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• • Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan future interchange location has been identified at 80th Street and I -35E. A new bridge will be constructed at 35W and 80th Street. The City will be constructing new City wells within the next 10 years. For utilities, the City will be extending sewer and water trunk lines to facilitate residential development. LINWOOD TOWNSHIP Geographic location and characteristics: Linwood Township is a thirty -six square mile community located in the northeast corner of Anoka County, approximately 35 miles northeast of Minneapolis /St. Paul. The township is primarily agricultural and residential in land use, with very little commercial development. The Town of Linwood is located at Latitude 45.37N and Longitude - 93.08W and has an elevation of 892 feet. Public lands: 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. Private fee areas: There are no private fee areas in Linwood Township. Agriculture and forestry: Approximately 4563 acres within Linwood Township receive the agricultural property tax classification by the Anoka County Assessors Office. The Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area does have publicly managed forestlands. Commercial and industrial development and trends: The Township of Linwood has very little commercial or industrial property within its boundary due to the lack of centralized sewer system. Residential development and trends: The Township has a sustained residential growth that will continue for the foreseeable future as the existing farmland is developed into residential parcels. There have been 206 new single - family dwelling permits issued in Linwood Township from the beginning of the year 1999 through the end of year 2004. Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: Two Anoka County highways serve as the main corridors for traffic, Fawn Lake Drive on the north, and Viking Blvd on the south. Fawn Lake Drive has had a new overlay within the last year, and Viking Blvd in the process of a complete overlay project. Linwood Township has no centralized sewer or water, and there are no existing plans for it at the present time. OAK GROVE Geographic location and characteristics: The City of Oak Grove is a community in the northwestern quadrant of Anoka County. Its 36 square miles are bounded by the City of Andover, Burns Township, City of East Bethel, and City of St. Francis. The principal water features within the City include the Rum River, Cedar Creek, Seelye Brook, and Lake George, The City of Oak Grove is located at Latitude 45.34N and Longitude - 93.32W and has an elevation of 896 feet. • Public lands: Oak Grove has two significant areas of public land: a 160 acre landfill owned by the Metropolitan Pollution Control Agency which is located south on CR22 east of CR9, and the