Post in Moving all flood plain housing

Jul 05 20:18 UTC

The Centrex site is no longer in the flood plain. However it will flood
eventually, and more often than stated, and indeed lacks appeal that a
functioning multi use community could have had.

However the Tilsner building also isn't in a flood plain, but should be, (as
well as the areas along Kellogg), and has flooded during the last 15 years.

As for the barge cleaning business, I think if St. Paul wants a class act
along the river that does bring a mixed used as well as, you know, people,
they are going to have to find a way to blend the industrial site look into
something else. I feel Minneapolis has been able to do this along their
river front thru downtown (and upstream and downstream), but we haven't been
able to.  Yes it will cost more, but I also don't think the area's real
potential will be realized until that site and similar sites are moved
elsewhere (or adapted)

Its odd to see the river valley look so desert like (no people, little joy).