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.C ai I Ith&7 !M104fla i For Release: February 12,2003 Contact: Assistant City Manager Susan Hall, 612-789-8881 City to Explore Potential Stonehouse Redevelopment ST. ANTHONY, MN—In response to response to community interest,' the St. Anthony City Council is going to continue to explore the potential redevelopment of the Stonehouse site, located between Kenzie Terrace and County Road 88 on the south end of the City. The St. Anthony City Council reviewed a proposal from Amcon Construction on February 11 for the redevelopment of the Stonehouse site. At this point,the City Council is looking for more information to examine the feasibility of redeveloping the Stonehouse site, which includes the Fire Station, the municipal liquor store, and a hair salon. At the same time, a citizens' Study Group established by the City Council last September is exploring what to do with the 40-plus year old Fire Station and Public Works facilities. The study is currently underway with a report tentatively scheduled to the City Council in May. "As exciting as this redevelopment opportunity may be, our interest is seeing the Public Facilities Study process through and learning about their recommendations., so the redevelopment will be tracked accordingly," said Mayor Randy Hodson. "However, having said that, some decisions may need to be made concerning the Stonehouse prior to a final decision on the Fire Station,just to keep the process going. It's going to 'be a balancing act." The City Council directed staff'in October 2002 to interview interested developers to ascertain their interest in redeveloping the Stonehouse site, in case the Public Facilities Study Group provided a recommendation to construct a new Fire Station. "The City is interested in finding out what potential benefits there are to the community if the site is redeveloped," said Hodson. "Is it financially feasible? Could any revenue from redevelopment assist with the costs of public facility improvements? These are all questions we are exploring." Since October, a couple of developers expressed an interest in the site, including Anicon Construction. Anicon has submitted a proposal to the City to construct a 26,000 square -more- 3301 Silver Lake Road, St Anthony, Minnesota 55418-1699-www-ci-saint-anthony.mn.us -(612)789-8881 -FAX(612) 781-9323 Our Mission is to be a progressive and livable community,a walkable village, which is safe and secure.