Seven years after the University of Minnesota Board of Regents adopted a plan to turn school-owned land into a sustainable community, it decided against being the area’s major developer.
Regents on Friday approved a plan to sell the 5,000-acre UMore Park on recommendations to sell the land and have local governments and private buyers develop it. This modified approach also ensures the University is still able to access the land, which is near the southeastern suburbs, for agricultural research.