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Anoka County 2019 Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 69 The City has 266 acres of public land within the City. These areas include churches, schools, city offices, public work facilities, and fire stations. Within the City, there is nearly 1000 acres of public parks. The larger City-owned parks are Elmcrest Park (95 acres), Central Park (41.3 acres), Rivers Bend Park (47.3 acres), Peltzer Park (32 acres). In addition, Anoka County has two regional parks within the City of Ramsey. They are Mississippi West Regional Park (204 acres) and Rum River Central Park (308.8 acres). The State of Minnesota operates a wayside rest along Highway 10 that is 18 acres in size. Within the City of Ramsey, there are two public golf courses, Rum River Hills, along Highway 47, and Northfork, along Highway 10. The Boy Scouts own 160 acres of land along Highway 47 and the Rum River that they use for camping and other scout activities. Approximately 1500 acres within the City of Ramsey receive the agricultural property tax classification by the Anoka County Assessors Office. While the City of Ramsey has an abundance of trees, there are no publicly managed forestlands. There are several private business tree nurseries located within the City of Ramsey. The City of Ramsey’s growth, like most slowed considerably in the past couple of years. The Ramsey Town Center now renamed the COR continues to work to bring in new projects. In 2012 a luxury apartment project brought in over 200 units adjacent to the parking ramp near city hall. The City of Ramsey will continue to be a market for light industrial and retail areas. There are many planned infrastructure projects planned for the future. In regard to transportation, projects include conversion of U.S. Highway 10 to a limited access freeway, a new bridge crossing over the Mississippi River, the relocation of State Highway 169 through Ramsey, and the improvement and widening of County and State aid roads. For utilities, the City will be extending sewer and water trunk lines north of the existing service area to facilitate residential development. The City will also be constructing several new city wells, another water tower, and a water treatment plant within the next 5 years. St. Francis St. Francis Infrastructure includes 77.8 miles of roads with 67.4 miles being blacktop and 10.6 miles being gravel. St. Francis has a major highway (State Highway 47) running north and south through the community and running east and west is Anoka County Road 28. Anoka County Road 24 runs east and west with Anoka County Roads 7 and 9 running north and south into the City of St Francis. The City of St. Francis consists of a City Administrator and a Council of five individuals. Independent School District #15 covers St. Francis. The city is home to four of the schools for the district. They are: St. Francis High School, St. Francis Middle High School, St. Francis Intermediate School, St. Francis Elementary School and St. Francis Learning Center & Vocational Center. Currently St. Francis has a fire department with paid on call fire fighters for fire protection. The police department has twelve sworn officers to cover 911 emergency calls and is also assisted by the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office in need of emergency. Connexus Energy handles utilities for St. Francis for electric power along with natural gas supplied by CenterPoint Energy. Century Link provides telephone service. Cable service is currently available through Midcontinent. Spring Lake Park