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Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - Delta Airlines, Twin Cities Premium Outlet Mall, Target Store -1) A 1/.'l 1 FD LDEK kid SMEAD®I No. 2-153L UPC 10334 lmead.com • Made In USA scyc,te f*" IF • 1111 tstootle P�DUCT s«calimp ww w.sRVRoaNrm�oRa ROIUSED NTIM UNE SFI , " Thisweek Newspapers Page 1 of 3  Home > News > Dakota Co. Tribune Business Weekly > Delta to vacate yet another Eagan site Delta to vacate yet another Eagan site Posted under Dakota Co. Tribune Business Weekly,Eagan on Wednesday 27 July 2011 at 3:51 pm Atlanta -based airline plans to close its training facility on Lone Oak Point by Jessica Harper Dakota County Tribune Delta Airlines Inc. has made more cuts in Eagan, leaving the city with more real estate on the market. The Atlanta -based airline recently announced it will move its flight training jobs from Eagan to Atlanta, closing its facility at 2600 Lone Oak Point. The company is already trying to unload the former Northwest Airlines headquarters building in Eagan. The training facility nearby was built by Northwest Airlines in the 1980s, and has about 279,000 square feet, according the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which currently owns the property. Although the building is technically owned by the MAC, Delta has the right to buy it back for $1 after paying off its outstanding loan to the MAC, said Patrick Hogan, spokesman for the MAC. Delta sold the building to the MAC in 1992 to secure a loan package while the industry was in a downturn. The deal included stipulations about employment levels within the Twin Cities. Delta representatives did not return phone calls in time for publication. The airline plans to pay off the loan and no longer be bound by the employment commitments for the Twin Cities area. The airline's balance is currently $114.4 million and Delta must pay a 3 percent premium for paying early, Hogan said. MAC expects the loan will be paid off by early 2012, he said. Delta's net income was $593 million, which was generated by $31.8 billion in revenue in http://www.thisweeklive.com/2011 /07/27/delta-to-vacate-yet-another-eagan-site/ 7/29/2011 Thisweek Newspapers Page 2 of 3 2010. The airline lost $10 billion in 2008 and 2009. Delta has not specified how many jobs will be transferred. Hogan said he believes it will be hundreds. "The good news out of it is that they will continue to have about 20,000 people working in Minnesota," he said. The Minneapolis -St. Paul Airport is the second largest hub in the Delta system, and the airline has indicated it plans to keep it that way, Hogan said. Jon Hohenstein, community development director for the city of Eagan, said that city officials hope the property will be used for similar purposes. "We are always concerned when there's a reduction like that, but many jobs at the location like in-service pilots and flight attendants may or may not be based in Minnesota," he said. Though the airline is looking to sell the building — historically known as the Northwest Areospace Training Corp. — the facility will still be used for 12 to 18 months, said Tom Hedges, Eagan city administrator. Delta bought Northwest in 2008 and transferred employees to Atlanta, which meant the loss of a Fortune 500 company in Eagan. A deal for the main building fell apart in November 2010. It is currently listed for $30 million. There is another pending property in Eagan that is connected to the Delta -Northwest deal. As part of the merger, Delta acquired Eagan -based Mesaba Airlines, a regional carrier and Northwest subsidiary. Delta then sold Mesaba in July to Memphis -based Pinnacle Airlines, one of Delta's largest regional carriers, for $62 million. Now. Bloomington -based NorthMarq have been handed the task of leasing the 50,000- square-foot space. Jessica Harper is at jessica.harper@ecm-inc.com. Did you like this? Share it: http://www.thisweeklive.com/2011/07/27/delta-to-vacate-yet-another-eagan-site/ 7/29/2011 EN SMEAD1 No. 2-1531. UPC 10334 amaad.com • Made In USA rcricP47v RiN USED N iFl{ iNIDUCT "'° UNE 0SFI SI flan an P 4 lei-5 Fo \-Dec 431w4s I/lkMEAD®I No. 3.153L UPC 10334 •m••d.00m • Abdo In USA Il Cs isfe 'fir 000r 0 RBEkuSfDNanasPRODUCT WE M RECLIFUENTS SFI Community Tweets about Outlet Mall Grand Opening webergirl ,veberjoan a,, Eagan, MN is now on the map! #twincitiesoutletmall ;:t stephanie Biking to go shopping #winwin (@ Twin Cities Premium Outlets in Eagan, MN w/ 4 others) swarmapp.com/1111steph/chec... ® Carly Guerra - cargue-r 25 3h Trip 1 to the outlet mall today was a success! 111 Cindy a LakeKoronisGirl 6b Overwhelmingly happy customer service at the stores in the outlet mall. Love the layout of the stores. 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Adios to my paycheck!!! #lovethisplace pic.twitter-com/xc2loV540a nari W : c; ar 3h going to the new mall in Eagan Governor Mark Dayton 8/11/2014 Twin Cities Premium Outlets Grand Opening Event Briefing Information Event: Twin Cities Premium Outlets Grand Opening li Day/Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014 Event Time: 8:30 am Breakfast 9:20 am Ceremony Participants escorted to stage 9:30 am Guests walk from breakfast to ceremony stage 9:40 am Ribbon Cutting Ceremony begins 10:00 am Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Concludes Time: Attire: Location: The Governor is invited to attend breakfast at 8:30 am. If that is not possible, arrive no later than 9:15 am to be briefed on ceremony. Ceremony will conclude just after 10:00 am. Business 3965 Eagan Outlets Parkway, Eagan, MN 55122 From the North — Take I-35E from St. Paul to Eagan and exit at Yankee Doodle. Take Yankee Doodle right or west to State Highway 13. Left on Highway 13 to Silver Bell Road. Left on Silver Bell. Right on Nicols Road to the center. From the West: Interstate 494 to State Highway 77 South (Cedar Ave) to State Highway 13. Exit State Highway 13North. Take a RIGHT onto Silver Bell Road Right on Nicols Road to the center. From the South - Follow I-35 to I-35E North. Exit onto