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Public hearing: CAP board staff say USS Ward gun meets rule for possible removal amid conservation concerns
Summary
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board staff reported that an application to remove the USS Ward gun meets Minnesota rules subpart 6, condition C — citing active deterioration — and will ask the board to review the application on Jan. 28, 2025; written public comments are open through Jan. 7.
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board staff concluded that an application to remove the USS Ward gun from the Capitol Mall meets the threshold in Minnesota rules 2 402 7 0 3 subpart 6 (condition C), citing the artifact’s active deterioration and the department’s inability to properly care for it outdoors.
Kinan Chimozu, the 2024–2025 planner fellow with CAP staff, told the public hearing on Jan. 7 that staff received the removal application on Aug. 19, 2024, and reviewed it under the cited Minnesota rule. "The applicable condition is condition C," Kinan said, reading the rule language and explaining that condition C applies when…
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