Pioneer Press 06/12/2008 04:38:16 AM GMT
St. Paul / Riverside land now part of Ford plan
The redevelopment potential for Ford Motor Co.'s Highland Park plant just got a little brighter. Ford Land, the development arm of the Dearborn, Mich.-based company, has asked the city of St. Paul to begin studying for possible reuse a prime, 22-acre parcel of land that sits just above the river and was previously withheld from redevelopment planning. "The reason we delayed was just to better understand the environmental conditions of the property," Ford Land spokeswoman Stephanie Denby said. The parcel sits below the bluff line along the Mississippi River and was once considered a potential Superfund site. The move increases the size of the potential redevelopment of prime real estate to 157 acres, a figure that includes the 122-acre Twin Cities Assembly Plant and a 13-acre rail spur. The move also is a signal that Ford is proceeding with redevelopment plans, despite renewed calls to save the plant. While Ford is seeking a master developer for the property, U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., recently called on the company to reconsider the plant's closure amid reports of strong sales of Ford Rangers, which are assembled in St. Paul.
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