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Anoka County Multi-Jurisdictional <br />All Hazards Mitigation Plan <br /> 65 <br /> <br />to flooding. These properties were turned into storm water retention ponds. A City park was <br />remodeled to include a storm water retention pond due to street flooding nearby. The City <br />continues inspecting homes for sump pumps being deposited into sewer systems due to the <br />sewer systems backing up in areas during heavy rains. A plan is in place to assist home owners <br />with the cost of installing a valve on their main sewer lines in their homes to shut off future <br />sewer backups. <br /> <br />The City has a small area that has been prone to surface flooding that has caused significant <br />backups of the sewer system into homes. Along with a plan to assist home owners with the <br />cost of installing a valve on their main sewer lines in their homes to shut off future sewer <br />backups, the city has made repairs and upgrades to the storm water and sewer system in the <br />area to minimize possible future flooding/backups. <br /> <br /> <br />City of Columbus <br />There are two primary commercial areas within Columbus which account for 6% of the total city <br />area. The first is a 2 – mile long corridor along the southerly portions of Lake Drive north of <br />Lino Lakes. The second commercial area (3 square miles) surrounds a portion of Interstates <br />35W, 35E, and 35 and is designated in Columbus as the I-35 Corridor. There are approximately <br />670 gross acres and 375 net acres of developed commercial and industrial uses within the Lake <br />Drive and the I-35 corridor. <br /> <br /> <br />Business development along Lake Drive has historically allowed a mix of commercial and <br />industrial land uses. The Lake Drive commercial/industrial area is currently served with private <br />sewer and water systems. <br />The entire I-35 Corridor is located within the designated Metro area MUSA district. Municipal <br />services are planned for the entire district and will be completed in phases. Columbus has <br />become the home of the Running Aces harness track. As a regional entertainment facility, the <br />race track is located close to the I-35 interchange and is situated among other planned higher <br />intensity commercial retail uses. <br />Columbus conducted an informal survey of 72 businesses in the City in the spring of 2008. A <br />response by 55 businesses (75%) revealed a current total of 1,094 full time jobs and 283 <br />seasonal part-time positions. Running Aces opening in 2008 anticipated 350-400 full and part- <br />time jobs which would in addition to the numbers stated above. <br /> <br />The City of Columbus has a statutory form of government with a Mayor and four (4) City Council <br />members. Independent School District #831 covers all of Columbus. There is one elementary <br />school within Columbus. <br /> <br /> <br />Coon Rapids <br />Coon Rapids is dissected by the Burlington Northern Sante Fe railroad which has a double-set <br />of tracks leading from Minneapolis to points west and a single-set of tracks that connect <br />Minneapolis with the Duluth, MN - Superior, WI area. The city has a well-traveled freeway <br />system that includes US TH 10 and MN TH 610, connecting commuter traffic from Minneapolis <br />to north and northwest suburbs. The city has transit service provided by the Metropolitan Transit <br />Commission and the Anoka County Traveler. There are two major Park-N-Ride locations. The <br />Northstar Rail commuter rail line runs from Big Lake, Minnesota, to Minneapolis with a rail <br />station in Coon Rapids.