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<br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />I' TCAAP Reutilization Committee <br />. Recommendations Made 9/30/95 <br />1 DRAFT - <br /> <br />The Twin Cities Army AmmunitiDn Plant (TCAAP) , located in Arden Hills, Minnesota, is <br />1 currently owned and operated by the Department of the Army_ Comprised of apprDximately <br />2370 acres, this Plant was used exterisively during World War II. the Korean War and the <br />Vietnam Conflict. Sinee 1976, most of TCAAP has been in a modified caretaker status. The <br />1 Army has since signaled its intention to excess much of the property back to local controL <br /> <br />In 1991, the site was d~c1ared "in excess" of Army needs. In 1994, at the request of the Army, <br />1 Army Munitions and Chemical Command (AMCCOM), and the General Services <br />Administration, Congressman Ven:v appointed a committee of local individuals to consider and <br />plan for future reuse of the site. This committee has worked for a year developing plans and <br />1 building consensus within the community, (See attached Vision and Mission statements, and <br />Chronology of Events.) <br /> <br />1 Based on years of munitions production, much of TCAAP is cDntaminated with solvents and <br />unexploded ordnanees. In fact, this property ranks as the number one Superfund site in the state <br />of Minnesota. Cleanup efforts are underway fDr those sites which have been identified as <br />1 contaminated. There is strong indication that many other areas are free of contamination, and <br />could be transferred back to the community for reuse. Cleanup timetables are uncenain, <br />1 . depending on level and types of contamination and funding. In addition, the Army has sent <br />conflieting messages about their willingness to turn this property back to the local cDmmunity. <br /> <br />1 While researching potential reuse of the property, the committee determined that legislative <br />action was used to transfer at least two other similar properties in other locations. The <br />committee agrees that this type of action is preferable to expediting the transfer process, and <br />1 recommends that Congressman Vento and the other members of the Minnesota delegation <br />consider federal legislation to expedite the timely and orderly transfer of prDperty, while <br />ensuring cleanup Df the site by the federal government, back to the state and/or local <br />1 cDmmunities, and that the delegation work with the appropriate committees in Congress to effect <br />this 'transfer. <br /> <br />1 RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />The Rice Creek Corridor is a resource that should be available for recreational opportUnities and <br />1 protected to ensure an adequate link f(,r wildlife migration to and through the TCAAP facility. <br />This segment of Rice Creek cDmpletes a cDntiguous 16-mile public corridor from the Mississippi <br />to the Chain of Lakes and beyond. Recreational opportUnities should be available to the public, <br />land may include eanoeing, biking and hiking. The Corridor and other appropriate areas of open <br />space should be made accessible to all. The view shed, oak stands and other trail amenities in <br />this area should also be prDperly protected. <br /> <br />1 The wetlands comprising Marsden Lake are both beautiful and crucial to maintaining water <br />. quality and wildlife. The Marsden Lake area should be incDrporated into the open space <br />1 <br />1 S~3 <br />