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6 ongoing work of the I-35W Corridor Coalition. • A plentiful supply of life-cycle housing to accommodate a wide range of incomes. • Easy access to mass transit for workers who need or prefer to use such methods of transportation. • The proximity of the Anoka County Airport in Blaine. • A highly ranked school district ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES The effectiveness of local economic development can be enhanced by continuously assessing, and attempting to address, any circumstances that might negatively impact the local business climate. Such circumstances may include those that might: a. make a developer or business owner less inclined to establish a new business in Mounds View; or b. make a developer or business owner less inclined to relocate an existing business to Mounds View; or c. make an existing Mounds View business less inclined to expand its operation in Mounds View; or d. make an existing Mounds View business consider moving its operation to another community; or e. adversely affect, in some other way, the ability of an existing Mounds View business to achieve economic success. The preceding circumstances are, to varying degrees, mitigated by the presence of financial and other incentives that encourage or allow economic development. Successful economic development will continue to require the careful monitoring of these existing and developing challenges so that realistic and timely efforts can be made to emphasize Mounds View’s many positive attributes in order to effectively minimize or counteract negative perceptions or circumstances. Examples of such future efforts may include the following: • In order to address the relative scarcity of raw land suitable for new construction, and in light of the small size of the few remaining parcels of undeveloped land, • Prepare and periodically update an inventory of undeveloped land, • List undeveloped parcels on the City Web site with the knowledge and consent of their