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<br /> Anoka County 2019 <br />Multi-Jurisdictional <br />All Hazards Mitigation Plan <br /> <br /> 149 <br />Blvd. Linwood Township has no centralized sewer or water, and there are no existing plans for it <br />at the present time. <br /> <br />CITY OF NOWTHEN <br />Geographic location and characteristics: The latitude of Burns is 45.33N. The longitude is <br />93.44 W. City of Nowthen is located in the northwest corner of Anoka County, Minnesota. City <br />of Nowthen is bordered by the City of Ramsey on the south, the City of Oak Grove on the east, <br />the City of St. Francis on the north, and the City of Elk River (located in Sherburne County) on <br />the west. The township has a total area of 35.2 miles. Of this total, 33.8 miles is land and 1.4 <br />miles water. The total area is 3.95% water. There are 11 lakes in Burns, with Twin Lake being <br />the largest. <br /> <br />Public lands: Ownership of the Twin Lakes County Park (63 acres) will be turned over to City <br />of Nowthen in 2006. This public park will have trails, fishing, play areas and a pond/natural area <br />within it. The trails within this park will connect up to trails currently being developed within <br />neighborhood developments in the township. <br /> <br />Private fee areas: A State Wildlife Management area (40 acres) is located within the township. <br />This public land is open land, which can be used by the public for hunting. <br /> <br />Agriculture and forestry: Wetlands consist of 4,927 acres and 14,294 acres are <br />undeveloped/agricultural use. In 2000 there was 1,159 acres classified as Open Water <br />Bodies. <br /> <br />Commercial and industrial development and trends: Within Nowthen, as of 2010, there was <br />approximately 55 acres with the land use of Commercial/industrial businesses and 153 acres in <br />parks. Currently the Burns Town Center and the Burns Commercial Park are developed. <br />Within these commercial developments currently there is a bar & grill establishment, mini <br />storage, auto repair, bank, transmission shop, paving company, cabinet business, collision <br />center, nursery, welding and convenient store businesses. Within City of Nowthen there is <br />additional land, currently zoned Commercial and Industrial, available for development. This <br />land located along Highway 47, and land along County Road 5 and County Road 22. <br /> <br />Residential development and trends: A total of 2,063 acres are residential land use and <br />within this number, 439 acres are classified farmstead use. In 2010, Nowthen only had a total <br />of 7 acres with multifamily use. City of Nowthen currently has (3) new residential developments <br />near completion. Within these developments there are (21) lots open for future single-family <br />dwellings. <br /> <br />Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: A major transportation infrastructure project had <br />been discussed in which County Road 22, which runs from east and west through the City, <br />would be converted to a U.S. Highway. This project would not only involve City of Nowthen but <br />eventually all communities in which County Road 22 runs east and west through and would <br />when completed connect two major highways, Interstate 35W and State Highway 169. <br /> <br />OAK GROVE <br />Geographic location and characteristics: The City of Oak Grove is a community in the <br />northwestern quadrant of Anoka County. Its 36 square miles are bounded by the City of <br />Andover, City of Nowthen, City of East Bethel, and City of St. Francis. The principal water <br />features within the City include the Rum River, Cedar Creek, Seelye Brook, and Lake George.