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1 <br />OPPORTUNITIES, AND CAREFUL PLANNING FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. <br />ON THESE POINTS WE AGREE. <br />LINO LAKES IS MANY THINGS TO MANY PEOPLE. WE WANT THE <br />NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE AREA TO BE PRESERVED, THE QUIET <br />QUALITIES OF AN OUTLYING SUBURB TO REMAIN, AND THE PACE OF <br />LIFE TO CONTINUE AS IT IS NOW. HOWEVER, OUR NEIGHBORS TO <br />THE SOUTH AND EAST ARE APPROACHING FULL DEVELOPMENT. OUR <br />OWN COMMUNITY IN THE 80'S SAW OUR POPULATION DOUBLE TO OVER <br />8,000, OUR OVERALL MARKET VALUE DOUBLE TO $230 MILLION, AND <br />JUST LAST YEAR ALONE THE TOTAL VALUE OF BUILDING PERMITS WAS <br />EQUAL TO $18 MILLION DOLLARS. TO TURN OUR HEADS AND FAIL TO <br />RECOGNIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND US WOULD BE A TERRIBLE <br />MISTAKE. IF WE CANNOT STOP DEVELOPMENT, THEN IT IS <br />IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO CAREFULLY PLAN FOR THE <br />AVAILABLE REMAINING LAND TO BL USED FOR OPEN <br />AREAS, PARKS, <br />HOUSING, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. <br />THE 2700 ACRE REGIONAL PARK LOCATED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY <br />TOGETHER WITH OUR NATURAL WETLANDS ENSURES THAT A LARGE <br />PORTION OF THIS CITY WILL NEVER BE DEVELOPED. IN ADDITION <br />TO THESE AREAS, THE LINO LAKES PARK BOARD IS WORKING TO <br />ASSURE THAT ENOUGH LAND IS SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE NEIGHBORHOOD <br />TYPE PARKS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT PARKS ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR <br />CITY'S YOUTH FOR ORGANIZED AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD SPORTS <br />ACTIVITIES, TO OUR YOUNG FAMILIES WHO WANT A SAFE PLACE TO <br />RELAX WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AND TO OUR SENIOR CITIZENS WHO <br />WISH TO ENJOY PLACES OF PASSIVE, NATURAL BEAUTY. OUR PARK <br />