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The big reveal BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER
CENTERVILLE — After months of being known as “Project Banjo,” the identity of a new development in town has been revealed. An Amazon Distribution Center will be developed in the Fairview Second Addition, after the Centerville City Council unanimously approved several key documents in one action. The actions were approved with clarifications to the noise study, which will be rewritten into the documents by City Attorney Kurt Glaser and adjusted moving forward through attorney negotiations. The key documents are the preliminary plat, the final plat, a conditional use permit (CUP) for a planned unit development (PUD), a developer's agreement and a resolution in city ordinance that encompasses all the above documents. At its April 5 meeting, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted to process the request from Ryan Companies, as representative to the yet unnamed developer, as a planned unit development (PUD) and to consider the proposal at a May 3 public hearing. Following public input on May 3, the commission recommended approval with a multitude of conditions. Those conditions pertained to traffic impact, noise impact, environmental impact and others, and were reviewed at the May 25 council meeting prior to action on the documents. The 140,000-square-foot Amazon Distribution Center will be built in the industrial park in the 6900 block of 21st Avenue on property currently owned by Rehbein Properties. The site consists of three parcels totaling about 40 acres that lie between 20th and 21st Avenues, north of Fairview Street and south of Commerce Drive. The site is essentially vacant at present, as it is being used for Rehbein's large-scale black dirt operations. The uses Amazon proposes for the property
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Sensei Tom Heller (not pictured) from Kazoku Dojo and some of his students enjoy some karate training outdoors at St. Joseph of the Lakes Catholic Church in Lino Lakes every Tuesday and Thursday. Classes are designed for youth of all ages.
SEE PROJECT BANJO, PAGE 6
2 golf coaches start up junior golf programs this summer BY ABE WINTER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
LINO LAKES–Betsy Larey and Trent Anderson have been teaching golf for a long time. This summer, they hope to be busier than ever, now that two junior programs have been added at Chomonix Golf Course in Lino Lakes. A Junior Golf Learning Program is for ages 8-12 who are new to the game or need help with the basic skills. There are two three-week sessions offered, one in June and one in July. Also coming is the Junior Golf Performance Academy for middle through high school players
who have experience and would like to play competitive golf. That program runs for eight weeks and includes small group instruction, private lessons, on-course play and weekly video lessons mailed weekly. “Our instructor-to-player ratio is 3-to-1 to ensure every player receives individual attention,” Larey said. Neither Larey nor Anderson is a stranger to teaching the sport. Larey is a Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) professional who has been teaching since 1995. She’s served as the women’s coach at Carleton College in Northfield; Flagler SEE CHOMONIX GOLF COURSE, PAGE 6
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Betsy Larey and Trent Anderson will launch two junior golf programs at Chomonix Golf Course in Lino Lakes this summer. Pictured are members of the White Bear Lake Girls Golf Academy team.
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