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There is the possibility that the Arsenal property in Arden Hills could become available for other uses. The property lies completely within the city and covers 2,331 acres. 69. Would you favor or oppose the STRONGLY FAVOR........33% . City initiating action to speed FAVOR................ .31% up the sale of this property? OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10% (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel STRONGLY OPPOSE........8% strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED....18% 70. Should the City of Arden Hills PURCHASE..............17% attempt to purchase that land to REGULATE..... ... .... . .65% directly control its use or should DEPENDS (VOL) . . . . . . . . . .7% it try to regulate its future use DON'T CARE (VOL) . . . . . . .3% through zoning decisions without DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....8% buying the property? If the city were to purchase and redevelop that land, substantial costs might be involved. The city would not only have to pay fair value for the land, but would have to bear costs to clean up contaminated soil and remove buried ammunition. The city might have to ask residents to permit the issuing of long term bonds to finance this project. Property owners would be asked to increase their property taxes to cover the principal and interest of the bonds. 71- Would you favor or oppose a prop- STRONGLY FAVOR.........5% erty tax increase to purchase and FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12% redevelop the Arsenal site? (WAIT OPPOSE............... .23% . FOR RESPONSE) And do you feel STRONGLY OPPOSE. ......51% strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....9% IF "STRONGLY FAVOR" OR "FAVOR," ASK: 72. How much would you be willing NOTHING................O% to see your property taxes $25.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3% increase per year? Let's $50.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5% say, would you be willing to $100.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5% see a yearly increase of $125.00............... .0% $ ? (CHOOSE RANDOM START- $150.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1% ING LEVEL; MOVE UP OR DOWN $175.00............... .2% DEPENDING ON ANSWER.) How DON'T KNOW.............1% about $_? (REPEAT PROCESS) REFUSED............... .0% 73. Should the arsenal property be SINGLE FAMILY DWELL...19% developed PRIMARILY for single MULTIPLE FAMILIES......O% family dwellings, multiple family RETAIL SHOPPING........3% housing, retail shopping, light LIGHT INDUSTRY........10% industry, offices, OR recreational OFFICES....... .........4% and park uses? RECREATIONAL/PARKS....17% COMBINATION (VOL) . . . . .37% NONE OF ABOVE (VOL)... .4% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....7% . 8