A timeline of the Rice Creek Commons/TCAAP development in Arden Hills
The proposed -acre redevelopment at the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in Ramsey County s Arden Hills with the name Rice Creek Commons is to include retail office and light industrial projects as well as housing There is hope the improvement will help grow the county s tax base and draw thousands of new residents to the area For the better part of years the area was owned by the U S regime Small-arms munitions were manufactured and tested there during World War II as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars The site was largely de-commissioned in the s For more than a decade efforts at maturation at the site have either failed as with the Vikings stadium plan or been slow to advance as with the Rice Creek Commons vision Here s a rundown of latest events connected with the improvement effort Ramsey County and Arden Hills work with the Minnesota Vikings who consider TCAAP as a promising stadium site The Minnesota Legislature ultimately chooses a site in Minneapolis Ramsey County buys the TCAAP site and begins funding the cleanup spending million The expansion is named Rice Creek Commons The site receives a certificate of completion from the Minnesota Poisoning Control Agency signaling it s off the state s Superfund site list and ready for growth Alatus LLC is chosen as developer for the site Ramsey County sues Arden Hills in an effort to break the partnership they entered into in The dispute involves disagreements over housing density at the site A Ramsey County judge declines to dissolve the contract between Ramsey County and Arden Hills saying the matter must be resolved through the political process In a municipal voting process voters send several candidates open to ending the impasse with Ramsey County to the Arden Hills City Council Ramsey County rejects the progress plan agreed to by Alatus and Arden Hills for the site citing a lack of housing density Arden Hills and Ramsey County begin meeting again on improvement plans for the site and additional housing is considered The Ramsey County Board approves sale of -acre Rice Creek Commons parcel to be handled by developer Ryan Cos The board overseeing the evolution parts procedures with Alatus citing slow progress on the project Alatus files a lawsuit contesting the move Related Articles Rice Creek Commons project hits roadblock as new developer sought Fridley boy pleads guilty to fatally shooting man on St Paul s North End Feds say they re researching massive scheme to defraud MN s Housing Stabilization Services Plan Maplewood man pleads guilty in Raspberry Island killing again Minnesota State Fair hiring Fair-time employees
