Bridges

St. Paul City Council Member Dave Thune on Monday ended the Tri-Council planning process for the Bridges of St. Paul. This will send the $1 billion project back to the developer, who could try reapplying for rezoning or could ask the city to look at a new small area plan for the area. The next [...]

The Tri-District Council that was created to work on developer Jerry Trooien’s Bridges of St. Paul project met for the second time Monday night to try to agree on some basic rules, an operating structure, and a mission. They didn’t get very far.

Dave Engfer from the West Side Citizen’s Orginization board said, “It’s going to [...]

The Bridges of St. Paul development project likely won’t be getting a change in state law. The project originally called for $125 million in TIF money, which HRA Director Cecile Bedor said in a letter last week would not be legal.

Sen. Sandy Pappas, whose district the project is in, said, “I do not support the [...]

In a meeting called through an ad in the Pioneer Press, the TriCouncil Task Force gathered Thursday to discuss the Bridges of St. Paul project. The project has created significant contention since the idea was formed by Jerry Trooien, developer and owner of JLT Inc., a development firm, due to the project’s size and a [...]

The Bridges of St. Paul will not be getting any TIF money. A letter from Cecile Bedor, St. Paul’s HRA director,  to Bridges developer Jerry Trooien on Thursday said the city had worked with outside legal counsel and determined that the land does not fit the definition of blight required by TIF.

The letter did offer [...]

St. Paul City Council Member Dave Thune is already campaigning for his next election in 2007. At a fundraiser Thune held Thursday night supporters were positive and upbeat when looking forward to another campaign season.

Thune’s seat is expected to be contested in part because of the Bridges of St. Paul project and the controversy surrounding [...]

The balance of power at West Side Citizen’s Organization shifted toward Bridges of St. Paul Manager Jerry Trooien at the annual meeting on Monday night. With over 700 people credentialed to vote it was the largest planning council meeting in WSCO history. Attendance is normally 30-50 people at most planning councils in St. Paul.

Many [...]

The Bridges of St. Paul project withdrew the request for a variance in zoning after reaching an agreement to talk with the community. Ward 2 City Council Member Dave Thune brokered a deal with Jerry Trooien, the developer of the $1.5 billion project.

The rezoning of the site to the broad conditions of B-5 has been [...]