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would be mixed-use for both housing and commercial uses. About 8 acres would form two parks. The Arden Hills City Council got the first glimpse of the proposal Monday night, and the Ramsey County Board saw it Tuesday morning. "The council is very interested to gather input not only from the citizens of Arden Hills, but from the surrounding community as well," said Arden Hills Mayor David Grant. "When it's completed, it will be essentially a small city of its own, and as such, it has regional significance." Grant emphasized the plan is preliminary and subject to change. The city council will revisit the proposal Dec. 22. The proposal will be presented to a joint city -county development authority Jan. 6, and the city planning commission Jan. 8. A public open house will be held at the Ramsey County maintenance facility in Arden Hills on Jan. 22. Ramsey County purchased the acreage -- the state's largest Superfund site -- from the federal government earlier this year and hired the Bolander Group to perform required environmental clean-up, which is underway. All but one of some 40 buildings have been demolished. Once the site is removed from the state Superfund list, redevelopment would likely move forward in stages over several years. Grant, who said the proposal shows "great promise," said the city hopes to finalize something close to a finished draft next summer. "We have asked them to look at the potential of adding more park space," Grant said of the planning consultants. "There were two parks, and they were approximately four acres each, and we're still trying to get our arms around how much park space we feel is necessary and how much park space residents would feel is appropriate, so we have asked them to look into that."