a 3-3 deadlock of the commission. The main issues raised by the staff report were that the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) completed in 1982 was not sufficient for this project, that a detailed traffic study was needed and that the planned development agreement, signed in 1979, be examined. Peter Beck represented the Hoffman Development Group and Ryan Construction Co., joint developers of the propos- ed 325,000 square -foot shopp- ing center, at the Planning Commission public hearing. He presented plans for the center at Cliff and Rahn roads and refuted many statements CENTER: To Page 2A Human services record keys Wray's promotion by Jon Klaverkamp In the end, it did not matter that Lyle Wray had less ex- perience as a government ex- ecutive than the other four finalists. He was chosen last week as Dakota County's chief ad- ministrator because of his "outstanding" performance as director of human services for the county. "He has mastered the most nlicated side of county qualities you don't see often." Voss, while acknowledging Wray is a "quality person," said "My objective was to hire somebody with as much ex- perience as possible in public ad- ministration. We had some can- didates with several years ex- perience as administrators in counties similar in size to ours." Has the 3-2 vote on a matter of this importance caused dissen- sion among board members? Nn said VnSS_ "In this inh nnitp 2A Twodevelopment:propo ` tt at'ha>ctl 't nes by the Apple Valley Co u cil'gain ....:...:.:.... t.< One agreement paves:;t>z way f± r'a sore ,sole family; home develop nel t n rth id 146th Street, the tither will °allow:;. Apple Valley seeks bondnfc Follin a'storm three-i our;det ate, the. A le Valle owy Cit ountxl;Thursday directedKst�aff to prepare: nforrrmation`on a boom F:: ue or a new%ci t hail:-��:<` ,In°anamendme t en .to that;motion=the council=daacloc-2=2;t ., _:s�office':iiuildin> as -ai �hmuiate;leasingt>space='at;.the:;Comrrioxis�, ilt.. ernative)>to_'�the-`cty;',s short`-€erin:space>. problerrisCour! iliriembeeiGary,Humphrey abs'tinted-hi the,' ;vot Councilineinber Bill;Holton said he introdued tlie.`amendmen o eliminate leasing;in`an effort,to j nite: the c tuneir as itmove orward on the -bond issue ayTZ eissue'remainedadivisiveone: however. Whatfollowe 3,;wa give-and-take that at tiines;approached a free-for-all K oSem o_u ;'Leland Knutsoni sco ration:,inY ; his=November:::; Knutson"served on Rosemour t's'first`Ci of ited mayor{in 1974 Knutson said h e'<moved Ural' natt e'-ai d ,growt ' p olveme witl hi t;s groin ecision to not seeks re-electio' For'RosetnotlitC as hag s Wray: Hired::after close vote From Page 1 Wray will be responsible for implementing board policy. .His chief asset, he said, is an ability to organize.- complex functions and to set up management systems. Loeding praised Wray's abili- ty to motivate people and to get them to set goals. "And then he follows through by monitoring their performance and seeing that goals are. achieved," Loeding added. Wray became.-. director of human services in January 1986, a time Loeding called a low,point for the department because its workers had struck for 55 days the year before. But Wray "came in and got people motivated and restored their en - Lyle Wray thusiasm," said Loeding. He had been director of quali- ty assurance and protective ser- vices at the Minnesota Depart- ment of Human Services for two . years. Previously, he ad= ministered'a U.S. District Court.. order concerning care for 3,000 mentally retarded Minnesotans. A licensed psychologist with a doctorate from the University of Manitoba, Wray had the most advanced education of any of the 200 applicants for the job., Loeding said. A native of Win- nipeg,- Manitoba, he lives in Falcon Heights with his wife, Tsippi, and currently. is seeking - his U.S. citizen ship. P• As •administrator, Wray replaces Fred Joy who retired in' June after eight years in the � position. Wray said he expects •the county's population to continue to grow at a rate of 5 percent to 6 percent annually for at least three more years. "The major challenge facing the county is to respond 'to that growth," he said._ .Center: City contemplates action From Page 1 made by staff members in the report. Developers believe the 1982 EAW - is adequate for the fthe ro sed ro•ect scope o p po p J , Beck said. The staff report said a new EAW would need to meet the city's current needs and to conform with state and environmental. review laws. Because of concerns the ci- ty's transportation consultant. has over assumptions about- , trip distribution, background - traffic, consideration of adja- cent- land uses,, subsequent • • • trip generation and lack of detail on future roadway im- provements and design, the staff recommended- a com- prehensive traffic study. "This site is ideally located _ for this type of project," Beck Y told the.