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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~~ILLS <br /> <br />January 27, 2003 <br /> <br />Senator Norm Coleman <br />United States Senate <br />Washington DC 20510 <br /> <br />RE: The TCAAP Property, Land Transfer and Reuse Master Planning Issues <br />Dear Senator Coleman: <br /> <br />Thank you for your letter of January 17, 2003. We appreciate your expressions of support and <br />look forward to working with you and Jeff Harrison. <br /> <br />We remain conunitted to the Vento Re-use Plan and to an open and inclusive planning process. <br />Weare currently working with a Master Planning Advisory Panel that consists ofrepresentatives <br />from our community and other interest groups and stakcholders, and we hope that someone from <br />your office will be able to attend these meetings. The next one is planned for February 4, 2003, <br />at 6:30 p.m. at the Arden Hills City Hall. <br /> <br />We were recently informed that the U.S. Postal Service has indicated a preliminary interest in <br />evaluating an 82 aCre site within rCAAP for a potential distribution facility. On Friday, January <br />17, our development team, planning consultant, and staff presented information to the council <br />indicating the detrimental impacts sllch a use could have on fulfillment of the Vento Plan. We <br />areTequesting a meeting with representatives of the Post Office to discuss the exact nature of <br />their interest and to inform them of our concerns. Weare also contacting the GSA, <br />Representative McCollum, and Senator Dayton regarding this matter. We invite your staffto <br />participate as well and will keep you informed as this matter develops. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Beverly Aplikowski <br />Mayor of Arden Hills <br /> <br />CC: Senator Mark Dayton <br />Representative Betty McCollum <br />Arden Hills City Council and City Administrator Joe Lynch <br />Mr. Glenn Rotundo, GSA Deputy Regional Administrator <br />Mr. Ralph Conner, GSA Senior Advisor <br />Mr. Joseph Whitaker, Dcputy Assistant Secretary of the Army <br />Mr. David Eales, United States Postal Service <br />CRR, Inc. <br />DSU <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills . 1245 West Highway 96 . Arden Hills, MN . 55112-5794 <br />Phone 651.634.5120 . Fax 651.634.5137 . www.ci.arden-hills.mn.us <br />