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Arden Hills Service Directory Arden Hills City Hall 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112-5734 cityofardenhills.org 651-792-7800 Office Hours Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.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 ● 612-599-2457 fholmes@cityofardenhills.org Steve Scott ● 651-604-0919 sscott@cityofardenhills.org David Radziej ● 651-356-5928 dradziej@cityofardenhills.org City Administrator Dave Perrault ● 651-792-7824 dperrault@cityofardenhills.org Communications Coordinator Grace Arel ● 651-792-7817 garel@cityofardenhills.org City Council Liasons Fran Holmes and David Radziej Council meetings are held at City Hall on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 7 p.m. Meetings are televised live on Cable Channel 16. Planning Commission meetings are also televised. Please visit cityofardenhills.org for information about archived meeting playbacks. Arden Hills Notes is the official newsletter of the City of Arden Hills, an equal- opportunity employer. Mounds View High School Legislative Bonding February is Tree Pruning Month! Last November, Mayor David Grant and Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, and Steve Scott met with House Representatives from the Capital Investment Committee and School District Officials to talk about the City’s request for State Funding for the Mounds View School Trail Project. Have you considered pruning your trees this year? Pruning is beneficial for many reasons: 1. Trimming off dying or diseased branches protects your trees from further harm. 2. You can prune to promote new tree growth or suppress unwanted growth. 3. Pruning can keep branches from becoming too large and hazardous. According to Ramsey County Master Gardener Volunteers, February is the best time to prune your trees. In February, harmful tree diseases are at a minimum and deciduous trees have already “hardened off”, meaning they have prepared for winter dormancy. When the growing season begins, the wounds will be sealed, and the healing process will begin. July and August are the second-best times to prune. April, May, and June are not good months to prune because deciduous trees need to use their stored energy to produce new leaves instead of healing wounds. Also, pruning during warmer spring months encourages the spread of diseases such as Oak Wilt and damage by pests such as Emerald Ash Borer. Pruning too early, in late autumn and early winter, can lead to winter injury. The pruning wounds may not have time to heal and could freeze or be damaged by frost. Ramsey County residents can bring branches to select Ramsey County yard waste collection sites. Sites are open on weekends during the winter. Visit our website for locations and hours. Please note that not all yard waste sites accept branches. Visit cityofardenhills. org/411/Tree-Service-License to find licensed tree trimming contractors. The proposed project will run along Lake Valentine Road from Mounds View High School to Snelling Ave North and then South to County Rd E2. This trail will help separate pedestrian and bicycle traffic from the busy road, keeping our residents safe. The cost of the trail, which is just over a half-mile long (2900 ft), is estimated at $960,000.