- commission. "Vir- tually all traffic will move off major arterial streets design- ed n- g ed to -handle this kind of traf- fic." Several residents who ,spoke during the meeting disgreed saying many shop- pers would' use Rahn Road and connecting neighborhood streets to travel to and from the center. Finally, Beck said the developers. believed thepro- posal fell within the Eagan Hills West Planned Develop- ment Agreement. Staff gg members suggested d • the agreement beexamined iY•the city legal staff to deter- - mine whether the plans le al- lyfit within the agreement. �' By late September, staff members hope to have answers to most of the gties- Lions raised at the meeting. At' that time information will bm presented to the Planning Commission and discussion on the project will continue. Four filefor race • Four Eagan residents have 'filed to runin the November city elections. 7 Vic Ellison, -:coun- cilmember, has filed for the office of mayor. • - Current .councilmembers Jim Smith and Ted Wachter have filed for re-election- Resident Frank Kugler also has filed for one of the two available four-year council • .teems. Investment class - set Sept. 9 • A .workshop on the basics of money. management and in- vesting will be taught by Carolyn St. Clair from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m: Sept. 9 at the Eagan library, Wescott and Pilot Knob roads, Eagan, second fllor. - • - opinion letters Authors of some letters `libel' to find trouble Eagan .City Council and mayoral elections are coming up in November, and the public debate that typically surrounds the democratic event is in full swing. Campaign evidence is popping up in newspaper ads, lawn signs, mailed literature, and of course, in the `Letters to the editor' column.. Not surprisingly, the mayoral race has won the most attention in this year's election, and recent letters seem to measure the conflict and tension that resides in the voting community. For several weeks, letters have, poured into the news, office, outlining the -qualifications and past ac- complishments of the candidates. Writers have • argued for or against each political hopeful and they willingly indicate why the candidate of their choice should be elected to public office. - An equally engaging issue has captured the atten-. • . . tion of hundreds of 'Eagan residents this fall. The proposed Cliff Lake Galleria and Towers develop- ment site currently under consideration by the Ad- _ visory Planning Commission has prompted countless letters: Most are from people opposed to the -development. -They reside near the site and are concerned about the ramifications of living next to such a development. • These issues are legitimate public concerns that demand our time, = attention and consideration. Public discussion is not only an important part of the decision -making process, it's essential if all sides of , an issue are to be adequately explored. The `Letters' column traditionally provides the forum for such debate.• I support healthy debate on the editorial page. Ample space is dedicated to the `Letters' column each week (one full. page last week), attesting to the importance I place- on it. - Lately, however, I've been disappointed with..the negatiye tone and content of some of the letters that_ have crossed my desk.. The authors have chosen the. opinion page to, make vindictive, personal attacks against political candidates, elected and appointed officials, and fellow citizens, often without warrant: Unfortunately, some of the accusations made against these people have been inaccurate and, at times, bordering .on libelous. This situation has pro- mpted me to ask that when you write a letter con- demning or accusing someone of something, include facts. to back up your statement. Rumors and hear- say aren't reliable sources. If you 'attribute a com- ment or action to someone, make sure that he or she. said or did it. , When you write a letter for publication, it's your responsibility to make every effort to ensure that its •• content is accurate. If it's not