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I' Published by the Arden Association No. 117 May 1978 "But there's a six -lane highway down by the creek Where I went skinny dipping as a child, And a drive-in show where the meadow used to grow, TAnd the strawberries used to grow wild. O There's a drag strip down by the riverside, Where my grandma's cow used to graze. Now the grass don't grow and the river don't flow 'IV Like it did in my childhood days." CN "Don't --From the song It Make You want to Go Home", words and music by Joe South This song could almost describe Arden Hills, at least judging from the Planning Commission meet - E Ing of April 5. Every item on the Agenda that night seemed to carry out the theme that "the times, they are a -changing." First off, there was a request for a sign variance for the Roseville State Hank's detached facility to be built on the corner of F and Lex - 'the ington. But since nobody from the Bank was there, matter was tabled. Next came a status report on the plans for County Road E. -Orlyn Miller, our City Planner, admitted liminary sketch without more it was very difficult to come up with even a pre- specifics with which to However, the draw- work. ing he showed us was very lovely, although looking at the size of the trees pictured, it must be the artistes concept for the year 2078. Also, NSP says ' that it would probably cost over x1009000 to bury those power lines, Next came four Public Hearings. The first was on McClung's addition which is between North Snelling and the Arden Townhouses. No one spoke for or against the issue; in fact, the only interesting thing here is the names for the pro- posed streets. Arden Vista Drive and McClung Drive, I can understand. But Raspberry Lane? And Chickadee Curve? Orlyn said probably somebody walked there one day and saw a raspberry and a chickadee. r Then there was a Hearing on Karth Lake Estates west, which is the land toward Karth Lake between Nursery Hill Lane and Amble Road. The problem here is that the area is pretty much land -locked and the only entrance would be through Nursery Hill Lane. One spokesman from Nursery Hill Lane said that the 'road is in poor shape now, and that he didn't feel the.current property owners should be assessed for road repairs if the road is destroyed because of traffic to a new development. He also said that Nursery Hill Lane empties out onto Hemline closely opposite the entrance to the Townhouses, and the morning traffic there is already bad news. The Planning Commission would really like to see another route out on the other side of this area, so that is still being studied Next up on the Agenda was a proposal for two duplexes andfour single-family dwellings on the block bounded by Hamlin , Ingerson, Dunlap, and Tiller. Since this block is often under water, some concern was expressed about where this 'displaced water would go if homes are built there. Some neighbors think it might wend its way into local basements. The developer wanted preliminary plat approval so that he could go to Rice Creek Watershed and have thew study the water situation. The Planning Commission doesn't want to approve a plat until ' we know if the land is buildable, as judged by the Rice Creek Watershed, The PC banged this one around for a long time, trying to word a motion to get the