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• Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan the township. Linwood Township has five elected Town Supervisors, one elected Treasurer and one elected Town Clerk. The educational needs of the community are provided by two school districts. St. Francis Independent School District #15 covers a very small portion of the township. The majority of Linwood Township is covered by Forest Lake School District #831 of which Linwood Elementary is located in the township. Police protection is provided by the Anoka County Sheriffs Office. The volunteer Linwood Fire Department provides fire protection. Linwood Township has no centralized sewer or water, and there are no existing plans for it at the present time. The Township of Linwood has 220 acres of public land. These areas include churches, schools, township offices, fire station, public works, and township parks. The Martin- Island- Linwood Lakes Regional Anoka County Park is located in Linwood Township as well, and is 700 Acres in size. Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area is also located in Linwood and is 5760 acres in size. Oak Grove Anoka County State Aid Highways (CSAH) provides the main transportation routes through the City, There are no state highways in Oak Grove except for about 1 -'/4 miles of Highway 47 in the extreme northwest corner of the City along the St. Francis border. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad line runs the length of the city from north to south. It continues south into the Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan and intersects with the proposed Northstar Corridor. There is a possibility of using the BNSF rail line for a commuter rail line and constructing a station near Viking Boulevard (CSAH 22). One bridge spans the Rum River. There are several small retail and home businesses in Oak Grove. Stock Building Supply and Rum River Tree Farm are Oak Grove's largest businesses. The Anoka County Sheriffs Office provides police protection on a contract basis. The volunteer Oak Grove Fire Department provides fire protection. The educational needs of the community are provided by two school districts. They are Independent School District #15, which covers the majority of the city, with the Lifelong Learning Center located within the city limits and Anoka - Hennepin School District #11, which covers a small portion of the south western part of the city. Connexus Energy provides electricity, Center Point Energy provides gas and Qwest and Comcast provide telephone service for the community. Mayor and City Council with City Administrator is the general form of government. Lots are primarily acreage lots served by private wells and onsite septic systems. There are two exception areas served by public water systems and /or wastewater collector systems. One area is Lake George, served by two approximately 20 year old systems. The westerly side of Lake George includes a redevelopment area with a 52 -unit senior apartment building and 14 dingle- family lots, so that the existing wastewater system is being improved and a new water system added. The easterly side of Lake George is served by the original system and will be upgraded in the future. A second area is the new Ponds 18 -hole golf course and housing development with 206 urban size single - family lots and 18 townhouse lots. The City of St. Francis provides the drinking water and wastewater is handled by a wetland treatment system owned and operated by Connexus Energy, a local utility company. Ramsey Ramsey Infrastructure includes two State Highways Highway 10 and Highway 47. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad runs east/west through the city, which sits along the "Northstar" corridor. The Ramsey Police Department provides police protection to the city and the