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CityConnect January/February 2020
What’s Inside
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A Decade of Development The end of another decade has come and these milestones create an opportunity to see what has changed in the last 10 years. In Blaine, much has changed.
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There are many more people living in Blaine than 10 years ago. With nearly 3,000 new single family homes, hundreds of new apartment units, and several new senior housing projects Blaine’s population grew by approximately 18 percent over the last decade. Blaine was in the top 10 in the metro area suburbs for both new residential permits and new units each year. Blaine has certainly seen an influx in young families and two new elementary schools have been built as enrollment levels increased. At the same time Blaine’s population also aged considerably. In Blaine 23 percent of households now have at least one person who is 65 or older, back in 2010 only 8 percent of Blaine’s population was over 65.
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New parks have been built, including the Lexington Athletic Complex and Blaine Wetland Sanctuary. The National Sports Center, Four Seasons Curling Club at Fogerty Arena, and the TPC of the Twin Cities have all hosted major international events.
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Much more including a look at business growth, job growth, household income growth is available in the complete development decade in review, which is now available at BlaineMN.gov/DevelopmentReview
Mary Ann Young Center Opened December 17, 2019
Mary Ann Young Center Open On December 10, 2019, the final luncheon was held at the Mary Ann Young Senior Center. More than 170 people squeezed into the 37 year old 5,000 square foot building. On December 17 the new Mary Ann Young Center opened right next door to the old building. The new facility includes 15,000 square feet of space to help meet the needs of the growing senior population in Blaine. The new building also includes space that will be available for public rental in the evenings and on weekends. Rental information will be available soon. To learn more about the Mary Ann Young Center and to see a schedule of upcoming events visit, BlaineMN.gov/MAYC