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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 1975T O W CN RI I R J Published by The Arden Association No. 92 November 1975 Night Out at Arden Hills Village Hall. The Arden Hills League of Women Voters asks if you have met your Mayor and Councilmen, the Village Clerk/Administrator and Staff? Do you know where the Police Dept. facilities are, the Maintenance Building and equipment? Do you know the Volunteer Fire Dept. members? The League is sponsoring this Night Out and all residents are invited to tour the village facilities, meet the staff, employees and rep- resentatives from village committees at their Open House from 7:30-9:00 P.M. at the Village Hall, 1450 West Highway 96 on Monday Novem- ber 3. League Officers and Members hope to s lee ots of new faces. Come for your after dinner coffee and a warm welcome. The Arden Association will hold its annual business meeting and election of Board Members the same evening at the Village Hall at 7:15 P.M. All resi- dents are invited. Mone Matters get expenditures fo The Council has approved the following General Fund Bud - 1976: Council Court Elections & Voter Registration Administrative Office Legal Planning & Zoning General Government Buildings Human Rights Police Protection Fire Protection Protective Inspection Public Works, Administration & Engineer Public Works, Streets Public Works, Storm Sewers Skating Rinks Parks and Recreation TOTALS *There are no 1975 elections. Estimated 1975 Expenditures $ 11,444 11,478 77,982 16,450 12,581 14,643 1,092 149,053 46,934 29,325 11,030 72,450 12,600 9,182 72,899 $539,991 Budgeted For 1976 $ 14,854 13,560 1,950 68,830 22,050 10,000 17,885 1,330 165,790 50,061 30,980 11,250 77,630 2,000 10,345 49,452 $557,119 Money and budgets brings us to the Finance Committee, Ward Hanson, Chairman; Members; Leland Starr, Kenneth Boss, LaVonne James, Louis Labeck, Rodney Schumacher and Gary Thorn; Council Liaison, William Feyereisen; Committee Advisors, Donald Lamb and Clerk/Administrator Charlotte McNiesh. The Com- mittee meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, 8:00 P.M. at the Village Hall. Chairman Hanson wishes residents would drop in at these meetings. Residents are not only welcome, their interest and input is solicited. Mrs. McNiesh says the Finance Committee and Council look long and critically at the proposed budgets submitted from departments and committees, examining details, evaluating priorities and looking for areas to economize. The Gen- eral Fund itemized on the previous page comprises less than 1/3 of total village expenditures. About 29/ of the General Fund is supported by proper- ty taxes; the remainder of income to cover these expenses comes from licens- es, permits, fines, investments and local government aids, etc. The 1976 property taxes of $229,426 will result in an estimated mill rate of 8.44 mills, down 6.6/ from last year. The tax rate reduction is possible because of an increased assessed valuation in Arden Hills of 13/.* Approximate distribution of your 1975.tax dollars is as follows: Schools County (excluding Library) Village Metro Transit Metro Council County Library Mosquito Control Rice Creek Watershed District 621 59.1/ 27.9 7.4 2.8 0.6 1.8 0.2 0.2 District 623 57.5% 29.0 7.7 2.9 0.7 1.9 0.2 0.2 *The assessed valuation of a community is established by the County. It is the assessed value which determines the mill rate for the Village. Thus with an estimated assessed value of Arden Hills of $27,185,165, each mill will produce $27,185; or to calculate it another way: Tax Levy x 1,000 = Mill Rate Assessed Value Final figures on assessed valuation are not available until the end of the year when adjustments are made by the County according to the Fiscal Dispar- ities Law, which allows redistribution of funds to municipalities based on population and assessed valuation. Growing communities with a high per cap- ita valuation "lose assessed valuation base". In 1975 Arden Hills lost about 67/ of what was contributed. If the same ratio applies for 1976, we will contribute $1,107,600 and get back about $336.000. The Public Works Committee, Chairman Lee Starr; Members Duane Long, James Luban, Ronald Parson, Roger Reiling and Richard Schultek; Council Liaison Robert Woodburn, meets the first Wednesday every month at 7:30 P.M. in the Public Works Building (next door to the Village Hall), and is the resident advisory group for the Public Works Department. The Public Works Department, headed by Bud Johansen, has five full-time em- ployees, an on -the -job -training student from Mounds View High School and two part-time summer employees. These people help keep life running smooth- ly in Arden Hills - water running in the faucets, sanitary sewers doing what they're supposed to do, maintaining some twenty miles of roads. The depart- ment is ready for snow with four plow trucks set to go and one stand-by veh- icle if needed. Promise is to be careful of our mail boxes, and the reminder given that cars cannot be parked on the street during snow removal. Inciden- tally, the winter sanding material used here contains only about 6% salt, just enough to keep it from freezing in the stockpile. In addition to the roads, Public Works has 29 miles of water mains, 32 miles of sewer lines, a 500,000 gallon water tower, a water booster pumping station and 12 sewage lift stations to worry about. The pumping and sewage stations are checked every day of the year. Because the lift stations must operate twenty-four hours, it's not uncommon for Bud or one of his mento be called out at any hour should the alarm system indicate a malfunction. Genial Bud and his multi -talented group do a big and efficient job for us .... HELP WANTED by the Arden Hills Human Relations Commission. This village committee needs additional members now to help carry on its worthwhile ad- visory service to Council. "if you wish to serve your community - and who doesn't?" asks Chairman Dick Ericson, then please call him at 339-7227 or 633-8275. Other commission Members are Linda McDonald, Janet Moore, Doro- thy Sullivan and George Weiss; Council Liaison, Wm. Feyereisen. Let's hope next month's Town Crier will include the names of some new members .... From Lois Weston, Building Coordinator for Community Education at Valentine Hills School: "Our school district (#621) has adopted the Community Educa- tion concept, which basically means people of all ages using their neighbor- hood schools for enrichment in educational, recreational and/or social ac- tivities. This is one way for all to keep growing in body and mind, getting more involved in school, community and neighborhood affairs, while at the same time utilizing available facilities. Most buildings are available any time after school hours, unless a school -related activity is scheduled. To make the necessary arrangements, call Mounds View District Service Center, 636-3650 and ask for the Community Education Department." What Price Vandalism? Although we have been fortunate not to experience this problem frequently in Arden Hills ..... An unofficial estimate of the cost of removing the graffiti on the new No. 8 Lift Station building at Hamline and ingerson Road is about $200-300 ..... Replacing the coin-oper- ated clocks on the lights at the Mounds View Tennis Courts that were stolen, approximately $800 John Buckley reports neighbors adjacent to rec- reation areas have promised to keep an eye on things and report anything untoward .... "Ab S i a H U 0 P'^' `n c iv a:' 1" Z961 'ON VWj9d •uuiw 'Ined '3S alva myisod s *n ff,zVH xzng Et Cetera ..... 'An In response to a questionnaire from U.S. Senator Bill Brock of Tennessee, member of the Government Finance Committee, the Arden Hills Council has gone on record as opposing continuance of Federal Revenue Sharing. Next Month - Hope to bring news from the Planning Commission, the committee responsible for advising Council on matters relating to land use planning and zoning. In addition to its heavy load of current projects, the P.C, is continuing its work on the zoning ordinance revision, clarifying, amending, etc., with a goal for completion of January. Members will of course be at the November 3 Open House and will display the Comprehensive Village Plan, a total look at the future of Arden Hills, which has been submitted to Coun- cil for approval, and on which the Council is still deliberating. This very important Plan deserves your attention. Members of the Commission will be happy to explain or answer your questions. We hope this issue of the Crier has provided information which in turn gen- erates some questions you would like answered. The League -sponsored Open House provides a convenient and informal opportunity to visit with people associated with every facet of Arden Hills• activities, so please do take this opportunity to get an "over -view" of your Village, present and future.. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 7:30-9:00 P.M. AT THE VILLAGE HALL.