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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARINGbroadstreet.zone(48036);
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Planning Commission of the City of Forest Lake in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 1408 Lake Street South, Forest Lake, Minnesota on June 28, 2017 at 7:00 oclock p.m. The hearing will be to consider the request of Tanners Brook Golf Course to subdivide a 10-acre parcel off of a larger golf course parcel located at 5810 190th Street North, City of Forest Lake, Washington County, Minnesota. The property is formally identified as PID 29.032.21.31.0001. All persons who wish to be heard thereon will be heard at that time and place.
Dated this 12th of June, 2017
Donovan Hart
Zoning Administratorbroadstreet.zone(50962);
Published in the
Forest Lake Times
June 15, 2017
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Vacation of Ponding, Drainage and Utility Easementsbroadstreet.zone(48036);
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Columbus City Council on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as parties may be heard, in the City Hall located at 16319 Kettle River Blvd., Columbus, Minnesota to review a request for the City Council to initiate proceedings by a majority of property owners to vacate of ponding, public drainage and utility easements as described below. The hearing shall continue until all evidence and testimony has been received.
Property Owner:
Patricia, Mary & Jesse Preiner
Property Location:
14474 West Freeway Drive NE, broadstreet.zone(50962);
Columbus, MN 55025
Easement Description:
Ponding and flowage and a portion of drainage and utility easements as described in Doc. No. 1468442, Doc. No. 1468443 and a portion of easement in Doc. No. 925810.
By: /s/ Elizabeth Mursko
Zoning Administrator
Published in the
Forest Lake Times
June

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Vacation of Public Right of Waybroadstreet.zone(48036);
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Columbus City Council on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as parties may be heard, in the City Hall located at 16319 Kettle River Blvd., Columbus, Minnesota, to initiate proceedings by a majority of property owners to vacate a portion of Humber Street NE. The hearing shall continue until all evidence and testimony has been received.
Property Owners: City of Columbus & Construction Technology, Inc.
Property Location: Portion of Humber Street NE, Columbus, MN as described below.
Existing Legal Description:
That part of the right of way of Humber Street Northeast, located in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 32, Range 22, lying south of the following described line: Commencing at a

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ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE ADDING HOUSING ORDINANCE FOR RENTAL PROPERTY, SECTIONS 1-9, PART 9, OF CHAPTER V, REGULATIONS AND LICENSING, OF THE LINWOOD TOWN CODEbroadstreet.zone(48036);
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 23rd day of May 2017, a new ordinance entitled HOUSING ORDINANCE FOR RENTAL PROPERTY was adopted by the Town Board of Linwood, Minnesota. Due to the lengthy content of the Ordinance, a brief Summary follows:
The intent of Ordinance 509, Sections 1-9, Part 9, of Chapter V of the Linwood Town Code, Linwood Township Housing Ordinance for Rental Property is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health and public welfare by regulating and controlling the use and occupancy, maintenance and repair of all buildings and structures within the Township used as rental housing. The purpose of this chapter is not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or

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ANOKA COUNTY,
MINNESOTA broadstreet.zone(48036);
AN ORDINANCE ADDING ORDINANCE 703.02 FIREARMS, SECTION 3, PART 2 HUNTING ON TOWN PROPERTY PROHIBITED, OF CHAPTER VII, NUISANCES AND OFFENSES, OF THE LINWOOD TOWN CODE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 23rd day of May 2017, a new ordinance entitled FIREARMS was adopted by the Town Board of Linwood, Minnesota. Due to the lengthy content of the Ordinance, a brief summary follows:
Subd. 1 Authority. Identifies the authorities used in preparation of said Ordinance.
Subd. 2 Policy. Identifies the purpose of the Ordinance.
Subd. 3 Construction and Definitions. Clarifies language used in the Ordinance.broadstreet.zone(50962);
Subd. 4 Applicability. Ordinance applies to all persons within the Township.
Subd. 5 Exclusion for Law Enforcement Officers and Defense of Person. Ordinance does not apply to on-duty law enforcement officers and to a person defending their person or family.
Subd. 6 Discharge of Firearm. Prohibits the discharge of firearms within certain areas of the Township.
Subd. 7

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Mitch Jerde bunts in the eighth; a throwing error put runners on second and third.

