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• A OhA COUNTY Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan built about 1950 and remodeled in 1989. The city considers Northway and its immediate environs to be Lexington's "downtown." Residential development and trends: The City of Lexington is nearly fully developed, with residential uses constituting a majority of the area. Maximum anticipated residential growth is 20 homes. Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: Local road improvements. LINO LAKES Geographic location and characteristics: The City of Lino Lakes is located in northeastern Anoka County, approximately 30 miles north of Minneapolis /St. Paul. Lino Lakes shares its borders with Blaine, Circle Pines, Columbus and Hugo. The City of Lino Lakes is 33 square miles in size. While residents are attracted to the city because of its natural amenities, including 13 lakes and several seasonal wetlands, Interstate I -35E and I -35W make it just a 20- minute drive to either downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul. The City surrounds the City of Centerville. The City of Lino Lakes is located at Latitude 45.16N and Longitude - 93.08W and has an elevation of 889 feet. Public lands: Within the City there is 3,580 acres of public lands. This includes a 2,646 -acre regional park, and churches, schools, city offices, public works facility and a fire station. Within the City, there are nearly 160 acres of Public Park, and 62 acres of school district property. Private fee areas: Within the City of Lino Lakes there is a county public golf course, Chomonix. Lino Lakes has two private airport facilities, the Hansen Sea Plane Base and the Lino Lakes Airpark. Agriculture and forestry: Approximately 6,268 acres within the City of Lino Lakes receive the agricultural property tax classification by the Anoka County Assessors Office. While the City of Lino Lakes has an abundance of trees, there are no publicly managed forestlands. Commercial and industrial development and trends: The City of Lino Lakes continues to see high growth in its industrial and commercial sectors due primarily to the City's efforts in establishing and promoting new industrial and commercial areas at both of the City's freeway interchanges. This will allow the City to define the community's image. The availability of vacant land, municipal utilities, and freeway access each are strong amenities that will allow Lino Lakes to compete for future economic development. New development has occurred with the extension of sanitary sewer and municipal water. Between 1991 and 2004, the City has added 995,000 square feet of industrial space and between 1996 and 2004, 425,000 square feet in commercial /retail space. The Lino Lakes Town Center, once completed will add nearly 250,000 square feet in new commercial /retail space. Residential development and trends: The City has a sustained residential growth that will continue over the next 20 years. Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: There are many planned infrastructure projects. The freeways physically divide the City, preventing connections between different portions of the City. The City has identified a need to provide convenient pedestrian and automobile connections throughout the community in order to establish a unified community identity. A