The Inver Grove Heights City Council tabled a vote this week on a screening proposal meant to appease neighbors who say a developer cut down 146 more trees behind their homes than what city-approved plans allowed.
Residents told the council that the plan, which the city and developer crafted, would not be effective in screening their Tyne Lane homes from the self-storage buildings proposed to be built on the land off South Robert Trail.
Meanwhile, the developer, Brian Briggs, said the plan, which includes spending an additional $75,000 for trees and fencing, is “reasonable.”
Mayor George Tourville suggested that the neighbors and Briggs meet to try and come up with a compromise. Both parties agreed to do so, and that they’d return to the council’s Dec. 9 meeting with an update.