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Notes from the Economic Development Commission
<br />by Don Alstatt, Economic Development Commission
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<br />s longime Arden Hills residents As for the buildings in which our
<br />likely know, our City has some very manufacturing, education, healthcare, and
<br />unique and attractive features that other sectors operate, at last check there
<br />keep people working and living here.
<br /> actively marketing space as available to
<br />As a newer Commission member (2011), lease (according to a search through the
<br />I just learned per a CNN Money article Minnesota Commercial Association of
<br />estate market combined with a steady
<br />titled Best Places to Live that, More people Realtors). When the commercial vacancy
<br />employment base, Arden Hills has reaped
<br />rate is low, you and I, fellow residents, see
<br />this fact seemed hard to believe, I took
<br />the time to check it out. Its somewhat
<br />As the new TCAAP development plans
<br />but when the City sees greater income
<br />surface, our City (through a joint venture
<br />than 10,000 people living within our 9.6 through commercial property, it supports
<br />with Ramsey County) is undertaking a very
<br />square miles of land, but over 12,600 a more vibrant community with better
<br />people are employed here. We can thank parks, trail systems, or other City-funded
<br />new businesses and residents. As Arden
<br />our manufacturing sector which continues programs. According to our City Finance
<br />Hills realizes this new growth, we should
<br />to carry almost one-third of the Citys total Director, last year 39 percent of the Arden
<br />look forward to an even more viable and
<br />jobs. Hills tax base was generated through
<br />competitive community for years to come.
<br />commercial or industrial property.
<br />With such a strong commercial real
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<br />fund. Designated funds will be used
<br />worked to research and implement a to the Foundation which then
<br />as designated, and undesignated
<br />donations will be used as the
<br />donors designation. Gary Gerding,
<br />Foundation determines, based on
<br />secretary of the Improvement District,
<br />its mission, fund balances, and
<br />members contacts at the Rice Creek has enthusiastic praise for all parties
<br />outstanding requests.
<br />Watershed District, the Department
<br />
<br />of Natural Resources, and the
<br />If you or a group you know has a
<br />How to contribute or propose a
<br />project that seems appropriate for
<br />project
<br />Foundation acceptance or funding,
<br />or if you wish to make a contribution,
<br />501(c) (3), can accept funds from
<br />designated or not, please contact the
<br />helped develop a plan. At a regular anyone wishing to contribute to the
<br />board meeting they learned that the betterment of the City. Anticipated
<br />Foundation will be as useful as our
<br />new Arden Hills Foundation would donations range from a single
<br />support makes it. As in the case of
<br />park bench to trees to any project
<br />Karth Lake, the ongoing vision, drive,
<br />through designated, tax-deductible within the scope of the Foundation
<br />and hard work of individual citizens
<br />contributions: the funds were donated mission that a donor may wish to
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<br />ways that others can contribute to
<br /> accessed the website from a With the information provided, it is
<br />the improvement of our community
<br />mobile device, and of those, the clear that the improved navigation,
<br />through the Foundation. Donations
<br />iPad was the most popular device addition of graphics and photos, more
<br />can be made to the Arden Hills
<br />Foundation (not the City) and
<br />next with 45 users.searches have made the new website
<br />more user friendly.
<br />Questions and suggestions may also be
<br />forwarded to the Foundation through
<br />visited include: Jobs, Community
<br />.
<br />City Hall
<br />Development, Home page
<br />
<br />including Development Projects
<br />and TCAAP pages, Contact City
<br />Hall, Civic Alerts, Public Works,
<br />and Agenda Center.
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