and it gets printed, there can be some very unpleasant consequences. • Foremost, the parties involved experienced public embarassment and humiliation. Needless to say, • • this is very unfortunate. The fact that someone has chosen to .do or say something that puts them in the public spotlight doesn't automatically make them fair game. Constructive, not malicious criticism, yields far better results. Very real consequences are also there for the authors of inaccurate, damaging letters. They could face a• libel lawsuit, aptly called defamation of -character, if their published -remarks damage the' reputation : of someone. The .newspaper that publishes the letter can also be namedin the suit. Eagan residents deserve and expect through - provoking letters, on the opinion page. The readers are professional, well-read citizens who can make intelligent decisions based on fact, not emotion. It's not necessary to stoop to unproductive mudslinging in order to debate -the qualifications of electoral can- didates or to debate a legitimate public issue. From now on, letters that require extensive editing or investigation will be filed away. Again, this- will include negative letters that. criticize so- meone or something without basis. I urge you to keep sending in letters. I will publish most of them with little or no editing, as I have in the past. I simply ask that you use the `Letters' column constructively and wisely. • - -... , .ROXANNEtKRUGER To the editor: - On July 13, Mayor Bea Blom- quist wrote a letter to the editor - in Thisweek, stating that the city of Eagan has always taken pride in the fact that it has a. planned community. The city put together its 'first zoning plan in January 1974. That plan, after . many public hearings and much citizen input, was' the same plan that is the basis - for Eagan's •Com-, prehensive Guide Plan approved by the council in 1980. - Blomquist wrote in her letter that "to date, with your (com- munity) support, the Eagan City Council his stood firm to the idea that the plan is the .backbone of the community. I, too.•believe the plan should not be taken lightly. I thank you for your support in this 'belief for now we have a .Target on land that was designated for commercial/retail use." - _ She further .wrote: ".Even though from time to time it can be difficult-- and it has been pain- ful for my family at times =- hang- ing, in there for what you believe in is the most important thing. Again, I thank everyone involved -for their support." • I want to know when it is that you can take it upon yourself to speak for the whole city? You are an elected official and you repre- sent our city, but to come out and publicly sayltthat Eagan is ex- • f�•�s-y_�._ L •�lsl New schoolwouldbenefit all To the editor: - When my husband and I were asked to become part of .the - citizens' committe to support the • District 191 levy referendum.0ct. 6, our decision was an easy one. Because of our involvement with the hearings held in response to the report of the enrollment and ' boundary change committee, we were familiar with the steps leading to the decision to ask voters to approve funds for a new elementary school. - Wespent a great deal of time. - acquainting- ourselves with the issues raised during that long and. difficult boundary change pro- cess. That involvement, which began first as a strong desire for our 7- and 10-year-old sons to re- main at their present elementary school, led usto a firm belief that a` new elementary school in Savage was, indeed, the most sensible way to solve the rapidly increasing elementary' popula- tion in the western part of our district. It seems to us that this solution serves two very important. pur- poses. First, it will help preserve the neighborhood school concept, one which many feel fosters emo- tional security and- socialization both during and after school. The second is stabilizing the enroll-. ment boundaries in the district. Though most children do adjust to change, the current population trends in the district could only mean -frequent boundary changes, perhaps eventually af- fecting most families in the district: Many of -us live in neighborhoods that have been moved before, some several times. We do not think anyone - looks.forward to a day when those changes would become even more common. ' I drove through the, Savage area last spring in an effort to better understand the need for Mudslinging is uncalled for • To the editor: - • . • • for the state of Minnesota..I .do I felticompelled to respond to :. have a real estate license; Margaret Schreiner's letter • however, I have never developed published in •the• -'Sept. 20 land, nor. do I intend to. I am a • Thisweek.