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Selling Mississippi River bluff parkland tempts local towns big and small

By Chris Steller | 04.26.08 | 6:50 am

As state funding to local government shrinks, raising cash by selling off Mississipi River bluff parkland for development has proved tempting for both the metro’s biggest city and one of its smallest urban entities.

Despite sizable resident…

Troubled waters: St. Paul’s Bridges project has more bridges to cross

By Sara Reller | 01.19.07 | 11:06 am

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…

No TIF for Bridges

By Sara Reller | 01.19.07 | 10:57 am

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…