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Benchmarks: a review of recent City Council action
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<br />improvements to the soccer and softball
<br />fields.
<br />Hazelnut Park today
<br />Today Hazelnut Park is home to many
<br />spring and summer sports leagues, hock-
<br />ey and other winter sports
<br />activities, and summer
<br />playground programming.
<br />City residents have use of
<br />baseball/softball fields
<br />with bleacher seating,
<br />tennis and basketball
<br />courts, soccer fields,
<br />lighted hockey and
<br />skating rinks with a warm-
<br />ing shelter, a new off-leash dog area
<br />(for use through November 1), a covered
<br />picnic shelter, a playground, walking and
<br />biking trails, and off-street parking.
<br />Paved trails meander through the park and
<br />connect the park’s amenities. The now-
<br />mature trees that were planted throughout
<br />the park by volunteers decades ago unify
<br />the park’s offerings and create a pictur-
<br />esque patchwork of shade
<br />and sun that makes
<br />Hazelnut Park a unique
<br />and quintessential neigh-
<br />borhood park. A visit will
<br />reveal a well-constructed
<br />plan executed over many
<br />years to fruition.
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<br />July 28, 2014
<br />• Approved a revised credit card pur-
<br />chasing policy (5-0)
<br />• Adopted Resolution 2014-038 accept-
<br />ing a $1,300 donation from the Arden
<br />Hills Foundation for park benches
<br />(5-0)
<br />• Approved cost share agreement with
<br />Ramsey County for TCAAP Infra-
<br />structure analysis (5-0)
<br />• Accepted $30,342 quote from Gopher
<br />State Sealcoat, Inc. for trail sealcoat-
<br />ing (5-0)
<br />• Approved Resolution 2014-037
<br />adopting the TCAAP Final AUAR
<br />and Mitigation Plan (5-0)
<br />• Approved Planning Case 14-017
<br />for a setback variance at 3441 Lake
<br />Johanna Boulevard (5-0)
<br />August 11, 2014
<br />(Werner was absent)
<br />• Approved Round Lake Road Area
<br />Improvement payment #2 (4-0)
<br />• Approved Gateway 2nd Addition
<br />closing documents (4-0)
<br />• Approved the appointment of a
<br />TCAAP Developer Advisory Panel
<br />to provide input on TCAAP develop-
<br />ment (4-0)
<br />August 25, 2014
<br />• Approved resolution 2014-040 order-
<br />ing abatement of a tree with Dutch
<br />Elm Disease at 1437 Arden Place
<br />(5-0)
<br />• Accepted resignation of Parks and
<br />Recreation Manager Michelle Olson,
<br />effective September 10 (5-0)
<br />September 8, 2014
<br />(McClung was absent)
<br />• Approved sending out a single sort
<br />recycling request for proposals for
<br />possible implementation in March
<br />2015 (4-0)
<br />• Authorized development of a feasibil-
<br />ity report for repaving the Crystal/
<br />Venus neighborhood in 2015 (4-0)
<br />• Authorized development of a feasibil-
<br />ity report for repaving of the Grant
<br />Road, Noble Road, Fairview Avenue,
<br />and Lake Lane neighborhoods in 2015
<br />(4-0)
<br />• Approved consultation services for
<br />the 2015 pavement management
<br />program (4-0)
<br />Hazelnut Park from page 2
<br />Citizen volunteers are sought
<br />to serve on the Planning
<br />Commission, as well as the
<br />Parks, Trails and Recreation Com-
<br />mittee.
<br /> More information about the
<br />commission and the committee, as
<br />well as an application form can be
<br />found on the City Website (click
<br />on “Committees & Commissions”
<br />under the “Government” tab).
<br />Interested residents also can call
<br />or stop by City Hall.
<br />Get involved in your City—
<br />Volunteer for a committee
<br />In addition to the three City offices,
<br />Arden Hills residents can vote for: U.S.
<br />Senate, State Supreme Court, State Court
<br />of Appeals, Second Judicial District Court,
<br />governor and lieutenant governor, secre-
<br />tary of state, state auditor, attorney gen-
<br />eral, state representative, county attorney,
<br />and county sheriff.
<br />Voting precincts
<br />Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Arden Hills
<br />has three precincts:
<br />• Precinct 1: Presbyterian Church of the
<br />Way, 3382 Lexington Ave. N.
<br />• Precinct 2: Valentine Hills Elementary
<br />School, 1770 County Road E2 W.
<br />• Precinct 3: Ramsey County Public
<br />Works Facility, 1425 Paul Kirkwold
<br />Drive
<br />New residents or voters can register at
<br />their polling place on Election Day. Regis-
<br />tration also can be done online, by mail, or
<br />at the County Elections Office at least 20
<br />days in advance.
<br />Absentee voting
<br />Voters can now cast their ballots before
<br />Election Day for any reason at Arden Hills
<br />City Hall, the County Elections Office,
<br />or by mail. Absentee voting times at City
<br />Hall are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. October 27-
<br />31, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. November 1, and 8
<br />a.m. to 5 p.m. November 3.
<br />For instructions on absentee voting, to
<br />view a sample ballot, or to find answers to
<br />voting questions, go to
<br /> www.co.ramsey.mn.us/elections.
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