- It was our hope ( Vic . Ellison and his campaign sup- porters) that this upcoming elec- tion -could be- kept •professional and above board; with concentra- - tion on issues facing the com- munity. Unfortunately,• it ap- pears that's not the case, given• the personal attacks and mudsl- inging that has surfaced. -• . To -=.. clarify= Margaret Schreiner's letter, I must be the co-chair of Ellison's campaign; she referenced. I am a Democrat. I consider myself quite conserva- tive, though she labeled me as liberal. • I work full time as a supervisor six -year member of the Eagan Advisory Planning Commission, I attended the Aug. 25 meeting; - however, I did not appear before the commission, as Schreiner in- dicated. I did step down from my seat for an agenda item to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest. I was not the applicant,'developer or landowner. The only land I own -in Eagan is nrly own Home- . I guess "stepping down" was a noticeable gesture; however,,, I believe it should be practiced more frequently by others representing our community. • PAMELA McCREA Eagan Resident says Target;: site dividing Eagan tremely pleased and enthusiasti- • cally welcomes Target, is an assumption on your part. • t. People in this community have the wrong impression that this proposed area is zoned for this type of development simply because it is zoned commercial. There are -many types of com- mercial :zoning, and this site is • zoned- for a much smaller, less heavily traveled kind of commer- ,. cial development. Part of this plot is zoned residential. Mayor Blomquist has stated .that neighborhoods have been protected from unnecessary rezoning. My neighborhood is closely affected by this proposed development.and I don't feel pro- tected at all. Every map that I have- seen from city hall has shown rezoning not only to the ; Comprehensive Guide Plan, but: also to the Planned Development, Agreement that was entered into . with the city and the developer. It is -a sad sight to 'see our city divided. over 'this proposed development. When is it going to stop? I urge the voters of Eagan to vote this November to elect candidates who will study issues before ,making comment and judgments. • MICHELE.SWANSON Eagan the changes the committee pro- posed. The growth in the area is indeed' phenomenal. The district must have correctly anticipated the possibility of this growth because the parcel of land cur, rently owned by the district•is in the perfect location for a new elementary school. The fact the district does not -have to acquire the land for the building con- 4ributes to the low i.5 mill rate necessary for new school con- truction. • After. ,considering the factors mentioned and many too lengthy to include, we feel strongly that a new elementary school is in the best interest of all District 191 residents, and we are fortunate to be able to achieve- this at such a _reasonable cost. It is our sincere hope that others feel as we do and will vote "yes" Oct. 6. LINDA and CHRIS CUSACK Eagan New school a real buy To the editor: • • . I What can you buy today for j $2.50?.A,Twins ticket? No. A day 1 at Valleyfair? 'No. Gas for a { weekend of boating? No. - What can •you get'for that much ) money? Would you believe a new • elementary school for District `• • 191? It's true. For $2.50 a month (less than a 12-pack of soda a l . month), the residents of this dist- rict are being offered a deal they can't refuse. ---Building-a new school will help all families in the district. It will t ' stabilize school boundaries, •help preserve the neighborhood school ; concept, strengthen property values, and most importantly, sypply adequate -pace for 'all }' children and programs within t, District 191. - I - - - What a deal!: I ask you to join me in voting "yes" Oct. 6 to a new elementary. school. MARVIN LeVAKE Eagan • Correction The address of Edward Joseph Korba 'Jr. was incorrectly listed in the Sept. •21 Thisweek, It is '24810 Dodd Blvd., Lakeville. EAGAN THIS WEEK - PUBLISHERS - Joseph R. Clay • • Daniel Hi Clay NEWS EDITOR Roxanne Kruger SPORTS EDITOR ' Greg Sauve ADVERTISING MANAGER John Swennes CLASSIFIED MANAGER Diane Henningsen OFFICE: 1525 E Highway 13 P.O. Rox 1439 Burnsville, Minn,. 