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The following is a statement from Governor Tim Pawlenty regarding a new proposal from the University of Minnesota to sell 2,840 acres of the UMore Park property near Rosemount to the state for $9.4 million per year for 25 years. The state plans to preserve the land for public use and it will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources. The university plans to use the proceeds from the sale for debt services on a new football stadium to be built on its Minneapolis campus.
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