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Located in the southeastern corner of Anoka <br /> County the City of Lexington is a small <br /> suburban community of just over 2,000 <br /> residents. The very proud and tight-knit <br /> community is adjacent to the 1-35W freeway <br /> providing easy access to virtually anywhere in PANIC <br /> the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. <br /> Lexington is host to a variety of businesses, <br /> retail shops, restaurants, and several very <br /> popular entertainment venues. The Northway <br /> Shopping Center located along the central <br /> corridor of Lake Drive includes a grocery store <br /> that provides goods and services to a much <br /> larger area population base. <br /> Lexington Memorial Park is a popular venue for summer little league teams from throughout the region. <br /> Residents enjoy a variety of other recreational amenities associated with this very large park complex. <br /> The City of Lexington was incorporated as a village in 1950. Leo Ryan was a local civic leader who was <br /> instrumental in organizing the petition for the new village. Ryan suggested that the village be named <br /> Lexington in honor of his old army unit, the First Pioneer Infantry Regiment which was formed at the <br /> beginning of the Revolutionary War. That unit met the British in the Battle of Lexington. <br /> Various City themes and names now revolve around the Revolutionary War and Battle of Lexington, including <br /> the City's Minuteman logo and many street names including Patriot Lane, Liberty Lane, and Minutemen Lane. <br /> The citizens of the City of Lexington are very proud of their history, heritage, and home town. <br /> e <br /> „f <br /> I� <br /> I <br /> „ II <br /> �•�f 4µ�W / �JiUli�l� � �e .ku nxu�. 14, I <br /> L2018 Annual Report CENTENNIAL LAKES POLICE DEPATMENT 1 <br />