State Highway 77 North (Cedar Ave). Right onto Diffley Road (Dakota County Road 30). Left on Nicols Road to the center. Breakfast is in space 740 near Armani Outlet and Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5fth Ceremony Stage is in front of Market Hall *See attached map Staff Contact: Liz Dion, Vice President Marketing — Central Region, Simon Premium Outlets Ce11 — 919-637- 1 Prepared by TBD Governor Mark Dayton 8/11/2014 Twin Cities Premium Outlets Grand Opening Security Contact: 0622 ldion@simon.com (available by cell or email on day of event) Tyler Schmoker, Security Director, Twin Cities Premium Outlets, G4S, (612) 267-4411 tyler.schmoker@usa.g4s.com usa.g4s.com City Contact: Tom Garrison, Communications Dir., City of Eagan (cell) 651-470-1692 or tarrison@cityofeagan.com Eagan Police contact: Lt. Duane Pike 651-485-9457 # People Attending: Audience Make Up: Elected Officials / VIPs Confirmed to Attend: 1,000+ general public; 200 expected guests for breakfast and ceremony — list attached Guest list includes local community, county and city government officials, business leaders and media. On stage to cut the ribbon: Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire, Mark Silvestri, Premium Outlets Chief Operating Officer; Kelvin Antill, Paragon Development Partner, Steven Dworkin, Premium Outlets Senior Vice President Development, Peter Lund, General Manager Twin Cities Premium Outlets See attached list for elected officials and confirmed guests in attendance. Press: The press is invited to attend. Confirmations of attendance have not yet been received. `Proposed' Role: `Proposed' Speaking Topic: Provide remarks of 3-5 minutes. Pose for ribbon cutting photos, cut the ribbon officially opening Twin Cities Premium Outlets along with the individuals mentioned above. Regional and state economic impact of the new shopping center to the Town of Eagan and Twin Cities area. Please see attached press release and fact sheet on the center. The creation of over 900 new jobs. Been a big impact construction wise. Colliers International says the Twin Cities leads the nation in new retail construction and 34% of that was because of TCPO alone! The popularity of 2 Prepared by TBD • Governor Mark Dayton 8/11/2014 Twin Cities Premium Outlets Grand Opening shopping among tourists to this region and the impact this center will have on tourism in the Twin Cities area. Additional Background Information: The Governor has not spoken at a Premium Outlets function prior. Event set-up: Event Program: Introduced by: Meal Information: The ribbon cutting will take place in front of the Center's food court. The dais will be a 12' x 16' elevated stage with a podium for speakers, a canopy over and skirting along the bottom. Guests will be seated in front of the stage. The general public will have standing room. Script is still being finalized. However the ceremony will begin at approx. 9:40 AM. Emcee: Peter Lund, GM, Twin Cities Premium Outlets • General welcome • Presentation of colors by General Colin L. Powell Leadership Academy JROTC Color Guard • The National Anthem by Kurt Jorgensen • Check presentation to Be the Match Foundation • Intro Mayor, to podium for remarks. • Following welcome remarks, Mayor introduces Governor. • Governor, Governor to podium for remarks • Intro Paragon, Development Partner, to podium for remarks • Intro Simon Premium Outlets Developer, stand/wave • Intro Simon Premium Outlets COO, to podium for remarks • Dignitaries invited to step to ribbon • Count down and Ribbon Cutting • Ceremony concludes Mayor Mike Maguire, City of Eagan The Governor and staff are invited to join the Grand Opening breakfast held prior to the event at 8:30 am. Organization Name / Address: Twin Cities Premium Outlets, 3965 Eagan Outlets Parkway, Eagan, MN 55122 3 Prepared by TBD Governor Mark Dayton 8/11/2014 Twin Cities Premium Outlets Grand Opening Local Elected Officials: Please see attached list of invited guests and those who have responded. Please see attached this additional information: • Information about Be the Match — charitable organization • Recent news articles • Map of site showing location of breakfast, stage and alternative entrance. • Premium Outlets press release and fact sheet • Guest list 4 Prepared by TBD Wednesday 4-4-2012 D 3B + CONTINUED FROM 1B > Outlet mail 16 acres of city -owned land for future development that. could help fulfill the city's vision for a mix of uses in the area, near the intersec- tion of Cedar Avenue and Minnesota 13. In ,recent months, CSM Corp. submitted a formal proposal for a 500,000-square- foot upscale retail center on the Lockheed Martin site at Pilot Knob and Yankee Doo- dle roads: That proposal still has to go through the Plan- ning Commission and win final council approval. • Paragon representatives said they weren't concerned that the development would saturate the retail market in Eagan: "(The projects) are for dif- ferent markets and different focus customers," said Salem LaHood, Paragon's vice pres- ident of design and construc- tion. He said the presence of otherretail centers in the area is actually attractive, because shoppers, and espe- cially the tourists the Mall of. America attracts, are willing to travel short distances to visit other centers. • The proposal also means that a planned -for park in the area would have to move, but city staff members said neighbors in the area were pleased with the change Developer proposes' outlet mall in Eagan Eagan's Economic Develop- ment Authority heard a proposal Tuesday for a high -end outlet mall in the city's Cedar Grove Redevelop- - ment area, near Cedar Avenue - and Minnesota 13. PIONEER PRESA because they would no loll, ger be required to cross a street to visit the park: • Council . members expressed some minor con- cerns about parking and architectural details of the mall, but both sides seemed to think any differences could be settled. "I think you guys are bring- ing a great product, and, I look forward to fine-tuning,it a bit," council` member Cyndee Fields said. Jessica Fleming can be reachedlat 651-228-5435. Follow her at .,. twitter.com/jessflem. 