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and the other $309000 toward the.purchase of a now tractor -plow. This new plow will cost around =459000 but is said to work especially well with cul-de- sacs and can be operated by only one man. Maintainance of cul-de-sacs is becoming more and more of a problem to AH as their number increases..Before 1972, we had only 11 of them and added just 9 during"'the next 5 years. But in 1978 we built 17, and we are planning on 14 more next year. By a like token, our road mileage is also increasing which calla for more plowing and maintainance. In 1972-77 we added 2.5 miles of roads, but in 1978 alone we acquired 3.7 miles more and are anticipating 3.6 miles additional in 1979• e e e The -most interesting occurrence at the September Planning Commission meeting was when MoundsView High School came in with'a rather routine request for a Special Use Permit for their new Library and Cafeteria. The ensuing dis- cussion was a fascinating study of King Kong (Arden Hills bureaucracy) vs. Godzilla (School District 621 bureaucracy). Neither side was monstrously vio- lent, but each proved to be rather slow and lumbering. Everyone wants these additions to get started as soon as possible, but the School District had provided no landscape plans. And the Planning Commission pointed out that ANY business or industry wanting a Special Use Permit in AH is requred to have landscape plans. Neither the architect nor tie high school principal who were at this meeting could speak for the School p%os.d, and to send the problem back there anyway would take another month or so, Wba t to do to save time? The PC solved the dilemma by OKing the Special Use Permit with the under- standing that the: Occupancy Permit would not be issued t . 1. ". :'a satisfied with the landscape plans., Let's hope the School Distric., can vee its way clear `to pony up a few extra dollars for some twees. POTPOURRIS The Department of Natural Resources is going to reduce the deer Population again at the Arsenal. The chief of the wildlife section estimates approximately 5 deer per month will be removed..,...Mutual Service had an in- house contest to name the park adjacent to their new buildirg. The winning names weres Twin Pines Vark, Evergreen Park, Mutual Hills Community Park, and Twin Pines Preserve. The Parks & Rec Deptartment will consider all of these when making the final choice...,..Over 1900 -students are at Bethel this year, not many more than at the high school...... Cardiac Pacemakers hopes to begin the third phase of their construction in early 1980 and would like to begin some of the parking area sooner. They anticipate 780 employees by the.e nd of this year......Ths Cour..:il approved the new Intoxicating Liquor Ordinance Amendment which says that liquor stores can now stay open until 1Os00 p.m, on Fridays and Saturdays..... The State has passed a law saying that any city which sells licenses for food vending machines must also provide a health inspector to regularly inspect these machines. Arden Hills therefore decided to quit selling this type of license. Food vending machines still need a State license however......The new 4 x 4 with plow that the City is going to buy will cost over $8,000...... The rev addition to the Public Works buildirk, will have its Public Hearing sometime next month, hopefully at the Planning Commission meeting on Oct. 4. Call the Village Hall for exact time and place. The addition will be towards the north......The residents along Glen Paul have requested that a street light be installed somewhere midway between New Brighton Rend and Prior. A petition for this was presented to the Council, with 29 signers all saying they wouldn't even mind if the light had to be located on their property. The Council decided to go and check out the situation some dark night before voting,