Shakopee Snapshot: Winter 2024-25

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

‘What’s going there?’ Miracle League Field coming to Tahpah Park We all want an answer to the burning question, “What’s going there?” when we learn about construction projects happening around the city. Here’s a rundown of some of the projects underway around town:

LEGACY CENTRAL Construction is ongoing on Legacy Central, a senior living community and office space on Holmes Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

JACKSON COMMONS PARK Work has begun on the new Jackson Commons Park, located near the intersection of Zumbro Avenue and County Road 78.

Legacy Central will include 60 senior units available in various layouts. Amenities include a fitness room, community room, club room, guest suite, controlled entry system, optional indoor parking garage, individ ual storage lockers, and washer and dryer in each unit. The building loca tion provides residents with walkable access to downtown Shakopee. The office portion of the development is a 21,000-square-foot, single story space that will be the new home to the Scott County Commu nity Development Agency CDA offices.

Crews have graded the area, paved new trails weaving through the park land, and started building the new bike skills course. Additional plans for the park include passive areas for bird or but terfly watching, a sledding hill, and a playground. The remainder of the park development will be completed after winter in 2025. To stay up-to-date on the City’s park development projects, includ ing Jackson Commons, visit www.Engage.ShakopeeMN.gov .

ARBOR BLUFF SECOND ADDITION The City Council approved the development of Arbor Bluff Second Addi tion, located south of Valley View Road and west of Independence Drive. The development is the second phase in the Arbor Bluff single-family subdivision. Phase two will create 72 single-family lots and three out lot areas, with 13 acres dedicated for open space. The open space is primarily wooded bluff area with a creek running through it, and a system of trails totaling 5,000 feet will be developed within it.

MIRACLE FIELD An accessible ball field is coming to Tahpah Park, with site prepara tion happening this fall and construction in the spring. The Miracle League Field will be developed in partnership with the Shakopee Lions, who have raised enough funds for construction to move forward. The City is contributing $100,000 to the project from City park development fund paid into by private developers. A Miracle League Field provides a space for children and adults with dis abilities to play baseball. The field will have a rubberized turf surface that is mobility-device accessible, with wheelchair-accessible dugouts and bases and mounds painted onto the surface to remove raised obstacles.

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