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WSB helps with corrective actions in street project BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
LINO LAKES — WSB and the city of Lino Lakes will enter into a resolution agreement following City Council approval. WSB will establish the responsibilities, cost allocations and corrective actions required to address Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) correction orders related to well/ sanitary sewer separation violations discovered following the city’s 2025 utility and street reconstruction project. During the project, new sanitary sewer facilities were installed in the Pine Haven and Colonial Woods neighborhoods. After construction, WSB, who served as the city’s engineer, identified that the sewer alignment was installed within 50 feet of private wells on 20 properties, contrary to Minnesota rules. MDH issued correction orders that required the relocation of the sanitary sewer or capping of the wells (see “Department of Health raises issues with sewer, well separation,” Quad Community Press, Dec. 17, 2025).
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Great blue herons make their return As spring approaches, so does the arrival of the great blue herons to Lino Lakes and the surrounding area. Blue herons arrive at Peltier Island around the middle of March and stay until September, or even early October. Peltier Island is home to one of the largest blue heron rookeries in Minnesota.
SEE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PAGE 5
Commercial outlot possibly splits into 2 parcels BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
LINO LAKES — An outlot located south of Main Street and west of Otter Lake Road may be divided into two commercial lots. The plat is being called Otter Crossing South Second Addition. The final plat for Otter Crossing South was approved in May 2025. It created Lot 1 for an ALDI (See “ALDI grocery store a possibility for Lino Lakes, Hugo residents,” Quad Community Press, March 18, 2025) and Outlots A and B for future commercial development. Now, Tyme Properties LLC is proposing to subdivide Outlot B, located next to the
must be 100 feet wide. ALDI, into two commercial lots. “Lot 1 is a little over 44,000 square According to City Planner Katie feet. Lot 2 is a little over 42,000 square Larsen, the outlot is zoned GB feet,” Larsen said. “Our lot width (general business) and is guided requirement commercial per the city’s 2040 “We’re excited about keeping this is 100 feet in Lot 1 is Comprehensive (development) moving. We have width. at 164 (feet) and Plan. The proposed some very interested users in the Lot 2 is at 167) feet. So, both preliminary future commercial strip. ” lots meet our plat is also size and width consistent Paul Schreier requirements.” with the city’s According to comprehensive President of Tyme Properties Larsen, Lot 1 is going to be a future plan for commercial development. Taco Bell site. A separate land use Within Outlot B, there will be two application for the site and building lots. Per city code, properties zoned plan review for the proposed Taco general business need a minimum Bell has been submitted and is under lot size of 20,000 square feet and
review by city staff, according to Larsen. Lot 2 is going to be future commercial development. It will also require a separate land use application. “Right now, they’re proposing maybe a little retail strip facility of some sort,” Larsen added. There will be a private street on the property to provide access to Lots 1 and 2. Approximately 22.85 acres lie to the south of the ALDI and Outlot B that will be used for future development. An original traffic study was completed with the ALDI project that included the two proposed lots. The SEE 2 PARCELS, PAGE 6
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