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COMPOSTING IS RECYCLING, TOO
<br />GARAGE SALE? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED
<br />TO KNOW ABOUT SIGNS
<br />CITY CONNECTS WITH RESIDENTS
<br />THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
<br />ARDEN HILLS SERVICE DIRECTORY
<br />City Hall
<br />1245 West Highway 96
<br />Arden Hills, MN 55112-5734
<br />Regular Office Hours
<br />Monday through Friday
<br />8:00 am—4:30 pm
<br />651-792-7800
<br />www.CityOfArdenHills.org
<br />Summer Office Hours
<br />Monday through Friday
<br />7:30 am – 5 pm
<br />Friday
<br />7:30 am – 11:30 am
<br />Sheriff and Fire ..........911
<br />Water & Sewer Problems . .651-767-0640
<br />DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS
<br />Mayor
<br />David Grant .............651-538-0747
<br />dgrant@CityOfArdenHills.org
<br />Councilmembers
<br />Brenda Holden ...........651-636-2987
<br />bHolden@CityOfArdenHills.org
<br />
<br />Fran Holmes .............651-631-1866
<br />fHolmes@CityOfArdenHills.org
<br />
<br />Dave McClung ...........651-332-0352
<br />DaveMcClung@Comcast.net
<br />
<br />Jonathan Wicklund .......651-278-8077
<br />jWicklund@CityOfArdenHills.org
<br />Acting City Administrator
<br />Sue Iverson ..............651-792-7816
<br />sIverson@CityOfArdenHills.org
<br />Communications Committee
<br />Editors/writers: Susan Cathey
<br /> Tina Kulzer
<br />Council Liaison: Jonathan Wicklund
<br />Staff Liaison: Amy Dietl
<br />Desktop Publisher: Mary Nosek
<br />Council meetings are held at City Hall on
<br />the second and last Monday of the month
<br />at 7 pm. Meetings are televised live on
<br />Cable Channel 16. Meetings of the Plan-
<br />ning Commission are televised as well.
<br />Visit www.CityOfArdenHills.org for infor-
<br />mation about taped meeting playbacks.
<br />Arden Hills Notes is the official
<br />newsletter of the City of Arden
<br />Hills, an equal-opportunity
<br />employer.
<br />Can you recycle food? What do you think of when you hear the word recycling? Most of us can picture the
<br />blue bin next to the trash can with the “chasing arrows” recycling symbol where we throw our paper, card-
<br />board, glass, and aluminum cans. We know that there are many products made of recycled content. But
<br />what about food scraps and yard waste? Can you recycle those?
<br />It’s garage sale season! Garage sales in Arden Hills should be registered at City Hall. To request
<br />a permit for your sale, visit the city website and enter “Garage Sales” in the search window. Ga-
<br />rage sales are to be limited to three days or less of duration, and no more than two such sales are
<br />permitted to any one homeowner per year. You can put up signs to advertise your garage sale if
<br />you follow these regulations.
<br />A Social Media Policy was approved by the
<br />City Council (as part of the Personnel Policy)
<br />at their meeting on February 29, 2016. With
<br />a policy now in place, City staff members are
<br />posting daily to the City website, Facebook
<br />page, and Twitter account in an effort to build
<br />a larger social media presence and communi-
<br />cate news and event information to City resi-
<br />dents. Posts on the City’s Facebook page are
<br />set to automatically update to the City’s Twit-
<br />ter account to promote re-sharing of news
<br />and information.
<br />News sharing through social media is
<br />proving to be efficient and valuable to the City.
<br />For example, in March, a post on the City’s
<br />Facebook page reached the 116 people who
<br />“liked” the page and 129 Twitter followers who
<br />received the post on the City’s Twitter feed.
<br />Within moments, Ramsey County retweet-
<br />ed the post to their 7,840 Twitter followers. A
<br />Ramsey County commissioner also retweeted
<br />the post to his approximately 2,000 Twitter
<br />followers. Taking into account the numerous
<br />neighboring communities, civic groups, and
<br />news organizations that now follow the City’s
<br />social media accounts and can re-share City
<br />news, a network for City news sharing is in
<br />place and is poised to continue to expand.
<br />FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to these social media resources to learn
<br />about City events, recreation opportunities, and more.
<br /> facebook.com/CityofArdenHillsMN twitter.com/ArdenHillsCity
<br />ON YOUR PROPERTY
<br />› Limit total signage to eight square feet.
