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Anoka County 2019 Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 144 Santa Fe rail yard is located in the southern part of Fridley and the railroad runs north/south throughout the city. The Northstar Commuter passenger rail line shares the BNSF tracks, providing service north to Big Lake and south to Minneapolis, making connections to bus and light rail service to many other destinations, including MSP Airport. Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: Interstate 694 runs east/west in the southern area of the city. Two State Highways run through the City of Fridley, State Hwy 65 and State Hwy 47, as well as numerous county roads and municipal state aid roadways. Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard is located in the southern part of Fridley and the railroad runs north/south throughout the city. The Northstar Commuter passenger rail line shares the BNSF tracks, providing service north to Big Lake and south to Minneapolis, making connections to bus and light rail service to many other destinations, including MSP Airport. HAM LAKE Geographic location and characteristics: The City of Ham Lake is a thirty-six square mile (23,040 acres) suburb approximately 20 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul, located in the middle of Anoka County, with Latitude of 45.25 N and Longitude of 93.20 W and an elevation of 915 feet. The city is bordered by East Bethel to the north, It has five natural lakes: Ham Lake (193 acres), Lake Netta (168 acres), Coon Lake (1259 acres with only a portion of this lake located in the City), Mallard Lake (23 acres) and South Coon Lake (49 acres). Ham Lake is basically a mixture of prairie and wetland with some forested areas. Public lands: Currently the City has approximately 350 acres of public parks, which includes 21 neighborhood parks and two regional parks. One regional park is adjacent to the City Hall (Lions Park) and provides ball fields, soccer fields, tennis courts, picnic facilities, walking trails, playground facilities, large covered shelter (200 capacity) restrooms and concession stand. The other is Ham Lake Park (over 100 acres), adjacent to Ham Lake, with many of the same amenities but also includes an indoor shelter, public boat access and fishing pier. A trail system has been established to provide safe pathways for bikes and pedestrians and is implemented as land develops and/or street construction projects take place. Private fee areas: Majestic Oaks Golf Course consists of 330 acres (two eighteen-hole and one nine-hole courses) and is a privately-owned facility that must remain open to the public through a development agreement through 2030. Ham Lake Sportsman Club is a clay target range and Ham Lake Resort is located adjacent to Ham Lake with 143 sites available. Carlos Avery Game Farm abuts the City to the east. It is a 106-acre wildlife management area that allows permit hunting. Agriculture and forestry: Of the thirty-six square miles comprising Ham Lake, three square miles are sod fields. There are approximately 4,000 acres of land in the City that is presently either actively farmed for crops, used as pasture, or remains wooded. In terms of contiguous tracts suitable for conventional agriculture, there are nine sites containing as much as 160 continuous acres of land suitable for such purposes. The eastern portion of the City contains the greatest amount of suitable farmland. The City does not consider animal feedlots compatible with urban settlement.