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STOMP (Shamrock Together Opposing Mega-industrial Project)
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Hi neighbors,
We are STOMP (Shamrock Together Opposing Mega-industrial Project), a collective of neighbors in the Shamrock Park area of Shoreview. We are coming together to protect our neighborhood’s safety and quality of life, Rice Creek, surrounding parkland, open space and wildlife from a massive industrial business park development proposed in our neighborhood.
We invite neighbors, park users and wildlife advocates to join us in our efforts.
The project:
A developer is proposing building a 5-building, just under 1-million-square-foot industrial business park, which is the size of 17 football fields, on 62-acres of land in the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) with access at County Rd. I and Fairview Ave. on the border of Arden Hills and Shoreview. This proposed development is separate from the Rice Creek Commons development, which is also in the area.
This proposed development has not been approved yet and is undergoing a mandatory Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) before it can be approved by the City of Arden Hills.
Our concerns:
The site sits in Arden Hills right on the Shoreview border, there are no Arden Hills residents living nearby. Our Shoreview neighborhood will face the primary daily impacts of this development—yet we have no elected representation on Arden Hills City Council.
- Safety & traffic: If approved in its current proposed plan, the development will funnel heavy traffic, including trucks, onto County Road I - the only road in and out of our neighborhood, risking the safety of drivers, trail users and children walking to Pinewood Elementary and Edgewood Middle schools.
- Park, natural resources and wildlife: A project this scale threatens Rice Creek, local wildlife, current open space and neighboring parkland. The area serves as a critical habitat for notable wildlife, including one of the largest recolonizations of Ospreys in the Midwest, Bald Eagles, Kestrels, the rare Tiger Beetle, Henslow’s Sparrow and Blanding’s Turtles.
- Environmental cleanup: Due to the site’s history as part of the former TCAAP, extensive environmental cleanup is required. Known hazardous materials and toxins on-site include asbestos-containing building materials and cresol contamination in soil and groundwater, alongside unverified underground structures and bunkers.
STOMP is currently informing and organizing our neighborhood of 565+ homes, users of Rice Creek Park and wildlife advocates to demand better interagency coordination, get transparent answers from officials, and make sure our voices and concerns are being taken seriously and are addressed.
We are working to pause this proposed development and significantly reduce its size. Our focus is securing a responsible alternative that respects and fits the character of the neighborhood, and protects the parkland, open space and wildlife.
How your donation helps:
As a grassroots neighbor group, your donations will directly cover:
· Professional environmental and technical consulting fees
· Printing flyers, lawn signs and meeting materials
· Basic costs and supplies like community webpage fees
Every dollar helps us protect our community. If you cannot donate, please help by sharing this page, following our updates or volunteering. For further information please visit https://stompcollective.com/
Thank you for standing with your neighbors!
Note: We are an informal group of neighbors organizing this entirely on a volunteer basis. Donations are personal gifts to support our advocacy and are not tax-deductible.