<br />› Each sign must be six square feet or less.
<br />› Stay back five feet from property lines.
<br />› Signs cannot be illuminated.
<br />› Signs must be within one mile of garage sale
<br />location.
<br />› Signs placed in the Ramsey County or State
<br />of Minnesota right-of-way are subject to
<br />County and State regulations.
<br />IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
<br />› Size limited to four square feet.
<br />› Height limited to four feet.
<br />› Signs must be at least five feet from the edge
<br />of the road.
<br />› Signs must be freestanding and unlit.
<br />› Signs are limited to three consecutive days
<br />in any seven day period.
<br />› You must have permission from the proper-
<br />ty owner on which the sign is placed.
<br />BY RAMSEY RECYCLES
<br />FOOD TODAY, DIRT TOMORROW
<br />It is now easier than ever to start composting
<br />at home. About 30 percent of trash collected
<br />in the Twin Cities is made up of items like
<br />food scraps, yard waste, and compostable
<br />items. You cannot throw away yard waste
<br />and trimmings and instead of throwing away
<br />food scraps and other compostable materials,
<br />you can use these organic materials to create
<br />an incredibly effective and nutrient-rich soil
<br />additive for your garden.
<br />GET A PLAN & START THE PROCESS
<br />The Recycling Association of Minnesota is
<br />holding many events where you can purchase
<br />your compost bin and get started right away.
<br />Or you could always make your own, if you
<br />are a DIYer. Many cities and counties also of-
<br />fer compost drop-off locations.
<br />DON’T THROW IT, GROW IT!
<br />Composting is the process where organic
<br />wastes (grasses, leaves, kitchen scraps and
<br />garden debris) are converted into a highly
<br />desirable, organic, soil-like material. Many
<br />creatures like bacteria, worms, and fungi
<br />play an important role in composting as they
<br />break apart organic waste by eating it and
<br />releasing nutrients in a form that plants can
<br />absorb. This process helps decompose the ma-
<br />terials and creates a very rich additive for soil.
<br />THERE ARE A FEW BASICS TO BACKYARD COMPOSTING ONCE YOU GET YOUR BIN:
<br />› Set up your bin in a partially
<br />shaded area in the yard.
<br />› Make sure it is convenient for
<br />you to get to and has access to
<br />water as well as good drainage.
<br />› Keep the bin away from large
<br />trees as their roots steal nu-
<br />trients and can grow into the
<br />compost.
<br />› Consult this recipe for good
<br />clean dirt for more detailed
<br />instructions.
<br />› Keep a small separate bin in
<br />your kitchen for food scraps
<br />from fruits and vegetables
<br />(no meats, bones, or oils in
<br />backyard composting) and add
<br />them to your composting area.
<br />› Keep a ratio of three to one.
<br />Three dry or brown ingredients
<br />(leaves, paper, yard waste) to
<br />one wet or green ingredients
<br />(food scraps, grass clippings,
<br />coffee grounds)
<br />COMPOSTING DEFINED:
<br />The process where organic wastes
<br />are converted into a highly desirable,
<br />organic, soil-like material.
<br />COMPOSTING FACTS:
<br />30% of trash collected in the Twin
<br />Cities is made up of food scraps,
<br />yard waste, and compostable items.
<br />It’s important to note that meats, oils, fat, bones, and dairy do not belong in your home compost bin because they attract rodents and other animals.
<br />The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is a great resource for information about composters.
<br />MINNEAPOLIS MAKES IT EASIER
<br />Most Twin Cities residences have access to
<br />curbside yard waste pick-up, and many coun-
<br />ties offer drop-off sites for larger yard waste
<br />such as branches. Now, the City of Minneap-
<br />olis is rolling out a new program for curbside
<br />organics recycling that includes vegetable and
<br />meat scraps. This program requires residents
<br />to sign up and will be expanding the service
<br />area throughout the year. Other metro area
<br />cities are studying the possibility of add-
<br />ing curbside organics recycling because it
<br />could help meet a Minnesota Pollution Con-
<br />trol Agency goal of reducing the amount of
<br />trash headed to landfills. Watch your city
<br />newsletters for updates on this important is-
<br />sue or check with your waste hauler to see if
<br />curbside composting is available, or coming
<br />soon to your area. If curbside pick-up is not
<br />an option look for organics drop off sites in
<br />Minneapolis or Ramsey County.
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