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City of Arden Hills – 2040 Comprehensive Plan Approved:, 2018 5-1 5. TWIN CITIES ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (TCAAP) PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT Goal: Develop TCAAP in a way that accommodates a mix of land uses that is sensitive to the natural environment, economically sustainable, and a benefit to the community. In 1941, the federal government started construction on the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP), which occupied about 3.7 square miles (2,370 acres) in what was then Mounds View Township (Figure 5.1). During a 16 month period, over 300 buildings were constructed to manufacture and test munitions for World War II. The plant also produced munitions for the Korean conflict, Vietnam conflict, and the first Gulf War. At its peak, the property had 40 miles of electric and telephone wire, 83 miles of sewer, 37 miles of road and railroad track, and employed more than 25,000 people. The entire TCAAP property was included in the Arden Hills municipal border when the City incorporated in 1951, and now occupies approximately the northern third of Arden Hills. The TCAAP property is bounded by Highway 96 on the south, Highways 10 and 35W on the west, Lexington Avenue on the east, and County Road I on the north. 5.1 TCAAP DECOMMISSIONING AND LAND TRANSFERS Between 1974 and 1985, the federal government started decommissioning TCAAP. While munitions production by private entities continued into the early 2000s, operations were a fraction of peak production. Plans to transfer portions of the property and redevelop it have been in the works since the 1980s. Redevelopment plans for the former TCAAP property have continued to evolve and become more detailed: Table 5.1 – TCAAP Land Reuse Proposals 1982 1998 2008 2016 Residential 970 445 168 146 Commercial/Industrial 500 222 182 198 Parks and Other Open Space 805 252 168 24 Institutional, Roads, & Other Public Use 95 215 65 53 na na 113 221 na 1,237 1,562 1,611 na na 113 113 2,370 2,370 2,371 2,371 Re d e v e l o p m e n t Ar e a Rice Creek Trail Corridor Parks Preserve/Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS)/US Army Reserve Other (MnDot, Ramsey County, Arden Hills) Total Acerage is approximate. Much of the former TCAAP property has already been transferred or leased to other public entities, including the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Ramsey County, Dr a f t 03 / 0 7 / 2 0 1 8