11 + 4B D TwinCities.com St. Paul Pioneer Press Door County, Wis. Safe landing follo 80-year-old woman takes controls of pl By Carrie Antlfinger Associated Press An 80-year-old woman with little flying experience knew her husband had died after he fell unconscious at the controls of a small plane, yet she remained calm as she landed the aircraft at a north- eastern Wisconsin airport, her son said .Tuesday, April 3. In a phone interview, James Collins said he's also a pilot and helped his mother, Helen Collins, via radio as the Cess- na twin -engine plane began running out of gas Monday evening. Another pilot also took to the skies to guide her to the ground at Cherryland Airport, near Sturgeon Bay, about 150 miles north of Mil- waukee. He said his mother took les- sons to take off and land about 30 years ago at her husband's urging, in case something happened to him, . but never got her license. She has flown hundreds of hours by his side. "At one point she didn't even want the wingman to go up," he said of Monday's mid- air drama. "She said, `Don't A photo from the Door County old Helen Collins landed Monda landing. Collins said . his mother knew her husband had died after she unsuccessfully tried to get him back into his seat - belt, which he unbuckled before he collapsed. He said one engine had you guys think I could'do this completely run out of gas and have t er had to be close to i cal TwinCities.com !. St. Paul Pioneer Press APPLE VALLEY BURNSVILLE EAGAN FARMINGTON HASTINGS INVER GROVE HEIGHTS • LAKEVILLE MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROSEMOUNT SOUTH ST. PAUL WEST ST. PAUL Eagan Cedar Grove outlet mall clears panel Developer envisions 90 to 100 stores featuring high -end retailers , By Jessica Fleming jfieming@pioneerpress.com Eagan's Economic Development Authority unanimously approved preliminary plans Tuesday night, April 3, for an upscale outlet mall in the south suburb's Cedar Grove Redevelopment Area. The mall would be nearly 400,000 square feet and, together with plans for another upscale shop- ping center on the Lockheed Mar- tin site, would add nearly 1 million square feet of shopping to the city in the next few years. "I'm encouraged that the project takes good advantage of the assets of the Cedar Grove Redevelop- ment Area," Mayor Mike Maguire said, referring to the site's proxim- ity to the Mall of America and the airport. "It has the opportunity to put Eagan on the map in a differ- ent way than we are now" Baltimore -based Paragon Outlet Partners would invest about $100 million in the 35-acre site to create an open-air retail center composed of 90 to 100 outlet stores of high - end retailers. Tuesday's vote allows Paragon to begin negotiations for the pur- chase of the city -owned .property It can . also begin marketing the site to potential tenants. The developer will work with city staff .members to come up with a more detailed plan for the site. The Eagan City Council, whose members also make up the development authority, still would , have to approve the final project. The mall's footprint leaves about OUTLET MALL, 3B > Wednesday 4=4-2012 West St. Paul City fest'sT nonprofit says. cash is missing Former leader denies:;::, anything was taken; 2B F .TwinCities.com St. Paul Pioneer Press !nneso. 3` Gustavus students hurt infspring.break crash ;Three Gustavus Adolphus College students remained hospitalized Tuesday, April.3, after their, car was hit by a wrong -way driverlast week as they drove through Illinois on a spring break trip. At the time of the Friday night crash, a group of nine Gustavus students, traveling in two vehicles, was southbound on Interstate 39 in Illinois, on the way to Florida for spring break. The trip wasn't college -sponsored, said Wes VanHecke, dean of students at the St. Peter, Minn., college. An 85-year-old man from Cleveland was driving the wrong way onthe interstate and hit head-on the first vehicle, carrying four of the students. The students' second vehicle couldn't stop in time and rear -ended the first 'vehicle, VanHecke said. The 85-year-old man, whose name had not -been-released by authorities, was killed.. Gustavus student John C. Anderson, 22, of Appleton, Wis., was in critical condition Tues- day at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, M. The driver of the first vehicle of students, Adyn C. Clausen, 22, of St. Louis Park was in serious condition at the same hospital. Jacob S. Klem, 21, of Mahtomedi was in fair condi- tion. Jamie A. Hiner, 20, of Kenyon, Minn., was treated and released. The students in the second vehicle were not injured. They are driver Jonathon T. Carpen- ter and Alex Tate, both of Prior Lake; Benja- min Ceder, of Oregon, Wis.; David J. Pedersen of Stillwater; and Nathan Dittmer of Plym- outh. The crash occurred about two miles north of Interstate 80. VanHecke said the other six students have gone home. — Free Press of Mankato liams' character witnesses, including former Timber - wolves general manager Kevin McHale and former Rep. Jim Ramstad, was preju- dicial and should have been disallowed. - Brian Murphy At the Capitol Dayton signs bill on charity 'clawbacks' Gov. Mark Dayton on Tues- day signed a bill to exempt charitable groups from hav- ing to return tainted dona- tions after the expiration of a two-year statute of limita- tions. The bill si trustee for itors of dis investors an businessma n gning comes as a d cred- graced Minnesota Tom Petters caalrc to ranlaim mnra than Nations, showcasing cultural performances, information booths, ethnic foods and cul- tural games. Last year's event drew more than 100 volun- teers and some 500 attend- ees, organizers said; it fea-• tured about 30 booths repre- senting ' countries from almost every continent. The celebration brings together students, staff and residents in the 9,500-student Mounds View school district and beyond to share their cultural identities.' It takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. at the high school, 1900 Lake Valen- tine Road. - Mila