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http://www.twincities.com/ramseycounty/ci_24389797/if-pollution- If TCAAP pollution costs soar, Ramsey County says it's covered By Frederick Melo fmelo@pioneerpress.com TwinCities.com-Pioneer TwinCities.com Posted: Pollution cleanup, a major barrier to the development of the for well underway. Ramsey County is spending $28.5 million to buy and clean up Minn federal government, a move that has prompted some to raise quest from the polluted site. What if the cleanup costs more than expected? What if additional County officials say the necessary protections against cost over the redevelopment of the Arden Hills site is moving forward. "We feel really safe and confident that the residents of the cou said Heather Worthington, deputy county manager. Among the guarantees obtained by Ramsey County is a fixed-price contractor, Carl Bolander & Sons, and its subcontractor, Wenck A In addition, the county has garnered assurances from the U.S. Ar decades, to continue to be a partner on groundwater cleanup to 2 "We have a lot of information on the property, and the county ha spent 25 years as the Army's property manager for TCAAP's surplu any big surprises." The county has touted its decision to purchase and clean the sit draw developers to the table, create jobs and put the acres on t The project is designed to make the land ready for residents to Years ago, when the Army cleaned a five-acre portion of TCAAP to an acre. The county's decision to buy the property without a development strong support in some development circles and a twinge of polit And future developers will need firm legal assurances they won't PREVIOUS ATTEMPT For the better part of 10 years, a development team led by Bart trumpeted their interest in redeveloping the surplus military la With approval from the city in 2002, partners in Ryan Rehbein La confident they could put a large section of the property on the Page 1 of 5Nov 01, 2013 03:23:12PM MDT