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<br />. <br /> <br />March 29, 2004 <br /> <br />Lieutenant Colonel Richard A. Weaver <br />Post Commander Camp Ripley/AHA TS <br />Minnesota Army National Guard <br />15000 Highway 115, Camp Ripley <br />Little Falls, MN 56345-4173 <br /> <br />Re: Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) <br />Meeting with City Council March 15, 2004 <br /> <br />Dear Lieutenant Colonel Weaver: <br /> <br />Thank you for attending the March 15, 2004 Arden Hills City Council meeting to <br />provide the Council with an update on the use of the Arden Hills Arden Training Site <br />(AHATS). The City Council and staff truly appreciated hearing about your plans for <br />the AHATS property. Regrettably, subsequent to the meeting, representatives of the . <br />City's development tearn contacted a nurnber of different agencies and individuals <br />regarding the National Guard's potential training uses of the site. In the process, the <br />irnpression may have been left that the City is not supportive of the Guard's presence at <br />AHATS. Please be assured that this is not case. On behalf of the City Council, I would <br />like to apologize for this misunderstanding. In addition, I appreciated talking with you <br />last Wednesday to further clarify the City's perspective. <br /> <br />To continue our dialogue on how the National Guard's proposed training may impact <br />the City of Arden Hills, we would respectfully request further information and <br />discussion on the following: <br /> <br />1. What is the timeframe for designating AHATS as a local training center (LTC) <br />and what status does the LTC designation provide the National Guard? Is there <br />a definition of "LTC" or a list of activities allowed under this designation? <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />While it appears that most of the training on the site will be relatively low <br />impact, clarification on the extent and potential impact of the following training <br />activities would be appreciated: <br />A. Helicopter activity on the site. <br />B. Simulated grenade training. <br />C. Use of blank ammunition. <br /> <br />. <br />