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Neighbors gather to hear about Metcalf development plan
by Kara Hildreth day , Dec . 6 , at District of the school that closed that could be built in the drainage and flooding issues in nearby neighborop a mix of townhomes ,
lots and ballfields to devel-
191 ’ s Diamondhead Education Center in Burns- enrollment and district Avenue in Eagan . Some hoods , along with a trou- apartments and a senior in 2020 due to declining 34.55 acres off Diffley
Neighbors packed a ville . budget cuts . residents opposed the blesome gas line on the housing cooperative . meeting to discuss a proposed development on the formation about the po- questions about taxes and sity housing , along with The draft plan shows a is proposing four-story
They wanted more in- Many residents asked inclusion of high den- land . Enclave Companies former John Metcalf Middle School property Tues- could sprout up in place the type of development past problems with water , school building , parking See Metcalf ,
tential development that wanted information about voicing concerns about proposal to demolish the apartments adjacent to 31A
SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
Big tax hike draws a crowd in Burnsville
Council approves 14.5 % increase by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
The Burnsville City Council ’ s annual December vote on the next year ’ s budget and tax levy doesn ’ t usually draw much attention .
But a proposed 14.5 % rise in the 2023 levy got a rise out of 10 residents who spoke at the city ’ s Truth-in- Taxation hearing Tuesday .
Most argued , in vain , against the outsized increase , which dwarfs the 4.8 % hike approved for 2022 and similar or smaller increases in past years .
Inflation , losses in retirement portfolios and cost See Taxes , 18A
Transplants next step for disability advocate
O ’ Brien left mark on Burnsville
SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
by John Gessner
Mike O ’ Brien has trouble finishing things . At 13 , he made it to first base on a bunt and had to be pulled for a pinch runner .
After starting school at Stanford University , O ’ Brien suffered a double lung infection , was hospitalized for a couple of months and had to drop out .
In Burnsville , where O ’ Brien has lived for six years , he blossomed as an advocate for the disability community at the local and state levels . He served on two Frigid temperatures did not deter families from showing up to meet Santa Claus and his reindeer in the morning of city committees , got to know the players at City Hall Saturday , Dec . 3 , at the Twin Cities Premium Outlets in Eagan .
See O ’ Brien , 31A
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