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City of Arden Hills - 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />S. TWIN CITIES ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (TCAAP) PROPERTY <br />REDEVELOPMENT <br />Goal. Develop TCAAP in a way that accommodates a mix of land uses that is sensitive <br />to the natural environment, economically sustainable, and a benefit to the community. <br />In 1941, the federal government started construction on the Twin Cities Army <br />Ammunition Plant (TCAAP), which occupied about 3.7 square miles (2,370 acres) in <br />what was then Mounds View Township (Figure 5.1). During a 16 month period, over <br />300 buildings were constructed to manufacture and test munitions for World War ll. The <br />plant also produced munitions for the Korean conflict, Vietnam conflict, and the first Gulf <br />War. At its peak, the property had 40 miles of electric and telephone wire, 83 miles of <br />sewer, 37 miles of road and railroad track, and employed more than 25,000 people. <br />The entire TCAAP property was included in the Arden Hills municipal border when the <br />City incorporated in 1951, and now occupies approximately the northern third of Arden <br />Hills. The TCAAP property is bounded by Highway 96 on the south, Highways 10 and <br />35W on the west, Lexington Avenue on the east, and County Road l on the north. <br />$.1 TCAAP DECOMMISSIONING AND LAND TRANSFERS <br />Between 1974 and 1985, the federal government started decommissioning TCAAP. <br />While munitions production by private entities continued into the early 2000s, operations <br />were a fraction of peak production. Plans to transfer portions of the property and <br />redevelop it have been in the works since the 1980s. Redevelopment plans for the <br />former TCAAP property have continued to evolve and become more detailed: <br />Table 5.1 -- TCAAP Lana Reuse Proposals <br />Approved: September 28, 2009 <br />5-1 <br />1982 <br />1998 <br />2008 <br />(unapproved) <br />a)Residential <br />970 <br />445 <br />168 <br />E <br />o <br />Commerciat/Industrial <br />500 <br />222 <br />182 <br />a� <br />Parks and Other Open Space <br />805 <br />252 <br />168 <br />a) <br />Qf <br />linstitutional, Roads, & Other Public <br />95 <br />215 <br />65 <br />Rice Creek Trail Corridor <br />na <br />na <br />112 <br />Parks Preserve/Arden Hills Army Training Site <br />(AHATS)/US Army Reserve <br />na <br />1,237 <br />1,562 <br />Other (MnDot, Ramsey County, Arden Hills) <br />na <br />na <br />113 <br />Total <br />2,370 <br />2,370 <br />2,370 <br />rAcerage is approximate. <br />Approved: September 28, 2009 <br />5-1 <br />