55337 894.111,1. : 4A SEPTEMBER 28;•1$87' THISWEEK': • Barber Plus, The Children's Barber and Sun Plus Nails were among the first tenants in Eagan Town Centre when it opened Sept. 15, 1986. The business is owned by. Doug. and Debbie Cole, who have been .residents of Burnsville for 19 years. •�.• - •Doug originally owned and operated Children's Barber in Southdale. He felt there was a need for a total family hair care salon in the area and opened the -first- Barber Plus and The Children's Barber -in Burnsville's. Cobblestone' Court: in October, 1979. Barber Plus offers a 'complete.;array of styling services for adults, 'while stylists at The Children's Barber specialize.in being "the pediatri- • _eians of the hair styling industry." Sun Plus Nails, a. complete tanning and nail care salon, was added in October, 1984. • - With business growing at a tremendous rate, the Coles opened a se- ' cond location in Eagan's Cedar Cliff Shopping Center in December, 1985. • Doug credits his management team & staff for .tripling the businesses' growth in the last three years. Town Centre 456-9454 Town Centre • Salon Manager; Debbie Offerman and owner Doug Cole. 3 .Locations • Cedar Cliff Cobblestone Court 454-1390 435-8585 Pictured, left to right, first *row: Jodee Wid= difield, Chris Ices, Denise Roloff, Patty Robling, - Lyriae Williams,,Cindy Hill. Second row: Diane Diedrich, Renee 'Ferrin,. Courtney Candalino, Terese Eberhardt, Laura" •Gamble. . Third row: SherylSaiio, Michelle Millei,`Carrie . Vossen, Brenda Rader, Debbie Offerman,.Doug Cole: - • Not pictured: Debbie Cole, Kris Federowicz, Kris Gilbert, Bonnie Horton, Shirley Redding. •Dougherty's Restaurant Hollywood Video/1 Hour Photo • Hunan Garden Sears. Celebration -Party Goods Barber Plus and The.Children's Barber' (I-35E ATE PILOT KNOB Benson Optical Pernella's Fashions Waldeland Jewelry & Gifts - 'Premier Cleaners • . Big Top Wine & Spirits Town Centre Pets • Walgreen•s Y.'DOODLE RD.- & YANKEE DOODLE -ROAD) • Rainbow. Foods T. Rose . - The Collection Taco Bell ' Burger -king ., • Kentucky Fried Chicken Prestige Travel SonRise Books & Gifts B..-Elegant • _ Starkman's Hallmark Kakos Kids Eagan Floral H & R Block DiCresce Gallery & Frame -KISWEEK. SEPTEMBER.28; 1987 • . ••.a3A' Chrorncle A MINNESOTA SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS TWO SECTIONS Commission gets second crack at Hoffman proposal by S. Maus Bettenga After the swirling dust of traf- fic studies, zoning, building con- figurations, site lines, en- vironmental impact and safety issues settled, revised Cliff Lake Centre plans were sent back to the Planning Commission by the City Council. The Planning Commission recommended denial of a dif- ferent version of the plans Nov. 5 and councilmembers wanted commentsfrom the commission on the revised plans before it made a decision. David Sellergren, represen- tative of Hoffman Development Group, developers of the center, told the council revisions were made to conform with exhibits included in the Planned Development Agreement. (Planning Commission members who voted to deny the preliminary plat believed it did not conform with exhibits in the agreement.) Plans presented Thursday called for a reduction of 40,000 square feet in tenant shops for the proposed strip center. Target and Cub Foods would serve as anchors of the center on approx- imately 33 acres at Rahn and Cliff roads. Future development on the remaining 66 acres, which includes Cliff Lake, would be hotel, office and high density residential buildings. Also part of the revised design are two openings in the center to allow patrons and residents ac- cess to the hiking and biking trails around the lake. Sellergren said. Previously, there was a single opening. Another change is the contour of the service road running through the center. It now conforms with Exhibit B in the Planned Development Agreement. Also, a T-shaped intersection and solid median on Rahn Road would reduce traffic through the surrounding neighborhood, Sellergren said. After the developer's presen- PLANS: To Page 2 photo by Linda Cullen Sunset over the Minnesota Sharing the sunset over the Minnesota River at the scenic overlook on Highway 13 across from the airport were Rebecca Hoeschen and her daughter, Kristina, 8, of Eagan. Family no -hunting tradition marred by trespassers by Yvonne Klinnert It's deer hunting season in Minnesota. It is not deer hunting season on a farm on the northern border of Burnsville that touches the game refuge along the