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County Road D Project will see new improvements
New transitional housing apartment in the works BY ERIK SUCHY STAFF WRITER
A new apartment complex intended for transitional housing will be coming soon to Vadnais Heights. Stelter Enterprises LLC will headline its construction, which will be three stories high and contain 12 units, on a vacant lot at 3501 Vadnais Center Drive. The complex will be used for transitional housing for families and will be master-leased by Solid Ground, a nonprofit organization that provides supportive housing for families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Solid Ground will have an onsite office to help residents during the day.
BY ERIK SUCHY STAFF WRITER
New improvements are coming for the ongoing County Road D project. The project is focused on improvements between Greenbrier Street and Highway 61 in Vadnais Heights, Maplewood and Little Canada. As part of the project, a multiuse trail is planned on the north side of the roadway. Additionally, Vadnais Heights has requested utility improvements to be included in the project. County Road D will be reconstructed into an urban section with a barrier concrete curb and gutter. This proposed section will be 36 feet from face of curb to face of curb to accommodate two 11-foot travel lanes and 7-foot shoulders that include 2-foot gutter pans. According to the most recent feasibility report, this section complies with county standards. Because most properties with access off County Road D are multifamily apartment buildings and businesses (including three single-family residences), a frontfoot assessment is proposed for these buildings. This assessment places an improved value on each foot of frontage along County Road D East. Property owners will pay that cost per frontage foot. All existing driveway connections will be replaced with concrete aprons and new materials consistent with their existing surface type (concrete for concrete, bituminous for bituminous, gravel for gravel). The width of each driveway will match the existing width with a maximum of 24 feet across. As per county policy, redundant residential driveway connections will not be replaced. One of the most significant proposed additions is a porous bituminous trail for pedestrians. The trail will be 8 feet wide and extended from the north boulevard
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The lot was initially approved for a 6,000-square-foot office building as Phase 2 of the Vadnais Heights Office Condominium development. Phase 1 included site improvements and constructing the current Twin City Metro CDC building. The complex will border Comfort Inn and Suites to the north and the CDC building to the south. A wetland system also connects the parking lot to the east and Interstate 35E to the west. The proposed complex is guided “City Center” in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which will comply with the underlying
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