Alex Davy reviews the CoPar settlement situation in his latest Lillie Newspapers article CoPar settlement likely.
It's a far cry from the city's original low-impact vision for the land - a plot of land just off Interstate 494, dotted with mature trees and high bluffs, bordering the wetlands of Fish Creek - but Nephew says the City Council had little choice. "If it went to court, I don't think it's a case we could win." he says. "CoPar is on pretty firm legal footing."
But Hjelle disagrees. "It never should have been allowed in the first place," he says. "That's why we rejected the development in 2006, and that's why we should fight it now. It defies logic, public safety and common sense."
[update 6/6 11:00 AM]
Mr. Rossbach weighs in:
...In the June 4th issue of the Maplewood review Erik was quoted as saying " It defies logic, public safety and common sense". You may recall that the only reason that Erik gave in his vote to deny in 2006 was that there was a safety concern with the road crossing Fish Creek. That issue has been addressed. As for logic and common sense, you can review some of my past articles to understand Erik's logic. Diana keeps harping that we should have let it go to court because that is what the neighbors wanted. It seems strange that someone that votes against street projects because she does not believe we have the money to pay for them is willing to roll the dice on money that we do not have insurance coverage for and definitely do not have budgeted.
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