Min- nesota River valley. David Naas has been enforc- ing a no -hunting policy on the farm that was instituted by his father-in-law generations ago. A week ago, he appeared in county court on two charges of pointing a gun at hunters. There is a hunter -trespasser problem on the farm that his on the river bluffs next to Highway 13, Naas said. "It's been going on for a long time. The family has never wanted hunting. have four daughters and they ride (horses) here," Naas said, It is not Naas' farm; it belo;lgs to the estate of his father-in-law. But Naas "respected the policy of my father-in-law, my wife, and later my children," he said. That meant posting the land with no -hunting and no - trespassing signs, and asking all hunters to leave the land when he came upon them. But dealing with the hunters is difficult. "There's really no ef- fective way," Naas said. "They think if they buy the license, they have the right to roam." NAAS: To Page 2 2A L,„ CITY acr _Lines Bigger airport opposed "Thanks but no thanks for considering this area for airport ex- pansion," said Farmington Mayor Patrick Akin. His statement was one of many by residents speaking against the proposed Airlake Airport expansion plan at a public hearing. More than 100 area residents attended the hearing conducted by the Metropolitan Airports Commision. Residents for and against airport expansion asked questions ranging from quality of life and airport noise to property taxes and safety. Commissioners, from MACs planning and physical develop- ment committee, will make their recommendations to the full commission in December. Figures tabulated by a consulting firm for MAC, show the number of based aircraft will increase from 153 to 348 by the year 2006. The number of annual aircraft operations (aircraft flying in and out) will quadruple by the year 2006 to 116,700. Single and multi engine airplanes are based at the airport, one of five minor reliever airports operated by MAC. With expansion, Airlake also would base small corporate jets. Girt Scouts meet girl's needs Molly McNearney of Rosemount is a girl who thoroughly en- joys being a Girl Scout. She doesn't look different from most girls, and when she talks about her experiences as a Girl Scout, her enthusiasm isn't much different either. But she is different. Molly is a 10-year-old Junior Girl Scout with Down's syndrome. Her mother, Diane McNearney, said that the key to helping Molly, and other "special-needs"children, is to look at their abilities rather than their disabilities, and the Scout program is a big help. There was never a question that Molly would not become a Girl Scout, says her morn, who is a troop leader. Her three sisters, Mary Sue, Jenny, and Betsy, are Scouts, so it was natural that Molly would be too. But not all the experiences in Scouting have been positive for Molly. There's a down side, says her mother. "I would like to see more integration of special -needs children, like Molly, with girls in regular Girl Scout troops. Some parents are afraid. You can see the look in some of the leaders. Their eyebrows go up." Nearby cities elect new mayors An incumbent mayor was defeated in Savage in the Nov. 3 elec- tidn. Rod Hopp received 433 votes; his challenger, Don Egan, sur- passedhim by 15 votes. Pat Morgan and Ed Machie, with 529 and 511 votes respectively, were elected to the council over four other candidates. Rosemount will have a new mayor in Rollan Hoke, who far sur- passed four other candidates to succeed retiring mayor Leland Knutson. Dennis Wipperman, with 768 votes, and John Oxborough, with 413, were elected to the Rosemount City Council from a field of Naas: Hunters escorted off land From Page 1 And Naas is reluctant to deal with the hunters. A year ago in February while riding a snowmobile on the farm, Naas came upon a hunter. He asked him to identify himself. The hunter assaulted Naas, he said, knocking him down and hitting him. Despite a car license number and description, no legal action was taken against the hunter. Naas, a retired Navy aviator, fears more of the same. "I am borderline totally disabled, and I can't stand that kind of abuse," Naas said. "I can't physically take it." Hunters are on the farm this season. "I walk the farm to get exercise, and I have trouble get- ting exercise with my injuries," Naas said. In his walks he has discovered five deer stands on the farm, some of which he took to the homesite, some of which he destroyed. And since Sept. 19 