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Assistance available for well-sealing projects Summertime news notes Through a grant from the Ramsey County Conservation District,Arden Hills resi- City plans to start garden club dents may now obtain financial assistance for sealing abandoned wells. The Parks and Recreation Depart- ment is looking for residents to join Background: Homes currently connected to City water may still have an unsealed well a garden club to plan activities to keep up located in the basement,a basement well room,or in the yard.Unsealed wells could and support the City's 30 flower gardens. potentially allow water just below the ground to contaminate the deeper drinking water Contact Michelle Olson:651-792-7848 or aquifers used for city water.A well that is no longer in use can be a potential threat to michelle.olson@ci.arden-hills.mn.us or health,safety,and the environment especially in sensitive areas such as drinking water Don Messerly at 651-633-7022 for more supply management or wellhead protection areas. Sealing is a process of clearing an un- information. used well of debris and filling the well with a special material called grout.Well sealing must be performed by a Minnesota licensed well contractor. About signs for your garage sale s to advertise n Eligibility:Applicants eligible for funding will be reimbursed up to 50%of the well Yyour garage sale ou can put up signs your follow these sealing costs,not to exceed$750 per well.Call to see if you are eligible.Grant money regulations. is limited,and funding may not be applied to previously sealed wels. On your property: Contact:For more information visit the Cost Share Funding web page on Ramsey Limit total signage to eight square Conservation District's website at: feet http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/cd/cost share_funding.htm. Each sign must be six square feet or If you have any questions contact Michael Goodnature,GIS&Conservation Specialist, less 651-266-7274,mike.goodnature@co.ramsey.mn.us. Stay back five feet from property lines •City purchases Hazelnut Park property from Sign cannot be illuminated Trinity Lutheran Church In your neighborhood(on either private or City property) ost joggers and soccer play- Size limited to four square feet ers probably don't realize Height limited to four feet that the soccer field and trail Signs must be at least five feet from entrance to Hazelnut Park actually are the edge of the road on land owned by Trinity Lutheran Only five signs allowed Church.For many years the church Sign must be freestanding and unlit has allowed the City to use part of its Signs are limited to three consecutive property.At the end of June,the City days in any seven day period will purchase nearly 71,500 square feet Get the owner's permission of land from Trinity Lutheran and enter into a formal agreement for shared use of the church's parking lot. What to do with those grass clippings Trinity Lutheran Church and Hazelnut is paying$214,422 for the 71,474 square Do Park are located on New Brighton Road, feet of land. Leave grass clippings on your lawn. between Stowe and Beckman avenues. They contain valuable nutrients for The 12-acre park has a tennis and bas- The City Council also approved new joint your lawn.Consider a mulching ketball court,baseball field,playground, use and maintenance agreements for the mower. picnic shelter,and ice rinks with warming parking lot.The City and park users may Sweep up any clippings that get into house.The City had maintained a soccer use the lot between 8 a.m.and 10 p.m.The the street before they get washed into field on the adjacent church property and agreement is permanent—if the church the storm sewer and deposited in helps maintain the church parking lot in site ever is sold,the new owner will have ponds,lakes,and streams. exchange for public access.The park's to honor the agreement unless the City Compost grass clippings at home or trail entrance and sign also are on church agrees otherwise.The parking lot mainte- at the County compost site,and con- land. nance agreement stipulates that the church tract with your garbage hauler to have will be responsible for snowplowing and clippings picked up In 2009,the church asked the City if it the City will annually pay the church were interested in buying this land.The $1,500 to help with the snowplowing Don't City's Financial Planning and Analysis cost.The City will help fill potholes each Mow grass into the street(unless you Committee,and the Parks,Trails,and spring.When the lot needs to be recon- sweep it up). Recreation Committee both recommended structed the City will help pay the cost. Dump grass clippings into ponds, the purchase.The City Council approved lakes,or streams,or public property. the purchase agreement April 25.The City 5 Put grass clippings into the garbage.