Last Friday morning, your Chamber
testified in opposition to the proposed Mississippi
River Critical Area Zoning Overlay at the Saint Paul
Planning Commission. The
Saint Paul Pioneer Press followed with an editorial
earlier this week supporting our position of the
importance of finding balance between protecting the
river and future development of the city. The full
editorial can be found at http://www.twincities.com/ci_6171096. This issue will heat up as
recommendations are sent to the City Council later this
summer.
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Roseville
City Council OKs concept plans for
93-unit building. Roseville City Council approved
in a 3-2 vote Monday the preliminary plat and general
concept planned unit development proposal submitted by
United Properties. The project is a four-story, 93-unit,
age-restricted (55 and up) housing co-op on the
northwest corner of the Twin Lakes development area. If
the plan becomes finalized, it will be the first new
development in the Twin Lakes area since the late
1990s.
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Saint Paul City Council voted
4-3 to direct the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)
to tear down the $6.1 million storm sewer surrounding
Holman Field. The Mayor has already stated
he will veto the Council’s decision and an
override appears unlikely. Thank you to Mayor
Coleman for his promised veto and to Councilmembers
Montgomery, Bostrom and Harris for their unwavering
support of Holman Field, which provides significant
economic benefit to the city.
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Applications are being sought to
serve on Ramsey County’s Small Business Enterprise
Advisory Committee. The committee promotes maximum
use of small business vendors by the County. Residents
are being sought specifically for Districts 1, 2, 4 and
5. For an application(s) and more detailed
information on these committees, call 651.266.8001. All
applications are due by July 20!
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You and your staff are invited to a
Welcome Reception for Kristofer Johnson, new
president of your Chamber, on July 11 from 5 -
7 p.m. Watch for an invitation with more details in the
mail!
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Your Chamber’s Ambassadors will
host a Coffee Break to welcome new members on Thursday,
June 28 from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Join your Ambassadors to meet
new members and familiarize them with all your Chamber
has to offer!
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Thank you to all who attended
and contributed to the success of your Charitable
Foundation’s Eight Annual Luncheon.
The
luncheon was a huge success bringing in funds for
scholarship programs. A “Success in Action” panel
discussion, lead by emcee Frank Vascellaro of WCCO TV,
outlined the positive affects of your Charitable
Foundation’s scholarship program.
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The Chamber/Highland Business
Association Ford Site Business Advisory group supports
the City of Saint Paul appointed Ford Site Task Force’s
decision to move into Alternative Urban
Areawide Review (AUAR) process with all five
remaining site schemes. The AUAR will analyze traffic
generation, air pollution, storm-water flow, and other
environmental factors for each site scheme. A parallel
fiscal analysis will also occur. The task force will not
meet during the summer but will stay connected to review
preliminary findings. When the AUAR process is
complete the task force will select a preferred scheme
and present it to the planning commission. Your
Chamber will continue to be engaged in this
process. For more information please contact
Michael Belaen at
651.265.2773.
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Enjoy a Minnesota Wild hockey
game in style! Small and medium sized
businesses are invited to lease your Chamber’s suite at
Xcel Energy Center for 2007-08 season games. Up to 23
seats are available for a total cost of $3545 -
$3944. Only a few openings remain! For more
information, contact Stephanie Moore at 651.265.2786 or
stephanie@saintpaulchamber.com. 
