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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA <br />RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF RAMSEY COUNTY'S <br />REQUEST FOR TCAAP ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AT 35W /HIGHWAY 96 AND <br />35W /COUNTY ROAD H <br />WHEREAS, 430 acres of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site have <br />been purchased by Ramsey County from the United States Government for pollution <br />remediation and redevelopment ; and <br />WHEREAS, This property constitutes one of the largest undeveloped areas within <br />Ramsey County, and <br />WHEREAS, The City of Arden Hills has partnered with Ramsey County to best <br />determine future land uses that will serve residents of the City and region well into the <br />future, and <br />WHEREAS, Redevelopment of this site will build new tax base, create living wage <br />jobs, and meet regional housing goals; and <br />WHEREAS, To assure the development of this site in a timely manner, $35 million is <br />needed from State funds for improvements to the interchanges at I -35W /CSAH 96, I- <br />35 /County Road H and a new intersection at Highway 96 and interior spine road on the <br />TCAAP site, and <br />WHEREAS, the bridge at 35W /Hwy. 96, and the Interchange /Bridge at 35W and <br />County Road H are slated for maintenance in the 2015 and 2016 MnDOT capital improvement <br />plan, and <br />WHEREAS, These improvements will benefit the cities of Arden Hills, Moundsview, <br />Shoreview, New Brighton as well as large and small employers in the burgeoning "medical <br />alley" corridor in the vicinity of 35W and 694 and the whole of Ramsey County, and <br />WHEREAS, the 694/35W Corridor already supports more than 37,000 jobs, making it <br />a major economic engine for the East Metro, and <br />WHEREAS, these improvements will benefit commuters throughout the region, Now <br />Therefore, Be it <br />6 <br />