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"Issues of particular concern are: Construction of encroachments on neighbor- hood serenity. Approach: People come to the village expecting the protec- tion and development that has occurred in the past. Now other interests wish to dictate the direction of certain village matters. Change is inevitable, especially due to our proximity to the twin cities, however, Arden Hills is a "City of Domes" and any changes must be orderly, reasonable, and clearly an improvement to the village character. Taxation and the village budget. Approach_; It is evident that taxes will increase this year. Our budget is increasing beyond our evaluations The budget must be balanced. Deficit fi- nancing is dangerous, expensive and inflationary; however, it can be avoided by limiting the "frills" - those items that are nice to have but not econom- ical or truly necessary." Joseph Talcott, 1860 Todd Drive: "As Councilman I will actively seek out the view of the people of Arden Hills as they concern issues before the Council, in an attempt to make the Council more responsive to the citizens it represents." Jim Wingert, 1834 Venus Ave. (Incumbent): "I hope to be re-elected to assist in maintaining present council policies in three critical areas: (1) Orderly growth: Control and regulate new development to protect our present residen- tial environment and to -assure that our village continues to be "a community of homes". (2) Fiscal responsibility: Spend tax money only for those things that cities can and should provide, that residents want, and then monitor closely to get good value for money spent. (3) Ordinance enforcement: En- force our ordinances uniformly throughout the village to provide equal pro- tection and fair treatment for all in Arden Hills. "I will continue to be responsive to your concerns and pledge to continue serving Arden Hills if elected." ..... Please demonstrate your interest in "grass roots government" by attend- ing the Candidates Meeting on Tuesday, 7:30 P.M., Village Hall..... ****NEEDS OF HANDICAPPED: MONDAY, NOVEM$ER 15, 8:00 P.M., BETHEL COLLEGE**** The Arden Hills Human Rights Commission is sponsoring this lecture on the needs .of handicapped persons. Two highly respected and well-known author- ities will 1) Develop an awareness of the needs of handicapped persons (to be presented by John Schatzlein, U. of M. Coordinator for the Handicapped), and 2) advise what currently is being done to help these people, what still is needed to be done, and what villages can do to accomplish the goals, (to be presented by William Hopkins, Minnesota Society for Crippled Children and Adults). A reception and informal Question & Answer period will follow the talks. Next month in the Crier look for the informative report on Dutch Elm Disease submitted by Mary Blomquist, a member of the Parks & Rec. Committee. Mary is a Statistician with National Biocentric, Inc., and in response to a request from your editor prepared a readable report — with facts, figures, and suggestions..... All residents and village officials should be inter- ested..... COPY DEADLINE FOR NEXT TOWN CRIER: NOVEMBER 7, 1976. SEND TO JAN HOLLENHORST, 1822 VENUS AVE., 55112, OR CALL 633-1822.