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Lino Lakes looks to close almost 2-mile gap on Main Street Trail
Changes continue to Centerville’s downtown vision
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The proposed Main Street Trail segment will be about 1.7 miles long and be located between Interstate 35E and Lino Lakes Elementary School.
between Interstate 35W and Lino Lakes Elementary School, closing a gap in the local and regional trail network. The proposed trail is also identified in
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Circle Pines welcomes new council member Angela Christen will join the Circle Pines City Council after she was officially sworn in by Mayor Matt Percy at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 14. Christen previously served on the city’s Park Board.
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Centerville continues to refine its vision for downtown. According to City Planner Nathan Fuerst, the updated vision plan will guide future development and public infrastructure investments in the downtown area. “It’s a good time to update. We’re looking at a roughly 20-year-old master vision for the downtown. It was a little overambitious, I think, in some areas. That’s what we’ve heard from the community as well as noticing that before we started the process,” Fuerst said. “That’s a big reason why we’re here.” He also noted the current downtown vision may no longer reflect community priorities or current market conditions. The updated vision will also inform the city’s upcoming 2050 Comprehensive Plan development. Research for the downtown vision study began in January, followed by listening and learning sessions with residents in February. Now, recommendations are being formulated based on the feedback collected during that time. Fuerst said there are two approaches the City Council can take to implement the study’s recommendations. “Option 1, probably the most efficient option, would be to do this vision (study), do the comprehensive plan update (and) then, after all of that’s done, then update our zoning code,” Fuerst explained. The second option would be to do the vision study first, update the city’s zoning code followed by the 2050 Comprehensive Plan, and update the zoning codes again. Fuerst noted that Option 1 would be the most efficient because it’s likely the city will have to amend its ordinances or map once the comprehensive plan is finalized, regardless. He did say there will be a period where planned unit developments in the downtown area are going to be a little complicated due to the 2006 Downtown Master Plan, as the downtown vision and land use controls were not implemented. Other recommendations were also presented to the council by Cody Flannery, urban planner at Bolton & Menk, for its consideration based on community feedback collected through a survey and an open house. According to community feedback, mixed-
LINO LAKES — The city of Lino Lakes, in coordination with Anoka County, will apply for a regional solicitation grant application for the Main Street Trail following authorization from the City Council in a 5-0 vote. The transportation and park components of the city’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan identifies a planned extension of the Central Anoka County Regional Trail along Main Street. This regional trail corridor, according to Community Development Director Michael Grochala, is intended to extend from the city’s eastern border with Hugo to the city of Ramsey on Anoka County’s western border. The proposed Main Street Trail segment would construct approximately 1.7 miles of trail
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