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LEXINGTON FIRE USES COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO GET BETTER ACCESS TO PURCHASING NEW EQUIPMENT

The department has long used so-called buying groups–joint powers agreements with other departments that allow for purchasing equipment without the standard bidding process most public entities use.

SCHOOL BUS COMPANIES APPLYING FOR MILLIONS IN GRANTS TO PAY FOR STOP-ARM SAFETY CAMERAS

State will reimburse companies for cost of cameras that hope to catch license plates of those who drive around stopped buses. Rehbein Transit in Lino Lakes is one company that will receive grants.

LINO LAKES APPROVES PART-TIME DAYTIME DUTY CREW FIREFIGHTERS

Lino Lakes Public Safety has hired seven people to serve as part-time paid duty crew firefighters to help bring down response times during weekday hours.

MASTER PLAN FOR PARKS APPROVED IN SPRING LAKE PARK

Spring Lake Park has a new Master Plan for updating parks across the city. It’s the culmination of a year of work with input from residents and architects. The plan includes concepts for each of the city’s six parks.

COLLEGES TRAIN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO HELP FILL ‘THOUSANDS’ OF VACANCIES IN THE INDUSTRY

Anoka-Ramsey Community College was part of a rapid response to train enough certified nursing assistants to fill a shortage caused by the pandemic. The emergency need was answered, but thousands of job openings remain.

CENTERVILLE RECEIVES PROPOSAL FOR MAJOR ONLINE RETAILER DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE

Centerville city leaders are entertaining a proposal from a company that is only identified as a major online retailer that wants to build a distribution warehouse on the city’s eastern edge.

CENTERVILLE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS EXPERIENCE MARCH MADNESS WITH THE ‘READ TO THE FINAL FOUR’ IN MINNEAPOLIS

The students competed in the NCAA’s “Read to the Final Four” against three other schools to see which eight- and nine-year-olds could read the most minutes.

FINAL YEAR OF ROAD RECONSTRUCTION IN CIRCLE PINES

One neighborhood in Circle Pines will see serious construction this year as four roads will be completely rebuilt. New water lines, gas lines, and sanitary sewer will be going in as well.

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