Koumpilova St Paul' Authorities recover mans body in river Wednesday 4-4-2012 ashing#on County WOODBURY Gateway Corridor 'subject of forum An open house is planned to discuss transit plans for the Gateway Corridor, which runs along Interstate 94 from Min- neapolis to western Wiscon- sin: The preferred plan of the Gateway Commission is a $420 million rapid bus transit line between Minneapolisand. Hudson, Wis. Seven, plans are being studied, two of which include light rail. : _ The commission voted March 15 to eliminate a pro- posal for a commuter rail line between Minneapolis and Eau Claire, Wis. Tha maatina will ha frnm IIIIISMEAD1 No. 2.153E UPC 10334 amuid.00m • Made In USA 0 S11 1.1 MB USEOunxemeN MS NOWT LINE OF IHESR Fo �rG�Ns gfl Continued from page 1B • pleased with Target's decision. Blom- cquist,who had opposed the proposed Diffley Center, said the Cliff Lake project will be fully , supported by council if it complies with city ordi- nances. The council had rejected .the Diffley proposal because it did not want to amend its comprehensive plan, which did not designate the land for Commercial use. Some city officials 'were leery of permitting such a rezon'ng when the city already has an abundance of. commercially zoned land. 1• E {ii�1: Cliff Lake 1,Galleria ,& Towers, which I�a.r1' will be built in two or three phases, is part of a 400-acre planned develop- ment of which 250 acres are zoned residential. It will include 1.2 million square feet of space for retail, hotel, office and other use, said Patrick Hoffman, Hoffman Development president. The project includes 'a four-story hotel, a 15-story office • tower, 224 residential units, and a health and racquet club. The first phase will be the construc- tionof a 275,000-square-foot retail complex that Hoffman estimates will run about $25 million. Target and a major grocery store will anchor the center, which 'also will house a drug • store and assorted specialty shops, he said. Hoffman said he expected construc- tion to begin on the retail center this fall and the doors to be open in fall'of 1988. Jim Ryan said he looked forward to working on the project. "Ryan has been looking enviously at Eagan for a long time," he said. "Our consultants say this piece (of land) has the best road access in the county." ::oefrocked pastors' trial scheduled Associated Press Columbus, Ohio Two defrocked Lutheran pastors, re- leased from jail after an annonymous donor posted their combined $7,000 bail, are scheduled for trial July 20 on charges of trespass and assault. The charges stemmed from actions of D. Douglas Roth, 35, of Clairton, Pa., and Daniel N. Solberg, 36, of llison Pa., at the merging conven- e Evangelical Lutheran "TRUTHS MY•FATHER TAUGHT ME" Wayne Williams Meisel ' 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary Summer Schedule: 9:30& I.1:OOa.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Education, IOa.m. - KUXL/I570 AM Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church Lyndale at Groveland/871.5303 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Chapel' Worship 8:30 a.m. . Wayne W. Meisel Adult Education 9:00 a.m. Church School 10:30 a.m. Sunday Forum-11:50 a:m. Westminster's Endowment: - A Design for Mission & Ministry WalterRockenstein _ 7,11 ' NICOLLET MALL AT TWELFTH STREET • 332-3421. '', :3 Free Parking at Orchestra Hall Ramp for Sunday morning events It's a bleak exisfnce' L with no Target in town A trip to Eagan is a trip back in time, a time when there were no Target stores. That's right. Eagan, which likes to bill itself as a progressive, fast- growing suburb, has no Target store. And the way things are going, there are no Target stores on the Eagan horizon. Almost everyone in Eagan will tell you that it is not easy being Targetless. Among other things, it means long journeys to places such as Burnsville or West St. Paul. Some Eagan people are driving upwards of half an hour to get to a Target store, and when, after the long drive, they arrive in the Target parking lots, the Eaganites frequently are being treated meanly. "Get your own Target store," Burnsville people are telling Eaganites while standing in the checkout lines. "Get out of my housewares department," West St. Paul Target shoppers are telling the Eaganites who journey to their Target store. Target officials admit the situations in West St. Paul and Burnsville are getting dangerous. "We've enjoyed almost too much success at the West St. Paul store and the Burnsville store," admitted George Hite, a Target spokesperson. "You look at the situation at Doug Grow Burnsville. You've got Apple Valley people coming in there and Eagan people coming in there and, of course, the Burnsville people. Sometimes — especially at holiday times or during sales — there are more people than we can, ahem, adequately handle." Imagine how long the checkout line must be to make a Target official Grow continued on page 10B ly. "I'd hate to think we finally have a governor from northeastern Minne- sota and we haven't gotten . some- thing really major that puts us on a • launching pad to heaven; he said. • But -some legislators from other parts of the state feel the Iron Range has done well for itself. } "I. don't think they've been short:- changed by any means,"`said Duane Benson of Lanesboro, . the IR leader of the state Senate. "And if you trace the legislation 'over the' past six to 10 years, it's reasonable to say they've . come out better than • any other or group in the state." Critics point to homeowners' proper- ty taxes on the Range, the lowest in the state, thanks to credits from taco- nite production taxes paid .'by the companies in lieu of property taxes, and to the fact that their high mill • rates give them a more generous por- Senate Tax -Committee, homestead credits above the current $700 •maximum, which again will benefit Range homeowners. Although nobody. has kept a tally, through a combination -of state aids, bonding money, .the IRRRB, general appropriations and federal dollars, "they're getting a better shake than the rest of us," according to Doug Carlson, IR-Sandstone. With an Iron Range governor and a delegation of tight -knit, aggressive legislators who have seniority and key positions on Senate and House . committees, many legislators from elsewhere regard the Iron Range's position as formidable and enviable. "Someof the rest of us have to beg a little harder to get a crumb," said Carlson. "Some of the rest of us who represent areas that have been strug- gling a lot longer than the Iron Range has haven't been able to get the help h told , the :St4 Tribune last week, there will be on one special program or appropriation, for the Range, unless highway% finat ing becomes available. -The exception' is about . $9 . million' • to imp Giants Ridge, the IRRRB-owne&stt area near Biwabik, Minn., forethei Olympics tryouts. _ "There isn't anything else we canilo asa state," he said.