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Disc golf course comes to Centerville BY MADELINE DOLBY QUAD EDITOR
CENTERVILLE — Centerville and surrounding area residents can expect to see some changes to Laurie LaMotte Park, including the addition of a disc golf course. The park is also scheduled to receive a new playground. The idea for the course was originally presented by Centerville native Devin Grahek to the city’s Parks and Recreation Committee at its November 2024 meeting. In May, the
committee’s chairperson, Heidi Erickson-Grahek, presented the course concept to the City Council. “What we were thinking about when we were looking into this is bringing a beginner disc golf course to Laurie LaMotte Park and creating a course that uses the existing park areas,” Erickson-Grahek explained. “The proposed plan is designed to be as unintrusive as possible.” Other goals while creating the course were to provide a low cardio activity for community
members of all ages and abilities and to be as cost effective as possible, Erickson-Grahek said. Disc golf courses are typically nine and 18 holes. Holes can vary in length depending on the size of the course, ranging anywhere from 130 feet to over 800 feet. Some courses can even have a stand-alone practice area with one basket. Erickson-Grahek and Devin visited five disc golf courses in the north metro for course examples. SEE DISC GOLF, PAGE 2
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A new 9-hole disc golf course is located at Laurie LaMotte park in Centerville.
Centerville receives watershed district updates
Construction for new Aldi grocery store continues
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Construction on the Aldi grocery store will be located south of Main Street, east of I-35E and west of Otter Lake Road in Lino Lakes, near the border with Hugo. The store will be approximately 19,437 square feet. Its main access will be at Main Street and 70th Street. According to Lino Lakes City Planner Katie Larsen, the developer is hoping to have completed construction by Thanksgiving.
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For anyone whose brain ever been plagued by unanswered questions about watershed districts, Centerville City Hall was the place to clear out all the algae. Five members of the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) attended the Aug. 27 City Council meeting to give the city an overview of the RCWD and update council on the Clearwater Creek and alum treatment projects. Administrator Nick Tomczik, Lake and Stream Manager Matt Kocian, Drainage and Facilities Manager Tom Schmidt, Project Manager David Petry and Chris Otterness of Houston Engineering Inc. each spoke on his area of expertise. A watershed district is a local special-purpose unit of government that works to solve and prevent water-related problems, Tomczik said. The boundaries of a watershed district follow those of a natural watershed and include the land where all water flows to one common waterway. The RCWD covers 186 square miles and includes urban, suburban and rural lands in parts of Anoka, Washington, Ramsey and Hennepin counties. SEE WATERSHED UPDATE, PAGE 5
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