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Property Procurement <br />In 2008, Woodland Court was in serious need of sewer and water <br />improvements. They received permission from Ramsey to hook up to <br />their utilities but the City of Anoka claimed the land was contaminated <br />and would not issue the permits for the work, so the story goes. <br />At that time, the owner was asking over $1,000,000 for the land. <br />The property languished for years with very little income. The <br />owner was trying to get $575,000 but the contamination made it <br />impossible. The tax value was $411,000 and in 2015 the City of Anoka <br />ended up paying $388,000 for what was supposed to be used as a <br />frontage road serving Kings Island or a parking lot serving the bike <br />trail, depending on whether you believe the newspaper or the residents. <br />When you add the newspaper quote about the Anoka council <br />trying to have Riverplace moved for the last 20 years, the procurement <br />of the property seems troublesome. <br />How did the ground become uncontaminated? <br />Did the owner know that the property was considered buildable <br />before the sale or was he led to believe it was only suitable for a service <br />road or parking lot? <br />2 <br />