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ricecreekcommons.com <br />Rice Creek Commons <br />Ramsey County is working together with the City of Arden Hills and Alatus LLC to revitalize the former Twin <br />Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site into a vibrant, sustainable community including housing that is <br />accessible to the diverse needs of new and existing residents, commercial development with high-quality <br />jobs and public parks and trails. The site is now known as Rice Creek Commons, in reference to Rice Creek <br />which meanders through the development and will provide the setting for walking, bike paths and a natural <br />resource corridor. <br />Public investment request <br />In 2023, Ramsey County requested $25 million of state funding to build <br />stormwater infrastructure and a public roadway (known as the Spine <br />Road) that will connect County Road H and Highway 96 through the <br />Rice Creek Commons development. <br />The construction of this public infrastructure is the key to unlocking the <br />development potential of the 427-acre site to deliver the site vision <br />which is to create economic prosperity, build an inclusive economy and <br />develop an energy-forward community by providing much-needed <br />housing at a variety of price points – including deeply affordable <br />housing – and creating well-paying jobs. Mass grading at the Rice Creek <br />Commons redevelopment site and the construction of “Spine Road” <br />could begin as early as 2026, upon project funding determination. <br />Additional information <br />By the numbers <br />Size of development site <br />427 acres <br />Cost of public infrastructure <br />including Spine Road <br />$89 million <br />Housing units <br />up to 1,960 <br />County investment to-date <br />$43.7M <br />Estimated value <br />of future development <br />$1 billion <br />*All figures 2023 estimates <br />Rice Creek Commons will provide <br />Housing opportunities for thousands of Minnesotans. <br />Commercial development providing high-quality jobs. <br />Public park and amenity space. <br />Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor pedestrian and cycling facilities. <br />Natural resources corridor and regional stormwater treatment system. <br />Significant tax base expansion.