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The Northern Mayors Association The Northern Mayors Association was created to address this ongoing f Y g gP attern o inequity. Twenty cities,including Minneapolis, have joined together in an effort to present a unified front to government, industry and the public on development issues affecting the more than 40 communities capping Minneapolis and St. Paul in Hennepin, Anoka and Ramsey Counties. The geographic area of the Northern Mayors Association, as shown here,.is the result of a combination of historical circumstances which have tended to cast the towns of this area into common cause over a variety of issues. In Hennepin County, the 16 suburban communities lying north of the lakes area are joined by the city of Minneapolis. In Ramsey County, the area incapsulates the eight suburban towns lying R' Y n g west o Rice , th Street, historic e e n division line for Washin 9 to the county. The R areas of Ramsey County east and south of this line .,;'`.f, seem, at this time, cam to be involved in the Metro East Development scan Dawta Partnership. The entire S area of Anoka County with 21 communities situated directly north of the Twin Cities completes the area. The following cities are members of the Northern Mayors Association: Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids,Fridley, Ramsey, Spring Lake Park, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Crystal, Dayton, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, New Hope, Robbinsdale, New Brighton, Roseville and St. Anthony. These are young communities, many having doubled their populations during the 1970s and 1980s. These are family-oriented communities with nearly 80 percent of all households having children under 18 (58 percent with children in grades kindergarten through eight). And these are communities with great potential for positive growth—most of these cities are planning or are already proceeding with development projects for housing, industry or recreation. 6 Northern Mayors Association