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Arden Hills Service Directory 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112-5734 Office Hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. — 4 p.m. City Contact Information 651-792-7800 www.cityofardenhills.org Sheriff and Fire Emergency 911 Sheriff (non-emergency) 651-767-0640 Fire (non-emergency) 651-481-7024 Water and Sewer Problems (During non-business hours) 651-767-0640 Mayor: David Grant 651-538-0747 dgrant@cityofardenhills.org Councilmembers: Brenda Holden 651-636-2987 bholden@cityofardenhills.org Fran Holmes 651-631-1866 fholmes@cityofardenhills.org Dave McClung 651-332-0352 davemcclung@comcast.net Ed Werner 651-636-2547 ewerner@cityofardenhills.org City Administrator: Patrick Klaers 651-792-7810 pklaers@cityofardenhills.org Communications Committee Kristine Goodrich, editor; Susan Cathey, Tina Kulzer Council Liaison: David Grant Staff Liaison: Amy Dietl Desktop Publisher: Mary Nosek Council meetings are held at City Hall on the second and last Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Meetings are televised live on Cable Channel 16. Meetings of the Planning Commission are televised as well. Visit www.cityofardenhills.org for information about taped meeting playbacks. Arden Hills Notes is the official news- letter of the City of Arden Hills, an equal-opportunity employer. 2 City Park Profiles--a series Cummings Park - 1219 Cummings Park Drive continued on page 3 Arden Hills has always been committed to ensuring access to open spaces and recreational opportunities for its residents. Preservation of areas of natural beauty through park space designation has made Arden Hills a highly desirable and unique place to live. It was with these goals in mind that 14.67 acres of undeveloped natural space surround- ing Karth Lake to the south was purchased from Marion R. Cummings in the spring of 1975. Mrs. Cummings’ parcel of land was considered desirable park space because it was big enough to satisfy the City’s desired ratio of one acre of active park land for every 100 residents. The City also had an established goal to provide a neighborhood park within walking access of every resident. What was then referred to as “the Karth Lake area” was just beginning to be developed, and it was believed that the Cummings property would adequately serve the projected population of that neighborhood as a park space. The Cummings parcel was considered ideal for park land because it would serve as a natural buffer between the industrial and residential parts of the neighborhood. It would preserve the undeveloped natural beauty of the land around Karth Lake for future generations of City residents. Exceptional trails In 1977, an additional 3.11 acres were acquired with park dedication funds to expand the trails in Cummings Park and connect them to those in Floral Park, creating one of the most scenic, well- connected, and heavily-used sections of City trail in the entire park system. On any given day—throughout all sea- sons of the year—the trails in and around Cummings Park are utilized in various ways by a wide range of users: neigh- borhood residents walking their dogs, children and families passing through on bikes, employees of the many neigh- boring corporate campuses walking or running while on break from work. Trails in this area are dotted with decades-old tree identification signs, offer peaceful sitting areas with park benches and shade trees, and wind precipitously through the varying elevations and wild terrain surrounding Karth Lake. A “level one” park Cummings Park is accessible by car at the Boston Scientific parking lot on Cummings Park Drive (at Lexington Avenue). A partnership between the City and this well-known corporate resident provides the park’s address on Cummings Park Drive as well as critical parking spaces needed to accommodate visitors during team sports events at the park. Cummings Park also has three access points via the City trail system at Amble Road, Wyncrest Court, and the east side of Hamline Avenue (south of Indian Oaks Circle). by Tina Kulzer photo by Tina Kulzer