No Date News Article Up For Auction
Cedar Creek Golf
Course up for auction
Cedar Creek Golf Course of
Albertville owner Kent
Roessler recently informed
Albertville of his intention to
sell or place the Cedar Creek
Golf Course up for public auc-
tion.
Albertville City Administra-
tor Larry Kruse said that' since
that report, the city has fielded
a large number of calls from
concerned residents asking if
the golf course could be discon-
tinued and redeveloped in
additional housing. Homeown-
ers adjoining the golf course
expressed concerns because
they said they paid premium
prices for golf course lots.
City attorney Mike Couri
explained to the city council
that clauses contained within a
document entitled "City of
Albertville Developer's Agree-
ment Cedar Creek Golf Course
Planned Unit- Development
Concept Plan Master Agree-
ment", adopted Feb. 27, 1998,
would not allow the conversion
of the golf course to another
use without the city council's
approval.
The agreement states the
area. designated for the 18-hole
I golf course shall be restricted
. to use only as an 18-hole golf
course with typical complimen-
tary accessory uses related to
and commonly associated in
the industry with golf course
uses.
The agreement goes on to
say that the restriction on the
use of this land for golf course
purposes may be modified only
upon the written authorization
of the city. And the city shall
exercise sole discretion in
determining whether to allow
any use other than an 18-hole
golf course on the property.
The agreement further
states the restrictions run with
the land and shall be binding
on all future assignees in per-
petuity.
Planned Unit Developments
like Cedar Creek allow for
some deviations from the nor-
mal standards.
For example the developer
may be allowed to construct
homes on smaller lots at high-
er densities with the under-
standing that green space
would be accommodated within
the golf course.
The city council said .it
expected it be a golf course
when the agreements were
made and strongly feels that
would be the expectation today.
To assist answering resi-
dents, city administrator Kruse
reported the Master Agree-
ment has been published on
the city's Web site at
www.cLalbertville.mn.us and is
contained in Article 5A.
For more information per-
taining to the sale, it can be
viewed at www.pilotland.