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HONORING OUR HEROES: Recognizing past, present sevice members PAGE 6
Lino Lakes welcomes new chief of police, fire chief BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
LINO LAKES — Earlier this year, Citygate Associates presented its final recommendations, advising the Lino Lakes City Council to restructure the city’s Public Safety Department into independent police and fire departments (See “Public Safety Department receives final report,” Quad Community Press, May 6, 2025). This proposed change meant that two new leadership roles would need to be established: chief of police and fire chief, who would oversee their respective departments. At the most recent Lino Lakes City Council meeting, Mayor Rob Rafferty inducted Curt Boehme as the new chief of police and Dan L’Allier as the fire chief.
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The Lino Lakes American Legion Post 566 will host a Memorial Day Ceremony and community picnic from 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 26.
Lino Lakes Post 566 honors service members with ceremony, picnic BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
The Lino Lakes American Legion Post 566 will honor service members who have passed and hold a family community picnic from 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 26, on Memorial Day. The Legion has hosted a Memorial Day service for over a decade. The ceremony will start
with a call to order at 5 p.m. by Commander Scott Nordstrom. Following the call to order, Auxiliary Member Maxwell Lesch will lead the national anthem before the opening prayer is given by Auxiliary Chaplain D’Arcy McGee. Nordstrom will provide opening remarks. Anoka County Commissioner Jeff Reinert will be a guest speaker during the ceremony as well as state
Representative Elliott Engen. Following the guest speakers, a poem titled “In Flander’s Fields” will be read by McGee. “In Flander’s Fields” was written by Lt.-Col. John McCrae, a Canadian doctor, while he served on the front lines in Europe. He died of pneumonia near the end of the war.
Chief of Police Curt Boehme Boehme joined the Lino Lakes Police Department in 2006 as a patrol officer and was promoted to sergeant in 2018. He was also responsible for leading the department’s new office training program during this time. From December 2020 to December 2024, he served as the investigation’s unit supervisor, overseeing a team of investigators and an investigate assistant. Since Feb. 1, 2025, Boehme has been serving as interim public safety director after the retirement of the former director, John Swenson, earlier this year.
SEE MEMORIAL PICNIC, PAGE 12
SEE NEW CHIEFS, PAGE 5
Clearwater Commons development proposes 3 commercial sites BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
LINO LAKES — Three commercial lots have been proposed by Capital Real Estate Inc. to be built north of Main Street, west of I-35E, east of 21st Avenue North and south of the park and ride. The development is being called Clearwater Commons. Included in the preliminary plat is a proposed Chipotle restaurant, a future retail store, auto service store and an undecided development. The 14-acre site is located to the east of Centerville.
“The three lots are being proposed on the very south end of the development along Main Street,” City Planner Katie Larsen said. “Lot 1 is where the proposed Chipotle is, Lot 2 is future retail and Lot 3 could be a potential development.” The staff report stated that the development is consistent with the comprehensive plan for commercial development and zoning requirements for general business lot size and lot width. A preliminary report of geotechnical exploration prepared by American
Engineering Testing in 2024 stated that the site is an existing agricultural property with fairly flat terrain toward the center and higher banks on the northwest and southeast corners. Wetlands exist on the site. According to Larsen, the main full access point will be off of 21st Avenue N. A new access point will be constructed to the south of the property from Main Street that will be right in/right out. Two private drives will lead to the development. SEE CLEARWATER COMMONS, PAGE 2
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Clearwater Commons would be located north of Main Street, west of I-35E, east of 21st Avenue North and south of the park and ride in Lino Lakes.
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