• n "� Perpich said, future programs for the Range will come from his Greater; Minnesota Corporation, designed, to, help promote rural economic devel'-: opment by linking applied: research° with entrepreneurship: Staff writer 1 Gregor W. Pinney con- tributed to this article. JOHj �GrOW Continued from page 1B try._ that it may be too long. Hite said Targetofficials are sensitive - 'the feelings of all the customers converging at the overcrowded West St; Paul and Burnsville stores. But civil libertarians almost certainly would block any rules that would .• forbid Eaganites from shopping at Burnsville or West St. Paul. There is very definitely a need for• a Target store out there," Hite said. F:Need" is the right word. In the twin,Cities in 1988, a Target store ' no longer is a luxury. It's as mucha , • ttm. Sunday/January 10/1988/Star Tribune necessity as long underwear..— get a rain check if they're sold out at - Target = and jumper cables, which also are available. • Hard as it is to believe, just 25 years ago the entire metropolitan area was a giant Eagan. The'entire region was Targetless. But then came T=1. "That's what we call the first Target;" Hite said. "T-1.. It was the Roseville store." T-2 (Crystal); T-3 (Knollwood), T-4 (Duluth) followed within the same .year. And then they were popping up everywhere, those Targets, bringing millions of consumers necessities • rangingfrom mop handles to glazed doughnuts to lawn fertilizer at savings of several pennies. The ' Target stores spread across the metro region. Across the nation. • Everywhere. Except Eagan. Target wants to be in Eagan. "We had hoped to be up and running in 1987," said Hite. "Now, we're•hoping 1988-89.7 And Eagan residents want Target to be in Eagan. Presumably, many Eaganites didn't realize they were moving to a suburb that didn't have a Target. After all, most suburbanites, studies show, believe walkout basements,. two -car garages and Targets are constitutional rights. "We get•calls from people: asking us • to build there," said Hite. "That's quite a compliment:" , And elected officials in _Eagan claim they want a Target store. But here's the rub. Every time there's an election in Eagan, the zoning book ' is rewritten. You see, there'aren't Democrats or'Republicans in Eagan. Rather there are Cliff Roaders and •. Diffley Roaders. And now the Diffley Roaders are in power, meaning last year's Target site on Cliff Rd;was designated a good place to build a .. monastery earlier this week and the Diffley Rd. site•became this year's Promised Land for a new Target. . "We're.going.to have a Target store," .vowed newly elected mayor Vic • Ellison, a Diffley Roader. "It's just a matter of time." But time is running Cut. Lines at Targets in Burnsville and West St. - Paul are growing dangerously long and the tempers of Burnsville and - West St: Paul Target shoppers are . growing dangerously short. And still there is no Target:store on the Eagan horizon. • - Star Tribune/Sunday/January 10/1988 •9B Zoo worker on transfer received salary, then decided not to return By Conrad deFiebre Staff Writer The idea, officials at the Minnesota Zoo say, was to give an employee "an opportunity to grow in his skills." So they lent John Tobias, then cura- tor of the Discovery Trail and Chil- dren's Zoo, to another zoo and Said Minnesota Zoo spokeswoman Marcy Dowse: "It was an investment in an employee and his growth and development. We didn't plan for him not to come back. "He was sent to Bramble Park specif- ically because it was a small zoo with not much going on and he would have a chance to develop some new Eagan Target on controversial site may be By Conrad deFiebre Staff Writer Eagan's long-awaited Target store, the focus of political and legal battles for more than a year, may be open in time for Christmas shopping as a result of an agreement between de- velopers of a controversial Cliff Rd. site and the new City Council. In addition, commercial rezoning of a rival developer's site on Diffley Rd. may be approved soon, Mayor Vic Ellison said Wednesday. The two developers hope to bring large-scale shopping to fast-growing Eagan, which has more than 40,000 residents but little commercial devel- opment. Tuesday night the City Council took a major step toward rectifying that situation by approving an environ- mental agreement with the Hoffman Development Group of Burnsville for its proposed Cliff Lake Galleria shopping center at Cliff Rd. and In- terstate Hwy. 35E. The project, anchored by Target and Cub Foods stores, drew intense op- position from nearby residents and became the key issue in November's election campaign. Ellison was elect- ed mayor and two other critics of the Cliff Rd. project joined the council, reversing a council majority that fa- vored it. At the new council's stormy first meeting two weeks ago, Ellison pushed through a series of resolu- tions that threatened to stop the proj- ect on environmental grounds. The developers responded by threatening to sue the city. "We had to show them we were seri- ous," Ellison said yesterday. "You never get any concessions unless you show you're willing to go to war." Tuesday night, however, the two sides peacefully agreed on a scaled - down project with increased