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<br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />EN HILLS <br /> <br />OR~f1 <br /> <br /> <br />TCAAP Bulletin <br /> <br />News Update for Arden Hills Residents <br /> <br />Arden Hills Launches Major Planning Study to Direct <br /> <br />Reuse of TCAAP Site <br /> <br />The city of Arden Hills has been preparing for the reuse of the Twin City <br />Army Ammunition Plant property ever since the US Army announced its <br />intention to declare the site as excess federal property in 1994. It now <br />appears that a portion of that land could be transferred to the city within <br />the next 18 months. <br /> <br />TeAAP Site Location <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />'~)'~1~:~ <br /> <br />,."~_. !..."- <br />.j.,;: l_.,'_,' ~r: <br />: ., ''';-"- L/ <br />:-'-:"_~,L~::..f <br />.~'! 'f.L <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Site was originally an <br />Ammunition Plant for the Army. <br />Production included small <br />caliber ammunition, grenades <br />and howitzers. <br /> <br />October 23, 2002 <br /> <br />THE SITE <br />The Twin City Army Ammunition Plant ("TCAAP") encompasses <br />approximately one-third of the city's land area, and is currently one of the <br />~! largest tracts of undeveloped land in the core metropolitan area. The <br />2,300-acre site is currently owned by the Department of the Army and <br />consists of buildings, roads and other structures that previously supported <br />the use of the property as an ammunitions production facility. The <br />Minnesota National Guard currently has license to approximately 1,200 <br />acres on the eastern portion of the property for training purposes. Nearly <br />774 acres are in the process of being determined as surplus property by the <br />Federal Government. Of this, approximately 113 acres along the Rice <br />Creek corridor are expected to be transferred to Ramsey County as an <br />important addition to its regional park system. The city of Arden Hills <br />hopes to obtain title to much of the remaining property. <br /> <br />THE DUAL-TRACK PROCESS <br />In preparation for the potential transfer of this vitally important area, the <br />city has been engaged in a dual-tracked planning process. The first track <br />involves working with the designated developer, a team that includes <br />Centex Homes, Centex Family Housing, the Glenn Rehbein Companies, <br />and the Ryan Companies, on the transfer of ownership from the Federal <br />Government to the city of Arden Hills. A more complete summary of that <br />process is included at the end of this bulletin. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Issue 1 <br />