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<br /> niJIlI i'HJlmeS <br /> Address: WO.. Vellus I'W.. Arden II ills <br /> Ef!(lc:-Jtion: B.A. frorn !'~.orthw().(;tprll <br /> David McClung LJniversitv (Chicago); J.D.. Indiana <br /> Uniwrsity: L.L.l\t.. Npw York Univl'l'sity <br /> Address: 4:170 Snelling Ave. N., Arden Occupation: Attorney. employed by <br /> Hills U.S. nt'pm.tlUcnt of Tn'asury <br /> ~;ducation: Bachelor of Arts in Years of residency: Mmost 20 years <br /> Political Science, Bradley Univer:sity. ill Anlcn Hills <br /> Peoria, Ill.; Master of Science in Community/civic . <br /> National Security Poliey Studies, The involvement: Editor of <br /> George Washington University; the City's newsletter, <br /> Washington, D.C. "Arden Hills Notes"; <br /> Occupation: Compliance officer for former member. Arden <br /> the Minnesota Department of Revenue Hills Planning <br /> Years of residency: 2Oi- years in Commission; former <br /> "'OJ ~ d Arden Hills member, Arden Hills <br /> "''':; 0", Community/civic . involvement: TCAAP Task Force <br /> ....~ ":;d <br />~ '5 ~ "C: Arden Hills Planning Commission; Oavid McClung C 0 n t a c t : <br />..... ~::l Arden Hills Parks, Trails, and franh1l6@aol.com <br /> ~ ~ ctI Ul <br />.- -:5.;;: Q)'$ Recreation .Committee; Arden Hills Q#l: The three <br />C.) U "'" Communications ('A}mmittec/voluntecr major issues facing the City of Arden <br /> ~ C,) ctI (I,l writer for "Arden Hills Notes" newslet Hills are: <br />en ~.r: ~ 0 <br /> CU+-" _..s:::; ter 1. Decreased quality of life due to <br /> .~- <br />- +-" be. CJ fIJ ConL,c!: 651.332-()352 or 6,,)1-6:J:l-3719; increascd traffic. I am watching Arden <br />- <tI ~ ~ '" <br />.- ......... ::s Q./t:'- mccIungforcouncil@yahoo,com Hills grow and it seems Ulat the growth <br />:1::: ~ u 0 s..;'" in husiness and population is not being <br /> ~<5 CJ:g~ <br />= U .. fIl ~ a:I e Q#l: The three major issues I see matched with infrastructure inlprove- <br /> 5? -SSe include: addressing traffic logjams that ments. Except filr recent improvements <br />CD I: ._ tIl ~ get worse hy Ule month, developing the on Lexington Avenue. there have been <br />"C :I .~.~ 7:> ~':o Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant no suhstantial improvements to the <br />-. C ::: 5 111 '"a I:: (TCAAP) property correctly. and inade- roads in Arden Hills to provide lilr <br />ctu at.~, E 0 ::l quate eommlmication between the City inereased traffic flow. In certain areas, <br /> S :=~8 and its residents on all issues. They arc we n(,f.'d turn lan('s. stop signs. tramc <br /> all interconnected and all need to be lights and wider sln,ets to aeeolllllloclate <br /> add['('ssed. inerea,ed traffic noW. Many of the roads <br /> The City Council has to come logelh. in Ard,'n Hills are county roads. which <br /> er with residents and develop a traffic are under the jurisdiction of Ramsey <br /> management plan to address the traffic COWlty. I would I", inslnmlt'ntal in see- <br /> probtems, current and future. We nepd ing that Arden lIilIs works dosely with <br /> to be proadive, working with HaJn~ey I{amsey County to aUeviate some of the <br /> County, Mnl)()T, and our surrounding traffie issUl:s in Ardpn Hills. <br /> neighbors to develop and implement 2. Parks, trails and open s(J:lce. It. is <br /> solutions to the growing traffic gridloek. (:xtrenJPly impIll"tant It)!" Arden Hills to <br /> The City Council must finally take a maintain its parks. tra ils and open <br /> position on addressing tramc concerns. spaCF.~$ to n'mi.HJl a vihrant and :lttrac- <br /> I will make sure that happens. tive conlTnunit\~ The re:sident.s treasure <br /> With the TCAAP development we the parb and tr"ils in our eOll1JJlunity, <br /> must carefully balanced mixed. use and my goal is to put gn'en sp'u;e ahead <br /> development that provides a diversity of of any devdopment. We need more <br /> housing, commercial and other business trails throughout the city that are con- <br /> uses while integrating green spare, nectpd wit.h those of our ~1Jrrollnding . <br /> trails, and other features that will com- GOmmuniri,.,s_ The TeA,\I' property pro- <br /> plement the existing Arden Hills .- - not viol'S all outstanding opportunity ti,r a <br /> overwhelm it. I will work witli Arden l"I'giollal park and trail syst('m. <br /> HUls residents and members of the City 3. TCAAP development. The potential <br /> Council to ensure that the character of development of the TCAAP property <br /> the new development complenlents will h;:\Ve a major impact on Arden Hills <br /> existing Arden lIilIs neighborhoods. J and the surrounding COfllmun lties. <br /> will not support attempts to dump Ill(' Issues concerning ground water and soil <br /> cost of development on current r~si- pollution must be resolW'd prior to any <br /> dents_ activity on this land_ The clean-up and <br /> I believe (hat t.he. City and City developlUent costs should not he funded <br /> Council can communicate more effec by II"," current. residelll'. I will ensure <br /> tively, list.ening more carefully to the that thp City and the residents fully <br /> concerns of hoth individuals and busi. understand th(' costs and othpr long- <br /> ne~ses. The two prohlems I mentioned range impacts on tl1l.' community of this <br /> above cannot be solved without the (jpvelopment. <br /> involvement and input of Arden Hills <br /> residents. t will listen to what residents <br /> are cone.>rned about and engage them in <br /> helping to be part of developing th.' <br /> future of Arden HilIs_ For the last thrl'(' <br /> years I have had the pleasure and oppor- Roberta Thompson <br /> tunity to work with Arden Hills n'si- <br /> dents_ I look forward to continuing that Scott Woolfrey <br /> work as a member of t1lP City Council. NeitlIPr Roberta Thomp~on nor Scot~ <br /> Woolfrey, two other candidate, runnmg <br /> li..r '\nl<:n Hills City Councll. responded <br /> to the Sun Focus questionnaire by press <br /> tjnH.> <br /> . <br />