environ- mental safeguards for nearby Cliff Lake. Under the pact, the Target store will be moved 50 feet farther from the lake, 15,000 square feet of retail space and 75 parking stalls will be eliminated and a potential restau- rant site at the corner of Cliff and Rahn Rds. will not be developed. Altogether, the 33-acre center will have 10 acres of green space, three times the amount in earlier plans. "This was a major benefit to the city," Ellison said. "It's the result of the type of negotiation that should have taken place months ago. The developers had their own way on everything in the past." As part of the pact, the developers also agreed to retain at least 45 per- cent green space in an adjoining ho- tel -office complex to be built in sev- eral years, Ellison said. "We each moved a little bit," said Patrick Hoffman, development group president. "All parties wanted to avoid unnecessary lawsuits." He said the only remaining obstacle open by ChristmasStar Tribune/Thursday/January 21/1988 5Bw Christmas to construction of the 263,000- and the company then sued the city. square -foot center is an air -quality permit being sought from the Minne- sota Pollution Control Agency. Once that is obtained, work could begin in early spring and Target could be open before the end of the year, he said. Meanwhile, Ellison said the council invited the Bieter Co. of Edina to reapply for commercial zoning on land it wants to turn into a shopping center at Diffley Rd. and I-35E. The former council rejected Bieter's plans for a Target and Cub there last year Target and Cub would not want two stores at adjacent freeway exits, but Ellison said other retailers should be interested in the Diflley location, which has been called the best com- mercial site in Eagan. Bieter Co. principals and their asso- ciates heavily financed the successful election drives of Ellison and Council Member Dave Gustafson. Hoffman associates backed defeated Mayor Bea Blomquist and Council Member James Smith. rOfitacing Commission backing #14 :effort to lower parimutuel tax By Robert Whereatt • i Staff Writer • N' If The Minnesota Racing Commission itr, agreed Wednesday to join a coalition pf horse racing groups in asking the Legislature to reduce the state's pari- mutuel tax on bets placed at Canter- bury Downs. On a 7-1 vote, the commission said it would endorse legislation that would reduce state revenues by $4.5 million Thursday/January 21/1988/Star Tribune able to offer competitive purses .if the track had met the projections on attendance and betting levels, figures upon which the commission depend- ed when it granted Canterbury the monopoly license to build and oper- ate a track in the metropolitan area. "I said (when the license was award- ed), don't ever come back and ask this commission to cut taxes," Gus- tafson said. get if there is enough money avail- able to absorb the revenue loss and fund his priorities. The tax loss of $5 million is minor when compared with the annual state budget of about $5.5 billion. But the issue of granting the relief is a touchy one with some legislators. This will be the third time lawmakers are asked to reduce the tax. The proposed legislation backed by the horse groups also includes a pro- E DELIVERY* $20.00 Or More thos Hanging Basket, Reg. '10.95...'6.99 hyllum, Reg.'39.95...$16.99 ed Floor Plants, Reg. $49.95...'24.99 �ll with Brass Pot, Reg. $47.45...'24.99 y Green Plant e ister and tools in a v plies Last -Target .and a Cub Foods stores. The. project, opposed by some bounced between the council, and the city s plan- ning commi3sionsinceliugust. 'Target store plans; approved Eagan is- inching closer to . getting:4 Target dis- count store: The City approved preliminary plans: for a shopping center at Cliff and Radii roads. The 'council voted 3-2 to:approve plans `.for . a 266,000-square-foot retail center anchored . by a ' neighbors, has The Dakota County Final is'a daily edition of the -AAA and PM Pioneer Press'Dispatch. It stresses coverage of , events and issues important to the, residents of Dakota County. E 0'a Target selects Eagan. location Decision ends year -long search By Jean Hopfensperger Staff Writer A Target store will , anchor the Cliff Lake Galleria. & Towers develop- ment planned along'Cliff Rd. near its intersection with Interstate Hwy. 35E in Eagan, developers announced Fri- day. • . The announcement by the Burns- ville -based Hoffman Development Group ended Target's year -long. search for ,an Eagan location, said Richard 'Brooks, regional real estate director. Target had planned to build at' the proposed Diffley Center, he said, but the' Eagan City Council denied a re- '1 zoning request for the center in Feb- ruary. The Dinky Center developer, the Edina -based Bieter Co., since has sued to overturn the°denial. Target has been eager to open a store • in the Eagan.. area to give its Burns- . ville Center store relief, Brooks said. The city's growth and its large num- •ber of relatively young„ middle class families, Target's client profile, also 'made it attractive, he' said. :Brooks• said plans for the new store were not, affected by the expected hostile takeover bid for Target's, par- ent company,'Dayton Hudson Corp. "It's business as usual until some - ,thing happens," he said. 'Hoffman Development also an- nounced . yesterday that Ryan Con- struction Co. of Minneapolis will be its joint partner in the $100 million .Cliff Lake Galleria & Tower. Ryan has long been associated with Target, .building the first .Target stores in 1965, said Jim Ryan,, company presi- dent. • The development announcement was made at a press conference at the .Dakota County courthouse in Eagan. Eagan Mayor Bea Blomquist and ,city Council members said they were I "Eagan continued on page 8B agued .it.. -Most -of .the-week.41,. fternoon•temperatures.were in;the 80s -: nd low 90s, with rg adingspcct the 70s ' ver rain -cooled areas. emperatures around the nation at " afternoon ranged from 50 degrees at- McCall, Idaho, to 99 at Gila Bend and Thermal, Ariz. c First Otr. June26 July 4 0 Full Leaoa June 11 June 18 . iperatures 82 on July 1 to 84 on July 31. Average July 30. ' 444444444444-14+1 PLEASE HELP STOP CLIFF LAKE TOWERS- 100% OF THE TRAFFIC FROM THIS PROPOSAL WILL TRAVEL ON RAHN RD. AND BLACKHAWK RD.! