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SAINT P~U _ . j ARSENA' L I cess moves forward, he and othent I " } h~pe to' negotiate 'with' AIlliD.'t.1 ,I } I ~haps offering to build' new j';' I r "CONTlNUeo FROM 18 ' cililies for It on land. toward tile '. I center of tile anenal. New build' . ~ The problem for tIlosetrying ings designed correctly, Probst I construct. redevelopment blue:- says, could. decrease the reach. of . I pnnts for tile site stems f il the safety .arcs, thereby decreas. J what Alliant dQeS. where it is 1 , ing the amount of land Alliant. r cated and the' arrangement it h needs and, opening a prime devel. J witlltll"e Army,'. ,.," opment area along two major . Alliant uses a,numbi.r of builc! . highways, ings, primarily" in .the. son e In fact, Arden Hills officials are : corner.. of the ;alsenaL It emplo' I. so serious about reloca.tiDg AlMnt about 930 people and has man . that' CIty manager Bnan. Fntsin- . I f~ctured ammunition in Arde gar said the city has' spoken with , Hills sIDee 1958. Its contract wi t- aIdes to Rep. Bruce Vento," D- 'i the military makes the compan MI~., about securing fed~ral responsIble for security and road, - funding to, help fInan.ce any Alliant I water. sewer and gas line main consolidation. The money may be nance. '. what it takes to sweeten the'. ai- I Because tile company makes ex- ready sweet.deai.AIliaiJt has now: plosives, it is required by federal Unless something' ,SUbStantial I law to maintain safe zones around I bappens between now and when its facilities. Those znnes, called the land is dispersed -, and that safety arcs, are designed to de- could be as long as 50 years - crease the risk ,of harm to people , ?TObSt. concedes tile city's plans . or' property in the event of an' " . for the l~d may. become some-, I explOSIon. But tiley, also decrease what meamngless: tbe amount of land free for deye). "They make some of what we opment. put forth moot," ProbSt said, If AUlant stays, ,only about 1500 Alliant officials say. only tftat I of the 2.370 acres would be ~n they'll listen to any proposals the for development for housing re- i Clty may offer. For months. tire tail, parks an. d open" s.pace. " comp.any bas studied consolidat- . Tb'hArmy conic!' force" 'AIliant lng. but Gilbert said the results I off' the site, but beCaiise of' a con.' an are still not in. And he warned' tract between the military and the I,m that the study could .just as easily P... suggest the comp.any expand' its . Ne b 'Idi :; operations as it could recommend I W UI ngs s. , downsizing. designed correctly." Despite efforts. by Arden Hills i L Id d and a task force appointed. hy Ven. WOU ; ecr~se the . I to. whatever happens at the arse- I amount of land naI could be a long time coming. All' The Army must clean up hazard., lant needs and ous waste sites that pepper the open a prime.' : land, a process that could last a I deve'lo'pment'. haIf-cent~ and cost as much as area $200 lDIlIIon. along two major What happens after' that - at h' h '. least as far as Arden Hills is con- I Ig ways.. " earned - can best he answered. with a question: "You have a com, munitions manufact1irer' chanceS n pany. that dominates the site for are the Army will. let Alliant'sta ' 900 )obs," Fritsinger said. "Are I Although the. military cOuld'e!ri there better ways to accomm~tl! tbe a~eement with 30 days' no- them and free up some land? tJc~, It. would be;required .to P,3)! Alhant's costs of moving cei'taili I government-owned.' equipment. and to relmhurse the' company for any losses lDCUITed as a result of lDterrupting production scbedules. I Those costs. all concede make it unlikely the Army would sever ~~ . . And because Alliant is a private I oompany located, on federal land; It doesn't pay property taxes and has no incentiv~ to' move. That's where' Prohst's plan I comes into play. .The mayor sug- gests that as the hind' reuse nrn-