Photos by Brad O’Neil. Right-click for larger images.
The Forest Lake baseball team beat Maple Grove 6-5 in eight innings in the Class AAAA quarterfinals at CHS Field in St. Paul June 15.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“This game was awful exciting for both teams,” Forest Lake head coach Tal Gravelle said. “It was a fun game, (Maple Grove) is a really tough opponent.”
The Rangers, ranked No. 2 in the state tournament, were already the top team remaining when they took the field: No. 1 Wayzata lost to unseeded Eden Prairie 6-1 earlier in the day.
The Rangers sent Cameron Kline to the mound, following up on his two-hit shutout in the Section 7AAAA championship game.
Kline rolled through the Crimson in the first two innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the third. Maple Grove third baseman Dylan Peck led off

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Chloe Foster ran in the girls 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles, breaking the school record in the latter (Photo by Rachel Brisbois)

GALLERY: Forest Lake state meet participants. Right-click for larger image.
Forest Lake juniors Chloe Foster and Jenna Parent both finished fourth in their respective events at the Class AA state track and field championships at Hamline University June 9-10.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Foster established a new Forest Lake record in the preliminary round of the 300 hurdles, lowering her own school mark to 44.87. That result placed her second in her heat and earned automatic advancement to the final.
In the championship race, Foster finished fourth (44.98) to earn an all-state medal and a place on the podium.
Parent earned the same set of honors in the pole vault after clearing 11 feet. Parent established a new Ranger record earlier this year when she cleared 11 feet, 4 inches.
Those performances earned a total of 12 points

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Submitted photo
Forest Lake graduate and University of Nebraska junior Cody Walton placed seventh at the NCAA Division I track and field championships over the weekend to win first-team All-American honors. Walton earned a total of 7,813 points across 10 events: 100 (11.14), long jump (23 feet, 8.75 inches), shot put (45 feet, 9.75 inches), high jump (6 feet, 6 inches), 400 (50.27), 110 hurdles (14.66), discus throw (139 feet), pole vault (15 feet, 5.5 inches), javelin throw (207 feet, 6 inches) and 1500 (4:55.09). The result is Walton’s second-best score, after a 7,937-point performance earlier this year, which set an all-time Husker record.

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Class reunion
The Forest Lake class of 1977 will host a reunion Aug. 12 from 7 p.m. to midnight at Splitrocks in Wyoming. Contact Jeff Gauvin at jgauvin18077@gmail.com or by phone at 414-731-5333.
Class reunion
The Forest Lake class of 1967 will hold a 50-year reunion Sept. 16 at the American Legion Post 225 at 6 p.m. 1967 Forest Lake graduates who have not received a save the date postcard should call Mary at 651-249-9022 with your contact information.
District building tours
Residents, parents, students, and school district staff are invited to a summer tour of select buildings and departments that have and are currently undergoing upgrades and improvements. Schools included in the tours are Forest Lake Area High School June 15 at 6:30 p.m., the transportation building June 15 at 8 p.m., Columbus Elementary School June 29 at 6 p.m., Forest Lake Elementary School June 29 at 7:30 p.m., and Lino Lakes Elementary School

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Photos by Ryan HowardAmong the pleasant surprises experienced by the Forest Lake YMCA in its first year of existence is the number of teens who use the facility’s exercise and weight-lifting equipment, an anomaly for Ys in the Twin Cities metro area.
As the Forest Lake YMCA approaches its one-year anniversary in the city, the organization’s local team is reflecting on how the facility has exceeded expectations while looking ahead at future goals.
“It’s been a really good first year,” said Sharna Braucks, the executive director of the Ys in both Forest Lake and Lino Lakes. “I think it really shows the community need that was there.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
Membership at the YMCA has exploded, with more than 4,600 membership units purchased by area residents in the first year. When the YMCA organization was planning the facility, planners anticipated about 3,400 memberships in the first year – about 35 percent fewer than the amount the

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