St. Paul officials, environmentalists clash over restrictions along the Mississippi River

From the redevelopment of the Ford assembly plant site to the urban village at West Side Flats, St. Paul has big plans for the land along the Mississippi River.

But a set of land-use and environmental rules the Department of Natural Resources is proposing could crimp those projects. On Wednesday, St. Paul staff suggested the city advocate for less stringent restrictions on where and what the city can build by the river.

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