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Bond referendum <br /> for parks rejected <br /> Lino Lakes voters rejected <br /> the largest bond referendum <br /> in the city's history over the <br /> weekend.About 35 percent of <br /> the city's registered voters <br /> showed up for the special <br /> election Saturday, with 2,807 <br /> people voting against the$8.6 <br /> million plan to improve the <br /> city's parks and recreation <br /> facilities and 551 residents <br /> voting for it. <br /> The majority of the spring <br /> referendum money,or$7 mil- <br /> lion,would have gone toward <br /> a 67-acre outdoor recreation <br /> complex on the southeast <br /> corner of Birch Street and <br /> Centerville Road. <br /> While city officials said <br /> the referendum was crucial <br /> for growing youth rec pro- <br /> grams, opponents argued <br /> that the projects cost too <br /> much given the city's size. <br /> —Nancy Ngo <br /> 2B N TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002 <br /> WWW.TWINCITIES.COM • ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS <br />