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Anoka County Multi-Jurisdictional <br />All Hazards Mitigation Plan <br /> 157 <br /> <br />Public lands: The city has 8.51% of its land as public land within City Limits. These areas <br />include churches, schools, city offices, public works facilities and fire stations. W ithin the City, <br />there is over 100 acres of Public Park. There are 13 city parks totaling 82.6 acres. The larger <br />City Owned parks are Deer Creek 1st addition (16.5 acres) and the Community Park (15 acres). <br />In addition, St. Francis has 1 regional park Anoka Rum River North County Park, 6.7 miles of <br />trails. <br /> <br />Private fee areas: Within the City, there is one public golf course, The Ponds, located along <br />County Road 24. <br /> <br />Agriculture and forestry: Approximately 7% within the City of St. Francis receive agricultural <br />property tax classification by Anoka County Assessors Office. The City of St. Francis has an <br />abundance of trees in the 460-acre Bethel Wildlife Management Area along with the DNR 40 <br />acre land. <br /> <br />Commercial and industrial development and trends: The City of St. Francis continues to <br />see high growth in its industrial and commercial sectors. Since 2000, the city has added 1,800 <br />square feet of industrial space and 130,815 square feet of commercial/retail space. The St. <br />Francis City Centre, once completed will add nearly 104,500 square feet in new <br />commercial/retail space. In 2007 the city built a 26,000 square foot water treatment plant. <br /> <br />Residential development and trends: The City has sustained residential growth that will <br />continue over the next 20 years. In 2000 there was an estimated 1,638 homes in the City of St. <br />Francis, and in 2004 there was an estimated 2,357 homes total. In 2010 the census reported <br />2,520 households. <br /> <br />Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: There are many infrastructure projects planned <br />for the future. In regards to transportation, projects included in conversation are US Highway 47 <br />through St. Francis, widening and improving the road. For utilities, the City will be attempting to <br />extend City sewer and water trunk lines north and east of the existing service to facilitate <br />residential growth. There is possible construction of new City wells within the next 5 years as <br />well.