Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - Blue Cross Blue Shield Building - 7/1/2001 BC workers
provide help
A recent move of the Min-
nesota Valley Transit Au-
thority lot to the Town Cen-
ttre area and next to Blue
Cross' WaterView building
has provided bus riders and
police with an eye in the sky
security system. Two oYvisc uuring bIIe
groups of suspects were ar-
rested June 20 and June 22 Blue Cross is looking down flow through
concern
at the lot at 1225 Town Cen- the road 25 years to time
Eagan Cross moves t
esBlu
tre Drive after workers at they hope a P
the adjacent Blue Cross campus will feahouse all their most 3,000 ture seven new east of rmore
building called 911. buildings and
employees. leaving the camp
INSIDE ESN PAGE 2A However that trip might not The campus is at
corner of Yankee
be a without traffic slowing and Highway 13.
rt` down the route.
r.
"We're trying to be sensitive "I m concernE
1 97 in our development, address level of traffic
lDisbriictconcerns and end up with an at- Road," said Ricl.
reviews facilities tractive business park campus lives southeast of
environment," Roger Kleppe, Ashbury Road.
A review of the West St. Blue Cross' vice president of
"I think with
Paul-Mendota Heights-
Eagan school district build-
ing
sIW'
and grounds suggests -7app �/the district needs to invest
$29 million in its facilities
over the next decade. Budget Calls for$35.87 million in to p�
The review was intro- deb,-
duced during the June 25 both revenue, expenditures T
District .197 School Board side:
meeting and will be dis- By Joshua Nichols end
cussed by the board during Sun Newspapers — _i —� frog`
its Monday, July 16, meet- 1 de,
W ing. School District 197 held off for more than 2002
INSIDE Q.N PAGE 2A a month in hopes the Legislature would ing r
wrap up its work,but in the end it was forced D;
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d then set.up.'a:committee and.
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l tion; board directors ques-
Tether:some projects,and repairs
Oe paid fore under state funds
l for "Life Safety_" projects as
i1 with safety,issues in :the
oard% directed staff to look into
u.esz L,and outline; mmediate pri
r- duringthe in-depth dis
>ch6duled for then July: meet
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By Joshua Nichols ride lots are frequent targets by thieves,
Sun Newspapers this incident indicates how the public can
' help:the:Police Department in catching
A recent move of the Minnesota Valley criminals,Ruby said
Transit Authority lot to the Town Centre_.. "It's been kind of all over the city but it's
area and next-.to Blue Cross'WaterView, also been,happening more in-that dot;
building has provided busriders and po- Ruby said"We've had trouble in the past
hce`_with an eye in,_the sky se�uritysys- with.park and ride_lots:because people
tem; - know the:cars are left there basically be
2'wo group"s_of suspects;were`arrested tween 8 and 3 without anybody going near
June 20 and.June 22 at the lot.at 1225, " them.This is a good demonstration onihow.
Towyn.Centre Drive;after workers at_the citizens really can help,out by reportuig
adjacent:Blue_Cross building called 911 ,: suspicious behavior that,they-see,"
tb,report" uspiciou males attempting to. At 8:30 a—M June_-20,a B1ue;Cross em-
break into tbe;cars• ployee called 911 to report two suspicious
The two incidents are among several "males attempting to breakTinto vehicles
o"flier carbreak=ins reported from the lot �n the lot Folice re"sponged to the.scene
since it became the temporary Park & and arrested.Randall,Jaxnes Thole,:.40,of
Ride lot while the"lot at the'corner.ofYan Inver.Grove.Heights,and Jeremy Jamesy
kee,Doodle Road aid Interstate 35E is> Rodriguez, 1.$, of.Brooklyn Park They
undergoing construction of a tr nsit�sta- haveJb charged Wath fifth-degree pos
tion. Eagan tfficer'Jennifer Ruby said,, >session of a;controlled ysubstance, at-
a.thee Eagan Folice Department`itts'tken','` �tenpteu'o"`thet�'fe ony criminal.dam- m
reports alm6A-daily since the lot was re age-to property and possession of stolen
: .located in early June property .
NV hile:th6fts'from cars are.more p`reva.
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