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Karen Anderson

City Administrator · City of Lino Lakes

Serves or has served in 1 government: City of Lino Lakes

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Star Tribune

City Administrator Karen Anderson and Mayor Rafferty heard a consultant's presentation on August 25, 2025 regarding the development master plan for 960 acres in the city's northwest corner.

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Rick DeGardner
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Tracy Thoma
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Randy Rennaker
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Julia Nelson
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Chris Lyden
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Michael Ruhland
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Rob Rafferty
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Before becoming Lino Lakes' City Administrator, Karen Anderson worked in the private sector as a Senior Project Manager at CentralSquare Technologies (a private government-software/IT solutions company), and also served as Community Faculty at Metropolitan State University. She earlier held public-safety administration and community-relations roles with the City of Plymouth and Lino Lakes, and holds a degree from Bethel University.

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  1. Karen Anderson - City Administrator for the City of Lino Lakes — LinkedIn (checked 2026-09-21)

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