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Anoka County 2019 Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 141 development, with forty-nine acres remaining vacant. Finally, 387 acres are dedicated to high- density residential development, with only four acres remaining vacant. Coon Rapids is entering the redevelopment and infill phase of its growth. Given that very little land exists in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Seven County metropolitan area with urban services, Coon Rapids expects to see more moderate and high-density development. Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: Coon Rapids has an on-going street reconstruction program were a few miles of streets, curbs, and other related services are reconstructed, or otherwise maintained. The City is lobbying for the construction on a wider bridge over US Hwy 10 at Hanson Boulevard with a center-point-diamond design. The city is also lobbying for expansion of US Hwy 10 from four to six lanes. Coon Rapids contains the following: 303 lanes miles of City, County, State, Federal Roads, 246 miles of sewer lines, 282 miles of water lines, 24 wells, 5 water towers, 1 water treatment plant and the Metropolitan Council handles sanitary sewer service. EAST BETHEL Geographic location and characteristics: The city is located at the northern edge of Anoka County and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area at latitude 45.33 N and longitude .21W and has an elevation of 902 feet. The City of East Bethel is 48 square miles and has 30,432 gross acres. Residential development accounts for the vast majority of the developed areas of the city. Residential development covers approximately 6,086 acres or 20% of the 30,432 total gross acres. Public and institutional property occupies only about 1% (304 acres). Parks, private recreation and open spaces, including Cedar Creek Natural History Area and the developing Sand Hill Crane Nature Preserve account for approximately 17% of the acres (5,173) in the city. Vacant or rural areas account for roughly 54% (16,433) of the acres in the community. Major water bodies account for 7% (2,130) acres. The remainder falls in miscellaneous categories. Public lands: East Bethel has a number of unique natural amenities. These areas offer exceptional recreational, educational, and scientific opportunities. The largest of these is The Cedar Creek Natural History Area. The Cedar Creek Natural History Area encompasses more than 3,000 acres and is the largest open space in East Bethel. It is one of the largest ecological research sites in central Minnesota. The three great ecosystems of North America meet in the vicinity of Cedar Creek - the western prairies, the northern evergreen forests, and the eastern deciduous forests. In addition, within its nine square miles Cedar Creek contains rare ecosystems including spruce bogs, a northern cedar forest, and tracts of never plowed savannas. Cedar Creek was established in 1942 and ranks among the world’s top ecological research sites. Cedar Creek is owned and operated by the University of Minnesota, in cooperation with the Minnesota Academy of Science. Entirely contained within the Cedar Creek Area is Fish Lake. The lake is 332 acres in size and has a maximum depth of 13 feet. Adjacent to and immediately south of Cedar Creek across County Road 26 is the Helen Allison Savanna Scientific and Natural Area. This is an 86-acre area on the Anoka Sandplain that was formed 16,000 years ago by glacial melt water. The area was established in 1960. Oak savanna, which consists of oak trees over prairie vegetation, occupies 54 acres of the preserve. Over 45 species of birds have been documented in the preserve. Another unique natural resource in East Bethel is the Sand Hill Crane Natural Area. The area includes Ned, Mud, and Deer Lakes. It covers 533 acres and is owned and cooperative managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Anoka County, and the City of East Bethel. Another 74 acres of government land is adjacent to the Sand Hill Crane property bringing the total amount of government land in this