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2 • Arden Hills Notes • April/May 2025 <br />Service Directory <br />City Hall <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />cityofardenhills.org <br />651-792-7800 <br />Office Hours <br />Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. <br />Sheriff and Fire <br />911 - Emergency & Non-Emergency <br />Water and Sewer Problems <br />(During non-business hours) <br /> 651-767-0640 <br />Mayor <br />David Grant • 651-538-0747 <br />dgrant@cityofardenhills.org <br />City Councilmembers <br />Brenda Holden • 651-636-2987 <br />bholden@cityofardenhills.org <br />Emily Rousseau • 651-792-7856 <br />erousseau@cityofardenhills.org <br />Tena Monson • 612-758-0695 <br />tmonson@cityofardenhills.org <br />Kurt Weber • 651-792-7857 <br />kweber@cityofardenhills.org <br />City Administrator <br />Jessica Jagoe • 651-792-7810 <br />jjagoe@cityofardenhills.org <br />Resident Resources <br />cityofardenhills.org/resident-resources <br />Council meetings are held at City Hall on <br />the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at <br />7 p.m. Council meetings, Work Sessions, <br />and Planning Commission meetings are <br />televised live on Cable Channel 16. Please <br />visit cityofardenhills.org for information <br />about archived meeting playbacks. <br />Arden Hills Notes is the official newsletter <br />of the City of Arden Hills, an equal- <br />opportunity employer. <br />75th Anniversary Planning Committee <br />2026 marks the City of Arden Hills 75th Anniversary! The name of the City is said <br />to have come from billionaire Senator Joseph Hackney's hobby farm, Arden Farms. <br />Senator Hackney started the farm within the City limits back in 1906. The City was <br />originally part of Mounds View Township. When the Township was organized, it <br />included the present Shoreview, Arden Hills, New Brighton, Mounds View and parts <br />of North Oaks and St. Anthony. Arden Hills was incorporated on February 14, 1951, <br />in response to New Brighton's request for annexation of the area. Over the next 20 <br />years the boundaries of the City were formed through other annexation deals and <br />land trades, forming the City boundaries as it exists today. <br />Whether you’re enthusiastic about the history of Arden Hills or event planning, <br />we are looking for individuals interested in volunteering to be a part of the 75th <br />Anniversary Planning Committee. Volunteers will be appointed through 2026. <br />Details are not yet known for exact time commitment and will largely be dependent <br />upon the committee availability and planning efforts. Volunteers need to apply by <br />June 30 to be considered for the committee. To apply, please fill out the volunteer <br />application form on the City’s website at https://www.cityofardenhills.org/ <br />FormCenter/General-Forms-3/75th-Anniversary-Planning-Committee-Volu-85. <br />Summer Hours <br />Summer staffing hours at City Hall begin Tuesday, May 27 and end Friday, August <br />29. City Hall will be open from 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and <br />7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Fridays. <br />City Council Proclaims April as Fair Housing Month <br />At their April 14 meeting, the City Council passed a fair housing proclamation, <br />officially recognizing April 2025 as Fair Housing Month. The proclamation serves <br />as a reminder of the City's commitment to the mission and intent of Congress to <br />provide fair and equal housing opportunities for all, echoing the principles set forth <br />in the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Arden Hills is an inclusive community committed <br />to fair housing and promoting appropriate activities through private and public <br />entities to provide and advocate for equal housing opportunities for all residents and <br />prospective residents of Arden Hills. <br />For additional homebuyer and homeowner programs available through Ramsey <br />County, please visit https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/property-home/ <br />homebuyer-homeowner-programs. <br />Mow Less May <br />On April 14, the City Council voted to approve Mow Less May for Arden Hills' <br />residents and businesses. May is around the start of the growing season, and it's a <br />critical time for hungry, newly emerging native bees. Floral resources may be hard <br />to find, especially in urban and suburban landscapes, so by allowing lawns to grow <br />longer, and not applying pesticides to flowering plants to your lawn, you can provide <br />nectar and pollen to help your bee neighbors thrive. Mowing less is just one thing we <br />can do to protect pollinators. <br />Mow Less May is optional, and no registration is required. City Code enforcement <br />regarding long grass will temporarily be suspended for the program, which will <br />run from May 1 through May 31. Participants are expected to have their properties <br />back into compliance by June 8. Code <br />enforcement will start taking action on any <br />properties not in compliance after June 8. <br />Now Hiring Seasonal Recreation <br />The City is currently accepting applications <br />for various seasonal Recreation positions <br />(playground leaders, youth soccer <br />officials, evening sports instructors, and <br />tennis instructors). Learn more about <br />these positions and apply, https://www. <br />cityofardenhills.org/FormCenter/ItemAdminPreview/?formID=85. <br />City News