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BALD EAGLE ART CRAWL: Officially debuts this weekend. PAGE 8
Council insists on commercial space near City Hall
A legacy of service: Couple reflects on volunteering BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
Volunteers like Lyle and Karen Bye don’t come around every day. The Byes, of Lino Lakes, have dedicated over two decades of their lives to the city’s Public Safety Department. It all started in 1998 when the two began baking cookies for officers around Christmas. “It just blew up from there,” Karen recalled. Lyle added, “We both had a heart for the police. They were looking for volunteers to do things, and we just became one of them.” The Byes knew they wanted to volunteer their time locally. It started out by participating in a Citizens Academy, which they would do more than once, and eventually, Lyle said it “blossomed into other things.”
BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
LINO LAKES — The City Council would like to wait for a developer who will commit to a commercial component on the 6.27 acres the city’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) owns near City Hall. The EDA has received a letter of intent from Roers Companies to purchase property in the Legacy at Woods Edge Development. Roers Companies is a national real estate development firm based in the Twin Cities. Its focus is on multifamily residential developments and it generally collaborates with partners on commercial components. Community Development Director Michael Grochala shared that Roers has multiple successful projects throughout the Twin Cities region, including the recently opened Lexi Apartments in Blaine. The Woods Edge project would include a marketrate multifamily building with opportunities for commercial development on a portion of the property. The EDA continues its negotiations with Roers, but the developer has expressed concern with a condition of the sale, which would require that a commercial component be constructed before or in conjunction with a multifamily building. “We really like this site,” said Andy Bollig, of Roers. “We have had a lot of success in cities like Lino Lakes.” Bollig explained that they are experts when it comes to multifamily housing, but they rely on partners for commercial or retail. Ideally, he said the plan would include retail, specifically a restaurant. He said there might be an opportunity for a future public improvement of some kind like a splash pad. “We would love to discuss this further and understand how we can get a project going here that meets both of our needs,” Bollig said. Council Member Michael Ruhland said the commercial component was “nonnegotiable.” “In the past, (developers) couldn’t make the commercial component happen and we decided to pass. I’m still at that point.” Council Member Christopher Lyden would rather see the property used as an extension of the Rookery Activity Center. “We put a serious investment in the Rookery. It has a community focus, and we want that to be successful. I’m looking for that land to be used to foster even more growth as far as really a community gathering emphasis,” he said. He suggested a splash pad, batting cages, escape room, rope course, rock climbing, volleyball courts, laser tag, etc.
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