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, THE EAGAN CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL. The City's traffic study states that 30,000 car trips per day will be generated by the Cliff Lake Towers proposal if approved by the City. What does this mean to you and your neighbors? This means, at peak hours, if the proposal is completed: - 735 cars per hour past homes on Rahn Road (more than one car every 5 seconds!) - 1,050 cars per hour past homes on Blackhawk Road (one car every 3.5 seconds!) -Your neighborhood is at stake. -If the neighbors don't attend this meeting, the City Council may conclude that you aren't concerned. - The City Attorney and City Planning Department say this proposal REQUIRES A REZONING and a CHANGE to the City's COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLAN. -None of this has been applied for by the developer and the developer claims he doesn't need it. -Mayor Blomquist has publicly supported and encouraged this project. Don't assume that this proposal will not be approved. Your voice must be heard. Please attend the City Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 1987. Distributed by: Michele Swanson 1977 Badger Court Eagan, MN Target/Continued the area. That reasoning was echoed by City Council members, who agreed with the Planning Commission's recommendation for denial of the amendment. "This area has always been dedicated to more of a corporate campus environment," said Council Member Peggy Carlson. "I am really confident that we are going to get a far better rnrnnrate nca fnr th;c whole area." Bill Zanoni, site develop- ment manager for Target Corporation, said he felt that the requested amendment is in line with the city's intent for the area, and in fact their store would be a complementary use for that site. "According to the Comprehensive Guide Plan pol- icy, our SuperTarget would complement and comply with the Comprehensive Guide Plan," he said. "I think you bytDip Johnson Staff Writer 4_,vD to ee—tc- 0 3 would agree that it does match the central area designation." Many residents attended the meeting ready to speak against the building of a SuperTarget on the site. Particularly concerned was a senior community near the site that had written a letter to the council in opposition to the new store. One resident even presented the council with a petition signed by 135 people against the SuperTarget being built on the requested site. Although these residents ignation of land from corporate' campusto community shopping center m order 'to. builds. a;• SuperTarget'on the site • Tfi'e site`oftle proposec `amendment lis,Iocate&north o oad between •arbone's ; and`L,Ldcklieed Martinin Eagan The Advisory 'lannin`g -Commission recom . • mended -denial of the amend- mentat its_Feb 27nieeting,;: �t showed up in opposition to the • building of a SuperTarget, some even wearing stickers of a target with a line drawn through it,._ Mayor Pat Awada said that poli- tics had nothing to do with the decision; it was simply a land - use issue. "It has nothing to do with Target. If we were to approve any sort of retail ... it's very much going against the intent that we've had at least for the last decade on the way that this land's supposed to be devel- oped," Awada said. "I. think a .SuperTarget would be a super thing in Eagan, so I would. hope .,that, you,, can find another- site Somewhere:" • Target, Corporation had; iiu tially. requested thatthe item_ be . continued to. the May- I council meeting in order to • further investigate traffic issues,that had According `to Joanna Foote`,' . communications .coordinator:for e city of Eagan the Planning omrriission- recommended lenyuig the:project because the= area•is'. designated as;;an office... pampas' for.. businesses suchtasc research •and development . The''_ SuperTarget; -Foote "said `f is; '-inconsistent::-' with the' omprehensive Guide Plan'forn ee,Target,:6A not been resolved. Carlson questioned the request for con- tinuance. "Unless you change the use of the land, there's no reason to continue this because it's not a matter of traffic; this whole area is supposed to be a business campus area," she said. "So if you're not going to change the use of the property, nothing is going to probably budge my opinion that this is the best use or even the appropriate use." The city of Lakeville is cur- rently_ involved in a similar situ- ation. involving a SuperTarget. However •Lakeville's Planning Commission ;amid strong resi- dent opinion on both sides rec- ommended to "amend the land use for the area that Target Corporation requested as a build site. THREE SECTIONS News • Sports General Section Real Estate Section Classified Section 80 pages Eagan THISWEEK Your Community Newspaper Volume S, No. 37 Now. 9,1l117 Handicapped aided in public schools y..22A Rosemount, Burnsville teams advance p.32A Council sends Target proposal back for review By ROXANNE KRUGER Revised plans for the proposed Cliff Lake shopping center sub- mitted Nov. 5 were sent back to the planning commission by the Eagan City Council after a four- hour debate Thursday, Nov. 5. Surprised by the newly revised plans, the council unanimously agreed to delay action on the con- troversial $25 million complex until they are further reviewed. The new site plan will go before the Advisory Planning Commis- sion later this month and then back to the council, which must make a decision on the proposal by Dec. 1. Hoffman Development Group, Burnsville, and Ryan Construc- tion Co., Minneapolis, added new configurations to the original pre- liminary plat that was denied Oct. 27 by the planning commis- sion. In a 5-2 vote, the commis- sion denied that plat because it was determined rezoning is re- quired to develop Phase I of the center. This action was recom- mended by city attorneys Paul Hauge and David Keller. Phase I in the original plans