Rosemount Spirit of Pride and Progress
The City of Rosemount is on the southern edge of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area . With a population of over 25,000 , Rosemount residents enjoy the advantages of living in a community with both a small town and a large metropolitan City atmosphere . Unusual for a City of its population , Rosemount combines industry , agriculture , and agricultural research with a rapidly growing residential community providing an excellent environment in which to live and work .
The western part of Rosemount exhibits a dynamic , expanding residential community with an established commercial center at its heart , in the process of revitalization . Multiple housing options include single family homes , townhomes , condominiums , affordable housing , and three housing developments designed for seniors – consistent with the City ’ s lifecycle housing goals .
A strong , united business community has been achieved in Rosemount through the activity and cooperation of local businesses , the City , the chamber of commerce , and other civic organizations . Approximately 1,000 acres of industrial and commercial zoned land have been reserved for development in Rosemount , generally located north of County Road 42 surrounding Akron Avenue .
Currently , in the Akron Avenue neighborhood , residential growth is occurring with 50 acres available for future commercial development . New neighborhoods constructed by national and regional builders have provided life-cycle housing opportunities including single family , detached townhomes with an association , and townhome ownership units . Several parcels are designated for future apartment development also . Downtown redevelopment continues to be a goal of the City with the latest project being The Morrison , a 124- unit market rate apartment constructed on the site of the former KenRose Mall . Units should be open for occupancy in late summer 2021 . This project continues the redevelopment of sites that have occurred over the last decade including the Robert Trail library , Steeple Center and The Rosemount , Cambrian Commons and Waterford Commons . Additional private and public investments have been made at numerous commercial sites within Downtown , including Fluegel ’ s , First State Bank of Rosemount , and Culver ’ s
Rosemount is home to nearly one-half of the UMore Park Research Facility , owned by the University of Minnesota . The University ’ s Regents have approved a long-term plan to develop the property as residential , light industrial , and commercial over the next 30 years . The Regents approved sale of approximately 160 acres in the northeast section of the landholdings for future business park development by Opus Group . The Regents are also exploring residential development in the western section of the site .
Education is a priority in Rosemount . Awardwinning public and private schools provide children and adults with superb educational opportunities . A major portion of the City is part of Independent School District 196 . Dakota County Technical College ( DCTC ), one of the largest technical colleges in the state , is yet another source of education in Rosemount .
Rosemount is unique in that the eastern third of the City is largely heavy industry with businesses including Flint Hills Resources , SKB Environmental , Spectro Alloys , Endres Processing , Hawkins Chemical , Origin to Destination ,, CF Industries , Mosaic , Halvor Lines , Wayne Transports , and Cenex Harvest States . The western third of the City includes such businesses as El Dorado Packaging , ISD 196 Administration , and the regional base for the National Guard . The City ’ s 300-acre business park includes Proto LabsIntellifeed , Geometrix , Uddertech and Akona . Fifty acres of the Business Park is designated “ shovel ready ” by the State of Minnesota , and there are also three sites enrolled in Xcel Energy ’ s shovel ready program . Another Business Park was created for 8 small lot developments ; the developr has constructed the first speculative building within the Biscayne Business Park .
Community leadership has preserved 540 beautiful acres of land for 30 parks . Bordered by the scenic Mississippi river , Rosemount also contains 270 acres of the Spring Lake Regional Park Reserve . The City opened a soccer / lacrosse complex in 2013 . Among the community celebrations each year are Leprechaun Days in late July and the Haunted Woods Trail before Halloween .
Just 15 miles south of the Twin Cities and the MSP International Airport , Rosemount is a close-knit community in touch with the urban environment . For these and many other reasons , Money magazine picked Rosemount in 2015 as the 12th Best Place to Live and 4th Best Place to be a Kid in its annual national rankings .
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