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The Official City Newsletter for Arden Hills Residents December 2014 Presbyterian Homes begins Phase II by Susan CatheyPresbyterian Homes of Arden Hills has completed the first phase of a large redevelopment project on the shore of Lake Johanna. The original Lakeview Building is gone, replaced by a new primary facility containing a mix of assisted living units, memory care units and independent senior apartments total- ing 162 units. The company is now ready to begin Phase II of the project and requested of the City some amendments to the original Master Planned Unit Development (PUD) granted in 2010. This phase includes the construc- tion of two brownstone-style buildings that would house 40 independent senior apartments at 3200 Lake Johanna Boule- vard, on the site of the now demolished Sutton Place Building, originally Lake Jo- hanna Elementary School. Street improve- ments along County Road D are also part of Phase II. The Arden Hills Planning Commission reviewed Presbyterian Homes’ proposal at its October 8 meeting and unanimously recommended approval contingent on several conditions. There are four requested amendments to the Master PUD: • A change in the configuration of the two brownstones. The reason for this alteration is the challenge presented by the elevation change between the brownstones and the primary care building. By locating the brownstones closer to the main building and to each other, as well as constructing into the side of the slope, entries to the new buildings will be at grade and closer to facilities used by the senior residents. The revised design More than 4,200 Arden Hills residents turned out to the polls on Election Day. They re-elect- ed the City’s mayor and a councilmember and elected a new councilmember. All three City races were unopposed. Mayor David Grant and Councilmember Fran Holmes were re-elected. Robert Wood- burn was elected to fill a council seat that is opening because Councilmember Ed Werner decided to retire. The returning mayor and councilmember and newly elected councilmember will serve four- year terms, beginning in January. Voter turnout in Arden Hills was 51 percent, according to calculations from Ramsey County. A total of 4,231 residents voted, out of an estimated eligible 8,295 voters. Turnout across Ramsey County was 45 percent, which was the lowest in 20 years, according to the County Elections Office. Turnout across Minnesota was a little over 50 percent. The number of Arden Hills residents who voted absentee this year was 542. Here’s how Arden Hills residents voted in state and federal races. • State Representative (District 42A): 52 percent for Randy Jessup and 48 percent for Barb Yarusso (Al- though Yarusso did not win in Arden Hills, she did prevail districtwide and was re-elected.) • U.S. Senator: 51 percent for Al Fran- ken and 46 percent for Mike McFad- den (Franken was re-elected) • U.S. Representative: 51 percent for Betty McCollum and 43 percent for Sharna Wahlgren (McCollum was re-elected) • Governor: 49 percent for Mark Day- ton and 46 percent for Jeff Johnson (Dayton was re-elected) Here’s how we voted A look at a few key races: continued on page 5 by Kristine Goodrich drawings courtesy of Pope Architects Proposed tax levy hearing--Monday, December 8 at 7 p.m., City Hall