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----- .----- . . Counc I I Minutes -2- Nov. 27. 1972 Mr. Holmberg said the county open space program has the funds to purchase the Arden Hills property Involved. He Informed the Council that the county will pay past end future assessments against all property In the open space program In the same proportion as private land owners. The Village will be notified of this polley In writing. He felt that the approximately $85,000 due on existing assessments on the Involved Arden Hills property would not hinder progress of the acquisition program. For property owners who do wish to sell, two Independent appraisals will be ordered on eechproperty before pur- chase. The epprelsels teke approximately two months. Tom lynch, 3210 North Hemline Avenue, asked If the low property south of Johanna between It and lake Josephine I~ under stUdy for . purchese. ~r. Holmberg said It Is not. Ches. Crichton, 1700 Valentine Avenue, asked If the drainage are. south of Valentine lake will be purchased. Mr. Holmberg seld the county feels they will not need to buy It since It Is Indicated thet It will be retained es ~pen spece. Philippa lindquist, Janet McTevlsh and Tom laNasa spoke, representing the Arden Hills Parks and Recreetlon Committee. They asked the county to consider the possibility of establishing a fifty mile corri- dor pattern In the open space program with the following additions: I- Acquire the drainage strip between lake Josephine and lake Johanna. 2. Ask New Brighton not to let the existing long lake Beech revert to private ownership. 3. Consider the use of some existing lerge culverts under 35W and County Road F as passage ways under the roads. With the above Items added 'to the existing. plan, a pOSSible pede.trllln traffIc path and/or snowmobile route mIght be established. They estImated that most neighborhood areas today have a maximum of two miles of walking area and many areas heve much less. Mr. Holmberg said his staff wIll study the proposal. MI5. LIndquist wIll provIde him wIth a sketch. The Council stated they were not ready to take action on the open space proposal at this time. The matter wesh.b,led to the Dec. II , 1972 Council meeting, and all llersons wltl1 Irit$I"ests regarding theIr property were asked fornake their whhes kllown to the Council In writing prior to the O$,c. II meetlng'1:!&: ~ ~~ )A:ti,v lC............ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~, .' 0:;."" w---o..--~ '"!AS 9"--- g, {'113, Business frolll the. Floor None. Report of V III acte Attorney V I ncent Po!- f2!'.r.!ney ~ Proposed Amendment toSJ!ln Ord I nance ., . Attorney Courtney.uggested that the Coun'f.11 study a report from BuTldln9 Inspector and Clerk Admlnlstretor'llstlng existIng non- conforming signs In thiVlllage. He also asked that Planner Ol~k Shetler mall him his letter concerning the'~ubJect. Motion was made by Henderson, seconded by Herrick, that the deadline for removal of non-conforming signs on the Neegele property be ex- tended to February I , 1973. MotIon carried unanimously. Proposed ordinance amendment to be allaln considered by the Council at the December 26, 1972 m<aetlng. -2- -~ -