On Monday, October 4th, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. the Lexington Hamline Community Council and partners are hosting a community meeting regarding the future of the southwest corner of Lexington and University. Wellington Management owns the old shopping center on the southwest corner and is still in the process of finalizing development plans. At a previous community meeting in July, Wellington presented their plans and answered questions.
This meeting will open with brief introductions on topics including: what is the City's policy with regard to living wage jobs? What is its policy with regard to affordable housing, and what is "affordable" housing? What is "transit-oriented development"? How do plans for Lexington and University compare to other recent development projects in the area? The remainder of the meeting will be dedicated to giving those in attendance the opportunity to discuss the kinds of features that they would like to see in the development at Lexington and University, and in development on University Avenue in general. If you need childcare, transportation, or translation services in order to attend the meeting, please call 645-3207. On Wednesday, October 6th, at 5:30 p.m., there will be a public hearing in front of the St. Paul City Council regarding University UNITED and Lex-Ham Community Council's appeals of St. Paul Planning Commission decisions to allow Wellington Management to split the lot into three pieces, and to sell one of those lots to Aldi's grocery store (which would build a one-story store at University and Dunlap - see www.universityunited.com <http://www.universityunited.com/> for more details about the proposed Aldi's and the history of this project). This is the public's opportunity to comment on the lot-split and the site plan for Aldi's. UNITED and Lex-Ham have opposed splitting the lot and approving the Aldi's site plan before the overall plan for the entire site is approved, and because the Aldi's proposal, by itself, is not consistent with transit-oriented development. Despite taking this position, UNITED and Lex-Ham are still hoping to work with Wellington Management and the City of St.Paul to get the best possible development at this critical corner. _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
