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There is still much work to do with the land owner and with engineering the project(a pond may have to be moved), but this was a big step in our efforts to abandon the rail spur through the NWQ. A friendly abandonment would help the City in approaching the Surface Transportation Board. Several commission members asked if the new wye would change the amount of traffic from the coal trains. Black responded that one train a day may be eliminated. Post Office Black reported that the Postal Service received only two submission in nse to it quest for proposals, both submitted by the City (retail and carrier anne ubli mment riod is now underway,with a formal decision to follow. Negotiations are advancing with Bell Pole for a land swa c acco date the a er annex building. Items under negotiation include the locatio s of en 'ronme testi and the new property line. The development will most likely st. sprin •006. Beisswenger's Beisswenger's held a groundbreaking cere ony on 23rd for . struction of the new store. Foundation work will begin shortly. The ty's Builds fficial is currently looking over the plans. Target Dates Black distributed a schedule showing to et dates for t e major pre-development components. Many dates are tied to successful resolution illikeldwest Asphalt by mid-2006. That would allow the Midwest site to be cleared and remediated from south to north, with land available for construction along the major east-west strigtptfi 2007. On the east side, it will take most of a construction season to implement the approved cleanup plan for the dump. This work should be able to take plAce in 2006, with first-phase construction also in 2007. Further details will be worked out with the developers and our environmental and financial consultants. Brighton Vs Kraus-Anc�rso ing turned down by a number of potential restaurant operators at the recent ICSC trade sh . Aside from concerns about the size of the site, access, and front entrance,prospects have also expressed concerns about the effects of the smoking ban in Ramsey County. KrausPenderson won't start building unless at least fifty percent of any building is pre- leased. Harmon suggested that the smoking ban was being used as an excuse for K-A's failure to secure tenants. Stang explained that the problem is the uneven smoking ban; restaurants in Ramsey County are losing customers to Anoka County, which has no smoking ban. US Bank has a new branch manager who may be interested in working with Kraus-Anderson to develop a new building. The current building needs quite a bit of work and it may not be worth renovating. If US Bank decides to demolish its current building, it may be interested in moving