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History <br />Studies, Public Input, <br />Property Assembly, <br />Infrastructure Investment <br />Planning Studies & Grants <br />Downtown Redevelopment Task Force <br />created & meets regularly. City receives <br />1999 - <br />Anoka Co. Planning Grant, hires <br />consultant & holds public input meetings <br />2006 <br />with end result of Master Plan & <br />Development Guidelines in January 2006. <br />City buys up parcels on Block 7 with CDBG <br />Grants ($400k) to assemble larger tract of <br />land with intent to sell to a developer for an <br />2005 - <br />affordable housing project as first phase of <br />downtown redevelopment. Investment made <br />2007 <br />to bring sewer and water service to block 7 <br />(Block D on the Beard Group plan). <br />City receives DEED Redevelopment Grant <br />($600k), enters into Master Dev. Agreement <br />with Beard Group (local developer) for right <br />2007 - <br />to negotiate with landowners in an effort to <br />redevelop all of downtown. Housing bubble <br />2009 <br />bursts; Beard Group pulls out of deal. Grant <br />Funds returned to State. <br /> <br />