would include developing 325,000 square feet on up to 33.8 acres of land near Cliff Road and Inter- state 35E. Tenants would include Target, Cub Foods and 30 to 40 shops, retail businesses and rest- aurants. Comprehensive, long-range plans call for a Phase II develop- ment that would include develop- ing an additional 420,000 square feet on a total of 99.9 acres. A hotel, offices and more retail tenants and multifamily residen- tial housing may be included in Phase II. In an effort to avoid the rezon- ing argument that has centered around the site, developers made significant changes in the com- plex layout. The entire center, as newly proposed, is now lying within a commercially zoned area. Initially, the developers had wanted to use property zoned multiresidential for the center. The new configuration also pushes the center back into the Eagan Hills West neighborhood. The developers have suggested the possibility of reducing the retail shopping area by 40,000 feet as well. Despite these changes, city staff and residents alike are concerned with the new proposal. "I think it's important that the city staff and the planning com- mission review this new plat before any decision is made to determine just how different it is from the original proposal," recommended Dale Runkel, Eagan's city planner. "We also have to realize that the EAW (En- vironmental Assessment Work - sheet) and the traffic studies were done with only the original proposal in mind. Hauge agreed, stating that the modified plans "may change the city's recommendation regard- ing rezoning." Despite the city's opinion, the developers have felt all along that rezoning is not required, and according to Dave Sellegren, at- torney for the developers, they will not apply for a rezoning or for an amendment to the planned development agreement. "The city has always taxed and assessed this property based on commercial zoning since 1969 and as a result, the developers have paid over $3 million in taxes over the years," Sellegren argued. "It's only fair that they be able to use the land for commercial development since they have been taxed for this use." Attorney Josiah Brill, repre- senting the Bieter Co., a com- peting developer whose proposal to build a Target at Diffley and I-35E was rejected by the council, said Sellegren is misrepresenting the amount of taxes actually paid by the developers. "I have done some investi- gating on my own and since 1979 the developers have paid $173,469 in taxes on property that has benefited from a tax rate based on agricultural classification," Brill said. "They have not been unusually taxed and have benefit- ed from favorable tax classifica- tions." Brill has submitted a number of statements on behalf of the Bieter Co. opposing the Cliff Lake project. He said it is the com- pany's concern that "all develop- ers play by the same rules." Brill told the council it could See Site plan page 3A UP TO 6O% OFF MFG. LIST (REGULARLY 55% OFF) • continued fromfron "almostcertainly." expect a law-. suit by' `affected taxpayer resi- . dents" if the city fails'to enforce zoning ordinances recommended by city staff. Angry residents filled the coun_^. cil chambers and the lobby,to ex- press their opposition.tothe prob- lem. - Speaking, for nearly two hours, residents•repeatedly-cited, traffic, personal safety enyiron-<, mental: concerns and declining property -values as reasons why they object to-the"shopping center in :their. established' neighbor`. hood. ': ,Y. "Why ,start a precedent in`'-' Eagan of putting'TOtgetand,Cuh', Foods`in an established neighbor. hood across,from.an:.elenrentary school," asked Debra. ` Ingle, a neighborhood; resident: Without checking- the:.pulse of. -the :corn-, munity, some city,;.officials-.wel- comed this_ development with open arms; that-wis presump- fuous, -and to some, unforgi.ve• - J Jf able. . Angered by the. underlying threat; by developers"that`if the plan is not approved,. they may'. sue, Brent Kingsbury said "there are a lot of taxpayers here in this ' room.' Whether: they pay -$1` or $1• _ ,., million in taxes, I. think, everyone: should; be'treated-the same rWe:• shouldn't: allow that threat to ,s=pressure us, into. a, particularae • tion' The ievised.proposal- survived •a motion by Council Member Vic, ".Ellison who called for the denial :of;tle•plat. This would force the developers to submit a :new, pre- inary plat proposal: = The'motion;was defeated :3-2; • Council; 1gelniber -Ted Wachter •voted ;withEllison for the plat Ydenial 'Target • representative, Forest -:Russell.told the council the corn; •'pany "cannot.find,;anyplace-else •acceptable'in Eagan>,':based on_ • the criteria it uses to select a site. Access and visibility are key_' items Target looks,.for in :a site, _ Russell said„and'•"aisde from.the Diffley and 35E site, the.company does! -.not feel another location is acceptable." - He.,did Say, .that Target would •consider .building_ •on, the Cliff Lakeisite without the benefit of a • `_,strip mall to accompany it. r rights reminder: k and :drive ffic violations to make an ar- t. A driver observed walking teadily from the car into a venience store, or even park - by the curb and asleep in•the k seat could give an officer bable cause to make an arrest :e there may appear to be a ing likelihood the driver had n driving while drunk. . nder the law, persons arrest - for drunken driving are re- ed to submit to a blood �hol test. These are usually iinistered by the arresting of- r with a breath analysis ce; however, the officer may Youngpeople should also be cautioned about what happens if they are caught driving while drunk. For one, their driving privileges will be revoked for the . same period as adults, or until - they turn 18, whichever is greater. In addition; that juvenile offense Will go onto the perma- nent adult record, and any adult DWI arrest will automatically be considered a second offense. As more and more people be- come aware of the harm drunken driving can cause,,an increasing number of alternatives are available. Partying groups have i„.• Fo \.Z e& ...N bS