(KNSI) — In a continued changing of the guard, new St. Cloud Mayor Jake Anderson will make appointments around 20 committees while also setting dates for future public hearings on development projects.
Anderson is doling out duties to new and current members of the council as well as city residents. They include spots on the Planning Commission, the Economic Development Authority, the Park and Recreation Board, and the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The public will also have a chance to chime in on eliminating some streets to make way for the development of an identified catalyst site. Sanvik Development will ask the board to approve vacating a small portion of 19th Avenue South, West Division Street and alley rights-of-way between Cooper Avenue South and 19 1/2 Avenue South and Division Street and West St. Germain Street.
The land is one of several important to the city’s prosperity, according to the 2015 Comprehensive Plan. The area was once the home to an Xcel Energy substation and other buildings, which were removed in 2017 to make way for redevelopment.
The city’s plans call for the area to be used as commercial and multi-family residential space. Any project there must utilize tax increment financing based on prior statutes as a blighted property.
The council will also set a public hearing for next month regarding a planned unit development to allow an adult day care facility to expand. If approved, Love of Christ Lutheran Church’s facility, 1971 Pine Cone Road, would be able to go from serving a dozen people to 20. The plot is currently zoned as R1, and any facility serving more than 12 needs to be in an R2 development area.
All the items are listed in the consent agenda. Monday night’s meeting starts at 6:00.
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