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I I. I Since 1941, TCAAP has been used by the U.S. Army for munitions manufacturing and testing. TCAAP was originally assembled from 40-acre farm tracts. At its peak, upwards of20,000 I people were employed at TCAAP, Principal current users of the site are: I . Alliant TechSystems, a private corporation that manufactures and stores munitions components for the Army; I . the U.S. Army Reserve, which occupies a two-year-old building on twenty acres of land at the southeast corner of the site; and . the Minnesota National Guard. I The DOD has excessed two pieces of TCAAP to public users: 8 acres to Ramsey County for an archery range, located on the far eastern edge of the site; and twenty acres to the Minnesota I Department of Transportation at the far northwestern comer of the site, TCAAP has several designated Federal Superfund sites where DOD is working to remove soil I contamination, Taken together, these sites form the largest Superfund project in the State of Minnesota Test wells dot the site to monitor water quality and track plumes of contamination in I- the groundwater. II. The Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan I Planning for TCAAP extends back at least to 1982, when the City adopted its Comprehensive Development Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Minnesota Metropolitan Land Planning Act. The Comprehensive Development Plan Map, which was approved by the City I Council and by the Metropolitan Council, is set forth as Figure L I The community development goals applicable to TCAAP in the City's Plan are as follows: L The community should be developed according to an officially adopted comprehensive I plan for land use, transportation, and community facilities, While the plan should not be inflexible, neither should it be amended indiscriminately without thorough study to determine that change is an improvement. Arden Hills is to be developed as a "Village of I Homes" in the sense that the City Plan is designed to promote residential development properly related to commercial, industrial and other non-residential uses which may be developed in suitable areas. I 2, Coordination oflocal plans with those of the school districts, adjacent and nearby communities, the Metropolitan Council and others is essential to the well-being of the I local residents and the urban area as a whole. 0 Urban development should proceed according to uniform standards applicable to the I- .). entire City, Such standards govern land use, public improvements, health conditions, I 3,