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POTPOURRIt The apartments just north of Hunter's Park appear all set to go. , The buildings have been re -oriented in a north -south direction, access to Har- riet Ave. has been eliminated, and an underground garage is provided for all 72 units. The exterior will be brick with wood to co-ordinate with the Hunter's -Park homes...... Mutual Service received approval for the "MSI" sign over the primary (north) entrance ..... Sitzmark is remodeling their front entryway..... Mary Swenson has been appointed as Second Alternate on the Planning Commission for the rest of 1979..... The Wynridge land has been sold to new developers and will now be known as Karth Lake South. The park dedication from this development will be the cul-de-sac at the entrance to Cummings Park.....The developer of Janet Estates considered asking for permission to build 4 duplexes there. The Planning Com- mission was not encouraging; they feel the neighborhood opposition would be too strong.....Copies of the new sign ordinance have been sent to all sign owners in AH.....The Blue Fox Inn has a new owner.....The Roseville State Bank land- scaping at Lexington and F is finally taking shape. 'For awhile there it looked like an army bunker, and there were some pretty upset people at the Village Hall Dan Willet and John Petersen have been appointed as members of the Parks and Recreation Committee for the balance of 1979. Member Jim Moore has resigned because his family is moving from Arden Hills. Sorry to see them go.....The Rice Creek Watershed continues to pay AH $200/mo. rent for use of our Village Hall ..... The Public Safety Committee is considering Deputy Sheriff Herbst' sug- gestion that the speed limit on County Road E21, between Old Highway 10 and New Brighton Road, be reduced to 35 mph. Reasons given are: the elementary school, the library, and the occurence of 9 accidents since December..... Be sure and stop out to see the earth -sheltered home in Karth Lake. It backs up onto 96, from which only the vent housing is visible. 'It's directly across the cul-de-sac from 1236 Karth Lake Drive (which is a house worth looking at also! ).....The Metro Area population. estimate_ -for A.rden--_-Hills or__19L7_9. shows , us growing from 59149 in 1970 to around 7,14o.... *Remember the Special Finance Committee meeting and Public Hearing on the use of Arden Hills' Revenue Sharing Funds on September 6..... The Town Crier Cake and Steak House has finally moved its trash barrel to where it was supposed to be in the original design. I cannot believe the time our poor Council spent on this small item ..... Arden Hills and Shoreview are con- sidering joint sharing of leaded and unleaded gas. The Council, though, thinks the extra record keeping and extra driving might affect the City's gas allot- ments which are based on last year's records. Our Clerk -Administrator will tell SV our concerns..... The Public Hearing on the new office building at Cardiac Pacemakers was rather uneventful. Apparently, however, there is a traffic problem at the CPI entrance off Hamline during rush hours. No solution was sug- gested though..... Compliments on the water installation being done on Highway 96: a very neat job, well cleaned up and re -sodded ..... A complaint was received about the high level of truck traffic along Lake Johanna Blvd, this summer. The reason is the number of construction jobs taking place in the immediate area. The traffic should lessen as the work is completed..... The next Newsletter Publication Com mittee meeting will be the first Wednesday in September (the 5th) at 6:45 a.m. at the Steak Inn in the smoking section. The budget for the Town Crier is es- timated at $40009 depending upon the post office and the growth of AH..... BOARD OF APPEALS There has been a resignation from the Board of Appeals, and AH is looking for a volunteer replacement. The Board of Appeals is required by our zoning ordinance and generally makes recommendations on variance requests. The Board also handles controversies aDncerning the Building and Landscape inspections. Please call the Village Hall 633-5676 if you could serve. 11 f'