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Commissioners say they were blindsided after city selects park parcel for student-build house

North St. Paul Parks & Recreation Commission · August 27, 2025
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Summary

Staff read a city manager statement that a student-build house will be located at 2357th Avenue on land discussed previously as park/community garden; several commissioners objected that parkland was repurposed without prior notice and raised safety concerns about the site.

Staff read a written statement from City Manager Brian Frannle confirming the next student-build house will be located at 2357th Avenue, a parcel that had been considered during earlier park planning exercises.

"We just finished up our last student build house... the only buildable property that the city owns was the property located at 2357th Avenue," the statement read. The statement said council members agreed to move forward with that property.

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