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<br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />Joint Development Authority <br /> TCAAP Redevelopment Project <br /> <br />DATE: February 2, 2017 <br /> <br />TO: Joint Development Authority Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Sara Thatcher, Goff Public <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Rice Creek Commons Communications <br /> <br /> <br />We continue to work closely with the City and Alatus’s communications teams. Ramsey County, the City <br />of Arden Hills, and Alatus sent a joint press release celebrating the passage of the final approval of <br />changes to the Rice Creek Commons master plan on December 20. As we mentioned previously, the <br />media has been closely following these developments, including covering the Arden Hills Open House on <br />November 16, the Planning Commission vote on December 7, and the City Council vote on December <br />12. <br /> <br />Highlights of the media coverage include: <br /> <br />• Ramsey County approves planned development at TCAAP site – KSTP, December 20 <br />• Megaproject plan clears Ramsey County, but questions linger – Star Tribune, December 20 <br />• Ramsey County approval brings TCAAP construction closer – Pioneer Press, December 20 <br />• Massive development set for old arsenal site in Arden Hills – Minnesota Public Radio, December <br />21 <br />• Former Arden Hills ammunition plant to become three distinct neighborhoods – FOX 9, <br />December 21 <br />• The potential of jobs, jobs, jobs in Arden Hills – Pioneer Press editorial, January 4 <br />Additionally, the three partners collaborated on a response to a Star Tribune inquiry regarding the <br />environmental cleanup efforts. Resulting stories included: <br /> <br />• Megaproject in Arden Hills: Environmental model, or hazard? – Star Tribune, January 31 <br />• Arden Hills' next challenge: Selling homeowners on a former Superfund site – Minneapolis/St. <br />Paul Business Journal, January 31 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 10 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM