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Water tower gets a makeover by Susan Cathey A Tower Tidbits s you traveled along Snelling The bowl of the tower, which serves resi- Avenue or I-694 during Septem-dents and businesses south of I-694, holds Some things you may not know ber, your attention one million gallons about the Arden Hills water tower: may have been caught by the of water. It also tent covering the Citys provides a reservoir " The tower is about 145 feet high. south water tower. Now you from which to draw " The bowl of water at the top is 74 feet in will notice the new paint job for the north tower. diameter and 40 feet deep when full. and City logo beautifying For this project, it " The logos are approximately 46 feet wide this structure.was drained and by 19 feet tall. painted inside as " Arden Hills gets its water from Roseville The contract was awarded to well as out. Minor who gets it from St. Paul. Classic Protective Coatings, structural improve- " The bottom of the tower provides room whose workers applied a ments were made, for storage. Public Works stores off- new color to the formerly and the bowl was season equipment there. light blue tower, erected disinfected before in 1987. The City Council being put back into agreed to use the shade of service. The total tan called Barbados, the cost for the work Learn about the Citys most recent same color used on the north was just under drinking water report on page 4 of this tower. The two City logos, $800,000 plus engi- newsletter. positioned to be visible from each direc-neering and inspection fees of $48,800. tion of the freeway, are painted in a green called Serpentine. Community members offer ideas and opinions during TCAAP open hou by Jessica Luther This is very important insight that the Attendees participated in discussions and Attendees participated in discussions and C consultants will take into account as they planning activities to inform consultants TCAAP Master Plan Open House planning activities to inform consultants draft the Master Plan, Hutmacher said. of the community preferences for the mix on Tuesday, September 17, to learn, ask of the community preferences for the mix questions, and share ideas about the and placement of land uses. Those who and placement of land uses. Those who Hutmacher concluded, We are on sched TCAAP development process before the weighed in revealed diverse opinions of weighed in revealed diverse opinions of - ule with the master planning process. The Master Plan was drafted. This open house what the land should be used for. what the land should be used for. Planning Commission and City Council marked the end of the discovery phase of the Public Involvement Plan and began Plan in December. Residents will be asked the work to draft the Master Plan.what the City has heard in previous plan what the City has heard in previous plan - to provide feedback on the draft Master ning efforts, said Hutmacher. Common ning efforts, said Hutmacher. Common Plan at an open house in January 2014. We were very pleased with the open themes included: house, Jill Hutmacher, City of Arden concentrate commercial uses on the concentrate commercial uses on the " Hills Community Development Direcwestern side and residential uses on western side and residential uses on - tor, said. The attendees seemed very the eastern side of the site, the eastern side of the site, engaged and were willing to provide parks, green space, and trails are parks, green space, and trails are " comments and participate in the land use important, exercise.retail should be located near the access retail should be located near the access " points to the site.