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• • Anoka County Multi - Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Blaine has a strong and growing industrial and commercial business sector. Blaine is home to nearly 1300 businesses. The city has a Federal Post Office, a State National Sports Center and Anoka County Human Service Center, two libraries and a county license bureau. Utilities include three water towers, one water reservoir, one water treatment plant, two power transfer stations, seventeen wells, one natural gas odorizing station, natural gas pipelines, bulk fuel transfer pipelines, city sewer and water, household hazardous waste collection site and five solid waste transfer stations. The city has a City Hall /Police Department building, a senior center, four fire stations, two senior apartment buildings, a public works facility and ten schools. Three school districts cover the City of Blaine. They are Independent School District #11, #12 and #16. There are four large childcare centers and two large medical clinics. The closest hospital is located five miles from the city border in the City of Fridley. Recreation includes a private golf course, the TPC of the Twin Cities and over 60 parks and 70 miles of trails. Blaine is host to two large national spectator events. The USA Cup and the 3M Championships. These events draw several hundred thousand spectators each year. Burns Township Burns Township has 55 miles of roads with 26 miles being gravel and 29 miles of blacktop. Burns has a heavily traveled county road (Anoka County Road #22) running east and west through the community and running north and south is Anoka County Road #5. Three different school districts (Independent School District # 11, # 15 & # 728) cover Burns Township. There are no hospitals, clinics or care facilities within Burns Township. Currently Burns Township is contracted with Ramsey Fire Department and Oak Grove Fire Department for fire protection. Burns Township is covered by the Anoka County Sheriffs Office on a 911 emergency basis. Connexus Energy handles utilities for Burns Township for electric power along with a small portion of the community having natural gas by Center Point Energy. A large portion of the community uses propane gas. Qwest provides telephone service. Within Burns Township, as of 2000, there was 11 acres with the land use of commercial retail businesses, 5 acres in industrial businesses, 40 acres with institutional use and 14 acres in parks. The Burns Town Center and the Burns Commercial Park are being developed. Centerville Centerville city properties have city sewer and over half of the properties have city water service, Natural gas and electric service are available throughout the city. Centennial School District #12 covers the city, with one elementary school within the city limits. A new city hall was opened in 1993. Centennial Lakes Police Department provides police protection for the community. Centennial Fire Department provides fire and rescue services for the city. City government is a mayor /city council structure, with a City Administrator. There are no major businesses in Centerville; they are mostly small retail shops. They include two liquor establishments of which one service food, a machine shop, auto repair, woodworking, construction, and service type business. Circle Pines Many citizens for commuting into the metropolitan area use Park and Ride systems. No • medical facilities exist within the city. Mayor and City Council with City Administrator is the 63