St . Croix Valley COMMUNITY GUIDE 2024
St . Croix Valley COMMUNITY GUIDE 2024
Lake Elmo moves to new city center
Lake Elmo continues to attract new residents and developers – in fact , the most recent U . S . Census numbers said the city was the state ’ s fastest growing , at 13.7 % since 2020 , with an estimated population of 12,655 .
Those impressive growth numbers led the city to build a new city center at 3880 Laverne Ave . N .
Construction included pouring enough concrete to support 64,000-pound fire trucks , and what were previously two separate fire stations have combined to move to the new city center .
City staff and the fire stations moved into the new location in July 2023 , just as the construction was wrapping up .
The city held an open house with a ribbon cutting in October 2023 to celebrate the opening of
the new city center and allow residents to visit and tour the new facility .
The previous city hall , pictured above , was very near the new city
center ’ s location , at 3800 Laverne Ave . N . It ’ s possible that city staff could see the construction progress from the windows .
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