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On April 28, the city of Forest Lake released the details of Washington County’s finalized proposal contract for the provision of law enforcement services in the city, which, if accepted, would result in the dissolution of the Forest Lake Police Department. The city also released a new 2018 budget proposal from Forest Lake Police Chief Rick Peterson which proposes cost savings by not replacing two officer positions that are currently vacant and by incorporating a percent wage increase for supervisors and patrol officers, as put forward by the Law Enforcement Labor Services union at the Forest Lake City Council’s April 24 meeting.
The council will discuss, and possibly vote, on these items at its May 1 workshop (starting at 6:30 p.m.) and special council meeting.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The proposal from the county estimates that its services (which would begin on Sept. 1 if approved) would cost the city approximately $2.9 million during the first

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Amy Doeun
Linwood Reporter
At the April 11 Linwood Town Board meeting, Fire Chief Ballman said that the township would continue to ban burns.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“We will be keeping the ban in place until it greens up,” Ballman said. “We can be more strict than the DNR. It is not worth the risk.”
Supervisor Carol Searing asked if a firefighter would stop upon seeing a fire on the way home. Ballman said that firefighters are advised to call it in but not stop, as it would not be wise to fight a fire without backup.
As the Fire Department continues to seek the best ways to serve the community, Ballman said, it has joined the Isanti Fire District. Through the district, the department has been invited to continued education opportunities and trainings and is looking for ways to reduce response time for daytime emergencies.
“A lot of departments in Anoka County are really struggling with the daytime

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Forest Lake junior Chloe Foster picked up a win and two other scoring finishes to lead the Forest Lake girls track team to a 73-point, fourth-place finish at the Lakeville North Mega Meet on April 22.
Foster won the 300 hurdles in 47.47 over a field of 35 starters, took third in the 100 hurdles (16.31) and placed sixth in the high jump (4-10).broadstreet.zone(48036);
Senior Allison Bartlett also scored points in both hurdles races, taking seventh in the 100 (17.20) and sixth in the 300 (49.70).
Sophomore Regan Duffy finished second in the 3200 (11:15.08); senior Amanda Forliti placed seventh (12:00.19). Two seventh-graders earned points in the 1600, Ava Wilson (fourth, 5:31.99) and Annabelle Stang (sixth, 5:38.41).
Junior Jenna Parent and sophomore Sofia Dodge both cleared 10-6 in the pole vault, the same as champion Elisabeth Dalki of Minnetonka, but tiebreakers pushed the Rangers into second and third.
Parent and Dodge teamed up with sophomore

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Baseball up to No. 3
Frozen in time is the moment before senior first baseman Mitch Jerde launched this Cretin-Derham Hall pitch over the fence for a home run in the Rangers’ season-opening 7-0 win on April 11. More recently, Jerde accounted for a run and an RBI in the Ranger’s 3-1 win at Park on April 24, while pitcher Matt Wallner allowed only two hits in a complete game performance. The baseball team is off to a 6-2 start and stands atop the Suburban East Conference standings at 5-1 in league play; the Rangers currently sit at No. 3 in the Class AAAA state rankings behind only Minnetonka and Champlin Park.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Lacrosse teams pick up wins
The Forest Lake boys and girls lacrosse teams were both coming off wins as this edition went to press. The boys team beat Duluth 9-8 on April 18 and Holy Family

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