HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.d. Discussion of and Future Use of Naval Satellite Operations CenterCITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSION MEETING DATE: JANUARY 19, 1993
AGENDA ITEM:
AGENDA SECTION:
FUTURE USE OF NAVAL SATELLITE OPERATIONS CENTR
WORK SESSION
PREPARED BY:
AGENDA
JOHN MILLER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
I ITEM 14 FU
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On January 5 Navy Lieutenant Harold Nevill visited with the city council
and announced the planned phase-out of the Naval Satellite Operations
Center. The center will cease operations in December 1996. In the
interim, some land and buildings will become available as the navy no
longer has use for them.
Commissioner Sinnwell and I toured the facility with Lt. Nevill on
January 9 wondering if the buildings could be used for either incubator
space or as revenue producing lease space. Kathy Boudreau from the
Rosemount Research Center will be visiting Sue Weinberg at the Minneapolis
Campus next week. They will contact me then to arrange a meeting for the
early part of February.
Presently the navy pays an annual rent of (I think) $7,700 annually for the
18 acre site. The navy erected the buildings and put in other
infrastructure items at its expense. If the university requires it, the
navy must remove all improvements when it leaves, something its not
interested in doing. A navy appraisal values the land and buildings at
$10,000,000.
If you want to tour the property or visit with the university or navy
people, it can be arranged.
The purpose of this? If you want to look at assuming control of the site,
let me know.
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