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City of Arden Hills <br />TCAAP Redevelopment Communication Plan Executive Summary & <br />Recommendations <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br /> TCAAP includes more than 2,300 acres and makes up <br />approximately 1/3 of the land within the City of Arden Hills. <br /> The land is currently contaminated and must be cleaned up to <br />proper environmental standards. <br /> Plans call for the redevelopment of 585 acres of the site adjacent <br />to Interstate 35E and State Highway 10. <br /> As federal land, the site does not currently pay property tax. <br /> Of the redevelopment portion of the site: <br />o 77 acres will be dedicated to recreational uses such as <br />athletic fields. <br />o 49 acres will be dedicated to a wildlife corridor. <br />o 459 acres will be dedicated to residential and commercial <br />uses. <br /> The current master planning process allows the city to have <br />significant control over the use of the land. <br /> <br />The redevelopment of TCAAP will improve quality of life in Arden Hills by <br />providing lifecycle housing, necessary retail and commercial services, <br />jobs and a place to accommodate growth. <br /> <br />The redevelopment of TCAAP will allow the City of Arden Hills to provide <br />more housing choices for citizens throughout their lives. <br /> <br />The redevelopment of the TCAAP site will create new commercial and <br />employment opportunities to serve the citizens of Arden Hills. <br /> <br />The TCAAP site is the last large piece of land available in the City of Arden <br />Hills for the development of shopping and employment opportunities. <br /> <br />Development of housing on the TCAAP site will create a range of housing <br />opportunities that will allow people to live in Arden Hills at all stages of life; <br />as children, young professionals, adults with families and as seniors. <br /> <br />Development of the TCAAP site will open up more recreational space for <br />citizens of Arden Hills and the region. <br /> <br />The redevelopment of the TCAAP site is moving forward. <br /> Planning for redevelopment of the TCAAP site began more than 20 <br />years ago when the federal government announced the closure of <br />the ammunition plant. <br /> Through a competitive process, The City of Arden Hills selected <br />RRLD, LCC (Ryan Companies) as the master developer for the <br />project in 2002.