when the bow and arrow hunting season began, Naas has noted on a calendar a least a half dozen incidents of hunters on the farm. He has photographs oi' them, and their cars parked nearby. Most have been escorted to the homesite, while Naas calls police officers. The difference this year is Naas is carrying his .410 shotgun. Naas described the hunters in fatigues and camouflage with faces made up with camouflage paints. "If you didn't have a gun, you'd be afraid," he said. Each time Naas escorted a hunter off the land, he called police officers to have the trespasser arrested. "This is standard procedure," Naas said. "The only thing that isn't stan- dard is that now I'm carrying a .410." One hunter walked off the farm while Naas was calling police, he said, even though Naas had the gun in his hand. Oct. 22 the police came for Naas A criminal complaint has been fihd against Naas accusing him David Naas stores some of the deer stands he has found on the family farm in a shed. of two counts of pointing a gun at the hunters. The question in court will be if Naas threatened the hunters with his gun. 'I didn't intend to threaten anyone. I didn't threaten anyone," Naas said. He is asking for a jury trial in the case. Since then, Naas has quit car- rying the gun. He has met other hunters on his land, and he has asked them to leave. Police officers have been do- ing ,fiat they (!an to control the trespassers, Burnsville Police Chief Michael DuMoulin said. The charges against Naas were necessary, said David Harmeyer, the city's pro- secuting attorney. "The reason that we decided to charge him is that we are afraid that he may shoot someone or a hunter will panic" and hurt Naas with a bow and arrow or other weapon, he said. "The last thing we went to see is someone get hurt down there," Harmeyer said. Ellison: Voter turnout impressive Fourth in a series of features on Cedarvale Mall. New look in store for mall The new year will bring a new look for Cedarvale Mall. Renovations totaling more than $2.2 million are scheduled to start Feb. 15. Remodeling plans include such features as higher ceilings, more skylights and plants, and updated storefronts. The result should be a brighter, more modern atmosphere for the shopping center, located near the intersection of Cedar Ave- nue and Highway 13. Interior work will take about 16 weeks, with outside work to follow. It should all be complet- ed by October 30, according to manager David Brown. Stores will be open and accessible dur- ing the remodeling. By the time work finishes, a few stores will be replaced by Special Advertising Feature edarvale Times Cedarvale's updated appearance will include a ceramic tile floor and more skylights. new tenants. The Ben Franklin and R.C. Dick's stores will be leaving, Brown said. Others are being chosen to provide a tenant mix best suit- ed to Cedarvale's market. "We CONTACTS (DAILY WEAR) TOTAL COST Gift Cerrifirltes "Available CONTACT LENS & OPTICAL Hwy. 13 — Cedarvale Mall — Eagan 454-3274 MEMBER — P.H.P. AWARE GOLD DELTA VISION Celebrating 10 Years As merica's_No. 1 VCR Bran want to bring in stores in the home goods area," he said. "We're also looking for athletic clothing stores." In addition, Snyder Drug Store will expand from 10,000 to 13,800 square feet. Mall management has been working with the city to acquire additional land to enlarge and improve the parking area, Brown added. Volume 1, Number 4 — December 16, 1987. Holiday activities Kids can visit Santa at Cedarvale Saturday marks the last chance for your children to visit Santa Claus at Cedar - vale Mall before the BIG day. He will be present from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to hear chil- dren's wishes. You may take photos of your children and him with your own camera for no charge, or his helpers will take a Polaroid snapshot of them for $2. Santa and his helpers are actually members of the Twin Cities International Airport Kiwanis group. Proceeds from their efforts help support such causes as their annual Christmas party for disadvantaged children. Merchants offer gift -wrapping service Do you have trouble suc- cessfully hiding your unwrapped Christmas presents from prying eyes? Is it difficult to find time to wrap that special gift? The merchants at Cedar - vale Mall have a solution. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sa- turday, the merchants will sponsor free gift -wrapping of any mall purchase more than $10 made that day. You may find it the perfect way to "wrap up" your Christmas shopping. 