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I . . . I. WATER TANK By a vote of 3-2 at the March 31 Counc i I Meet ing, Counc i I passed PLANS/SPECS a resolution ordering plans and specs for an addit iona I I ORDERED water storage tank. SIX TIMES The need for this is based on worst-case scenar 10 on tower a a I AS MUCH hot July day when water levels in the V I Ilage cou I d be dangerous t y WATER IS low due to lawn sprink ling and other heavy water use. Shou td NEEDED IN a major fire occur at such a time In Arden Hills' industrial JUL Y / AUGUST sect ion, there conceivably would not be enough water available I AS IN MARCH to fight the blaze. About six times as much water is needed in July/August as In March. I MULCAHY Tom Mu Icahy, former counc i Iman, appeared before the Cou nc iI PROTESTS protest ing order ing plans and specs without more data and without a clear plan on how to finance such a tank. I FINANCE Arden Hills current Iy has a 500,000 gallon water tower--a 1,000,000 COMMITTEE gallon tower is expected to cost approximately $950,000; a 1,500,0001 ASKED FOR gallon tower, $1,100,000. Treasurer Donald Lamb outlined I THEIR RECCOM- several a Iternat ive methods of financ ing another tower. Counc i I MENDA T I ON referred the financing of this and other major projects to the Finance Comm ittee for its recommendat ions. I COULD IT The Village Hall off ice has rece ived severa I comp la ints about dog BE YOUR DOG? feces on AH tra i I systems. Vi lIage ordinance states that " .. .the Ow ner of any dog shall have the respons ib i I ity for clean ing I- up any feces of the animal, wherever dropped, and shall dispose of same in a san itary manner.. . " YOU CAN All trai Is are being used by an increasing number of peop Ie. I HELP KEEP Village officials ask that we all do our part to keep all our AH CLEAN beautiful park areas clean and attract Ive. I MORE DOGS A reminder (again) that dogs are not permitted to run at large RUNNING in Arden Hills. Comp la ints have been rece ived at the Village AT LARGE office about owners of dogs lett ing them run loose in AH parks. I WILD LIFE Nest ing birds, pheasants, and other wild I ife are at risk when AT RISK dogs are a Ilowed to run at large. Village officials ask that residents help preserve AH wild life and flowers by keeping dogs I under control. IT'S WILD- Speak ing of flowers, just a reminder that woodland wildflowers I FLOWER will soon be blooming in Crepeau Nature Preserve. Among the BLOOMING spec ies to be seen are trillium, bloodroot, wild phlox, and TIME IN AH ladyslippers. Native wildflowers genera Ily bloom from Apr i I to June. I DON'T PICK The Park s Comm ittee asks, however, that res i dents not pick THOUGH! the wildflowers; they are there for all of us to enjoy. I STREET Bob Radditz, Pub I ic Works Superv Isor, adv ises that street - SWEEP I NG sweep ing will begin in Arden Hills a I itt Ie ear Iier this year, I TO BEGIN about April 15. I