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Arden Hills Service Directory 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112-5734 www.cityofardenhills.org Summer Office Hours Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Sheriff and Fire 911 Water and Sewer Problems (During non-business hours) 651-767-0640 Mayor: David Grant 651-538-0747 dgrant@cityofardenhills.org Councilmembers: Brenda Holden 651-636-2987 bholden@cityofardenhills.org Fran Holmes 651-631-1866 fholmes@cityofardenhills.org Dave McClung 651-332-0352 davemcclung@comcast.net Jonathan Wicklund 651-278-8077 jwicklund@cityofardenhills.org Acting City Administrator: Sue Iverson 651-792-7816 siverson@cityofardenhills.org Communications Committee Editors/writers: Susan Cathey, Tina Kulzer Council Liaison: Jonathan Wicklund Staff Liaison: Julie Hanson Desktop Publisher: Mary Nosek Council meetings are held at City Hall on the second and last Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Meetings are televised live on Cable Channel 16. Meetings of the Planning Commission are televised as well. Visit www.cityofardenhills.org for information about archived meeting playbacks. Arden Hills Notes is the official news- letter of the City of Arden Hills, an equal-opportunity employer. 2 Back-to-school recycling tips from Ramsey Recycles It’s time to start preparing to head back to school. Make sure your planning involves reducing the amount of waste you make. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says that Minnesota K-12 public schools generate an estimated 483,520 pounds of waste a day. Every effort helps reduce that amount, so plan now to limit your environmental impact and start the school year in the greenest way possible. Save money, save the environment There are lots of ways to make sure you do your part to reduce, reuse, and recycle when heading back to school. • Reduce- Before hitting the stores, take a look at what is left over from last year that you can still use or donate. Resist the urge to “stock up.” Buying large quantities only saves money if you actually use what you buy. • Reuse- Can you purchase used supplies? Can you make supplies out of recyclables you may already have around the house? How about shopping at thrift stores and encouraging your kids to take good care of supplies so they last longer? • Recycle- Buy supplies made from recycled materials. Most major stores have recycled-content options. Greener schools Many schools are taking initiatives to improve their recycling programs and reduce the amount of waste generated. Nearly 80 percent of school waste is recyclable or composta- ble, and a good recycling program saves schools money and educates students. Check with your school to see what kind of recycling program is offered and encourage environ- mentally friendly initiatives. Recycle More Minnesota and Hennepin County have tips and resources to help schools reach their greenest potential. Off to college College students can make their back-to-school preparations green, too. • Reduce- Don’t bring more than you will need. Find out what items are provided in dorms and other facilities, so you don’t end up cluttering your dorm with unneeded items. Buy dorm room supplies after you move in so you know what you need. • Reuse- Moving into the dorms? Buy used items to stock up your new home. Seek out used book options or rent textbooks for much cheaper. Donate unneeded items at the end of the year instead of throwing them out. • Recycle- Look for recycling options in the dorm and in academic buildings. Schools like the University of Minnesota and Macalester College offer programs to ensure that materials students don’t need don’t end up in landfills. During move-in and move-out they collect items from students and either donate them to local charities or give them away in a free store. Check with your school’s office of sustainability to see if other recycling or reuse programs exist. If they don’t, ask if you can help get such a program started! City offices return to regular hours on Tuesday, September 6. Regular hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Candidate filing is open Three City Council seats are up for elec- tion this fall—two are four-year terms and one is a two-year term. Anyone interested in filing an Affidavit of Candidacy may do so. Candidate filing packets will be avail- able at City Hall or at the Ramsey County Elections Office (90 W. Plato Blvd. St. Paul). The filing period began August 2 and runs through August 16, at 5 p.m. The cost to file is $2 and must be paid with cash or check. You’re invited... State of the City meeting set The City Council has scheduled a State of the City meeting for residents and busi- nesses. The event will be on Thursday, September 29, at 7:30 a.m. at Flaherty’s Arden Bowl, 1273 West County Road E. The event will feature presentations by the master developer team for TCAAP, MnDOT, and local busi- ness representatives. Final details on the event will be posted on the City’s website.