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Centennial Fire District The Centennial Fire District was formed in 1985 through a joint powers agreement with the cities of Centerville, Circle Pines and Lino lakes. The district is served by a primarily volunteer force with two full time employees headed by the Fire Chief. The district's three stations each provide service to Lino lakes. The Lino Lakes Fire Station was constructed in 1991, the Centerville Station in 1992, and the Circle Pines station in 1999. Recreation Complex Programmed athletic activities currently use the city's two community parks and the numerous neighborhood parks. Limitations exist due to the physical sizes of the parks and their locations within existing residential neighborhoods. Parking and traffic generated by programmed activities, particularly team sports, impacts the residential neighborhoods around the neighborhood parks. These issues, and the increasing demand for recreational activities as the city grows, create the need for additional facilities and thus the need for additional parkland. Anticipating this need, the City acquired 67 acres at the southeast corner of Birch Street and Centerville Road. The area is primarily agricultural and includes only very low density, rural home sites. A large athletic complex at this location would provide for large scale activities, including team sports, and minimize traffic and parking conflicts with neighborhoods. Goal 1 under the Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation element of the 2030 Vision Plan is to continue development of recreational activities and parks. The rationale is that these facilities are important to the community and that demand will increase. Policy 1 under this goal is to "continue to pursue the development of a multi -sports complex either on the city-owned property at Birch and Centerville roads or another suitable site." 9 -6 • • •