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Since it is the City's goal to fully incorporate the TCAAP property into the fabric of the community, the preliminary land use, housing, parks & open space, transportation, and other components of the proposed TCAAP redevelopment have been integrated into their respective chapters. The overall City vision, goals, and policies of each chapter apply to the entire TCAAP redevelopment. Environmental Cleanup Portions of the TCAAP property were subject to environmental contamination during its four decades as a munitions manufacturing plant and testing area. The Unites States Army started environmental cleanup in the 1980s and cleanup of the groundwater will continue for a number of years. Additional environmental characterization and testing is underway to determine the extent of the cleanup that remains that the 585 acres that is proposed to be redeveloped. Where needed, the property will be cleaned up to required standards for residential, commercial, and recreational uses. Page 20.,-[2] Deleted James Lehnhoff 4/30/2008 10:22 AM The area of TCAAP that is being retained by the federal government has been leased to the Minnesota National Guard for training purposes. While m Page 27: [3] Deleted James Lehnhoff 4/30/2008 2:58 PM Since the 2008 current land use data is based on actual land usage while the 1998 future land use data was based on what was anticipated to occur, the two data sets will not match. The differences between the two data sets are largely attributable to more accurate data in 2008, the acknowledgement of vacant land, and the delayed redevelopment of the TCAAP property. The 2008 land use categories are more specific because existing land uses can be calculated while the 1998 future land use numbers were based on anticipated development. The 2008 future land use data will again use the more general land use categories, similar to the 1998 future land use data. Since 1998, the available land use data has become more detailed and accurate. The availability of more accurate data is reflected in the water category. While yearly fluctuations may have contributed to the change in water cover, more accurate data is likely the reason for the 88 increase water cover. There were, however, a few developments between 1998 and 2008 that contributed to actual land use changes. The Hazelnut Park #3 subdivision and subsequent extension of Katie Lane increased the amount of land used for right-of-way while the road that connected Red Fox Road to Grey Fox Road was vacated.