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Main Street Corridor: Multiple possibilities BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
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Lino Lakes city staff and city officials got together to celebrate former Public Safety Director John Swenson.
Public safety director retires was was helping people try to solve problems to make their lives better. That is what has kept me invigorated to keep providing public safety services to the residents here (in Lino Lakes).” Swenson said that his first look into law enforcement was through his friends’ parents in high school. His father also had an interest in the profession.
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The city of Lino Lakes will say goodbye to longtime Public Safety Director John Swenson after almost 15 years. Swenson, who grew up in St. Paul, has served in law enforcement and public safety for almost four decades. “I’ve been in public service about 36 years,” Swenson said. “Really, what I felt my core role
SEE PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR, PAGE 2
LINO LAKES — The city of Lino Lakes continues to discuss the Main Street Corridor Master Plan and the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) process through community open houses and special joint meetings. The corridor is located in the northwestern corner of the city and located along one of the primary “gateways” into the city via Main Street. In total, the area encompasses roughly 980 acres. In August 2024, due to increased interest in the development of the corridor, the City Council placed a oneyear moratorium on development in that area to allow time for a thorough planning process. The goals of the planning process is
to guide development of the area for the future, define potential development scenarios and outline development requirements. At a special joint meeting, City Council members, city staff and multiple advisory board and committee members joined Kimley Horn representatives Leila Bunge and Brian Adams to discuss the future of the property and recap what was discussed at an open house held earlier in December for residents and stakeholders. At the open house, over 80 residents attended and provided feedback on what they would like to see in the area. Leaders of the Forest Lake and Centennial School Districts and local agencies, such as the SEE MAIN STREET CORRIDOR, PAGE 5
Centerville Lions put on annual fishing contest Hundreds of anglers will gather on Centerville Lake and try their luck on the ice during the annual Centerville Lions ice fishing contest Saturday, Feb. 15. This year, the Centerville Lions contest celebrates 40 years. Lion Katie Hogan has helped plan the event for 15 years. Hogan and her husband, Ron, got involved in helping with the event through a good friend, Lion Lynn Johnson. “He brought us into it and wanted us to be a part of it,”
Hogan explained. “At the ice fishing contest, you could just see how much fun people had when they were out there, how it brought the community together and we enjoyed that part of it. We thought ‘Gosh, it’s fun to collect all the donations and see everybody come together.’” In 2022, Hogan helped plan the event with Lion Nancy Johnson, Lynn’s wife. Now Hogan is co-chair of the event and helps plan it with her husband, who is also a Lion and chair of the fishing contest. Tickets to participate in the
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contest will be sold on the lake starting at 9 a.m. The contest will officially begin at 11 a.m. Prizes will be given to participants who catch the first 40 fish. “The first half an hour, 45 minutes, is crazy because everybody is running,” said Hogan. “The first 40 fish that are caught get a prize and so, they’re (the participants) running up as fast as they can to the ice shack.” Participants will be able to fish until the final weigh-in takes place at 2 p.m. SEE FISHING CONTEST, PAGE 6
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Hundreds of anglers, both adults and children, will participate in the 40th Ice Fishing Contest, sponsored by the Centerville Lions Club on Feb. 15.
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