6DW Cretin '38 Cretin High School Class of 1938 is making plans for a 50-year re- union in November 1988. If you have not been contacted please call 777-4930 or 631-0937. Edison '38 Minneapolis Edison High School Class of January 1938 will hold a 50-year reunion April 29, 1988 at St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch REUNIONS the 'day Inn, Roseville. Call Monroe '68 781-64 "< 545-9435. Monroe High School '78 1968 will hold a 20-year reunion Sept. 17, 1988. Call 224-8960 nior High 222-0648 for more informatio old a 10- Per-ed St. Louis P Highlan Highland Par School Class of 1978 year reunion June 18, sons who have not been co should send their addresses to ra Marsh, 1861 Randolph Ave., Apt. 105, St. Paul, Minn. 55105. St. Louis Par f 1968 will Class of 68 gh School Class a 20-year reunion 16, 1 ., at the Marriott Hotel in down >, ' Minneapolis. Ca11 435- 5898 al '58 Central High School Class of 1958 will hold 30-year reunion Aug. 12-13, 1988. Persons who were not contacted for the 20-year reunion or have moved since then should send their new addresses to: David Larson, 1424 McKinley St., St. Paul, 55108. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1987 DAKOTA WEST BRIEFING Phone poll on center set in Eagan The Eagan City Council has approved use of a telephone sur- vey to determine whether Eagan residents want to build a community center which could include an ice rink, gymnasium and meeting rooms. Parks director Ken Vraa said the survey requires 12-15 min- utes to complete. It will help parks and recreation officials figure out what kind of commu- nity center Eagan wants, or if it wants one at all. The survey is scheduled to be- gin running this week or early next week, Vraa said. Panelists sought Eagan is looking for residents to fill a variety of positions on city commissions, including the Advisory Planning Commission. The city has four openings on the planning commission, which meets the fourth Tuesday of each month to review develop- ment plans in Eagan. The Advi- sory Parks and Recreation Commission has three openings. The board meets the first Thursday of each month to dis- cuss parks planning and devel- opment. The Burnsville/Eagan Cable Communications Commission, which meets the second Thurs- day of each month, has four openings. The Airport Relations Committee, meeting the second Wednesday of each month to re- view airport issues, has seven positions. One slot is available on the Gun Glub Lake Watershed Management Organ- ization, which includes the city. Interested residents should apply by submitting a letter of interest to the city administra- tor's office at Eagan city hall. New bed, breakfast The owners of a bed -and - breakfast business in a 19th cen- tury Hastings mansion will soon be competing with themselves. Pam and Dick Thorsen, owners of the Thorwood Inn, have re- cently purchased the Rudolph Latto house from the city, and plan to convert it into another bed -and -breakfast inn. Pam Thorsen said the three- story Victorian, like their cur- rent bed and breakfast house, was built in the late 1800s by a leading citizen of Hastings and was later converted into the hospital. Thorsen said house was donated to the city in the early 1900s, which used it as a Neale Van Ness/ Staff Photographer Jim Pichner, bird curator for the Minnesota Zoo, holds one of two gray - bearded gallinules — aiso known as Asian swamp hens — that re- cently were added to the Apple Valley zoo's collec- tion. The birds were do- nated to the zoo by Walt Disney World, where they formerly were displayed. hospital and later leased it out for a nursing home. But the house, located at 620 Ramsey, has been vacant for several years and was under threat of demolition because of its deteri- orated condition, Thorsen said. Thorsen said she and her hus- band paid the city $13,000 for the house, but plan to spend $300,000 to $400,000 restoring it. She said it eventually will have seven bedrooms, and she hopes to be ready to start taking guests next summer. Nursing homes bill State Sen. Jim Metzen, DFL- South St. Paul, will introduce legislation mandating minimum standards for ventilation and air conditioning in the state's nursing homes. The bill was prompted by a controversy last summer in which an employee of Golden Oaks Nursing Home in South St. Paul allowed re- porters inside the home to film elderly residents suffering dur- ing a heat wave. E.I•1 IDS