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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 1975Published by The Arden Association • No. 93 December 1975 m TThe November 3 Open House at the Village Hall O sponsored by the Arden Hills' League of Women Voters was a well -attended success. Thanks to all who came, and especially to the League Ladies for their efficient organizing, and to CN Village Officials, Staff and Committee mem- bers who generously gave their time to be Rthere and answer questions. I.....Several village residents commented the EI Open House idea deserved to be an annual, or semi-annual event..... Possibly cooperative - Ra • ly sponsored by Council/League/Arden Associ- • • ation? ..... During the Open House a number of people ex- pressed interest in serving on Committees - welcome words to the Mayor and Councilmen who name Committee members effec- tive in January. If you have considered volunteering for a Committee, or just wish to know more about their structure and functions and how appoint- ments are made, please call Clerk/Administrator Charlotte McNiesh at 633- 5676. Residents are our Village's resources. Your talents and concern are vital ingredients in the orderly growth and development of the Arden Hills community - please share them. Robert W. Anderson, Chairman, Parks & Recreation Committee sends lowing remarks concerning that Committee's budget and development the fol - plans: "Our budget has been approved by the Council. I would say that generaiiy the Parks & Rec. Department was given sufficient funds to provide a good park program. We did, however, run into one difficulty. All the Park De- velopment Funds ($12,000) were transferred from a category which was fund- ed from tax levies to a category which is funded by developers of Industrial, Commercial and some residential property. This fund was used originally for land acquisition only. Now the monies will be shared between purchase of land and development of it. (This saves every tax unit .44 mills or approx- imately 5.2% of the Village portion of the property tax). "But the drawback, as I see it, is that it puts park development in direct competition with park purchases. Since it is our priority at this time to purchase land so we can have it at our disposal at a later time for devel- opment, I think the Committee will probably become very conservative in de- velopment plans. We do not want to risk losing an opportunity to purchase a prospective park when that opportunity arises. Since we will be attempt- ing to distribute our priorities very carefully, the Parks and Recreation Committee would appreciate your ideas on the developments you would like to see in your park. Please call the Village Hall (633-5676) to obtain the date and time of our next meeting, or talk to John Buckley, Parks and Rec. Director for the Village, at the same number." The conceptual proposals for parks development displayed at the Hall at the Open House (passive recreation areas vs. active recreation areas vs. combination -type plans) drew considerable interest. The Parks & Ree. Com- mittee plans to hold neighborhood meetings early in the coming year to gain input from residents close to the parks to be developed soon..... More on these meetings as plans for them are made ..... Right now though, the youngsters at Lake Johanna_Elem- ,entary School have asked Parks & Rec. for help in naming a park -- the 11.5 acres of low land north of the Luth- eran Church on New Brighton Road, long referred to as "the hazelnut patch". Enclosed in this month's Town Crier is the schedule for the Park & Rec. Dept's winter activities. Sign up by calling John Buckley at the Hall. He'll be waiting for your calls and your suggestions for naming the above- mentioned park site. Last month's T.C. issued a HELP WANTED for the Human Rights Commission. Some excellent responses to that, proven by the following sent to the Crier by Lon Perrin: "Calling all Arden Hills citizens or residents of near -by areas employed in Arden Hills who are willing to devote approximately four hours a month to the well-being of our Village. That's not too much to ask, is it? Here's how: Effective next January 1 the Arden Hills Human Rights Commission, a volunteer committee whose chief responsibility is to advise Council on long range programs to improve community relations in the Village, will have openings for three additional members, to be appointed by the Coun- cil. If you are willing to pay just a bit more than mere lip service to your community, here's your opportunity. Or, if you find it impossible to become involved, you very likely know of a friend or neighbor whom you can recommend. In either event, call the Commission Chairman, Dick Ericson at 633-8275 or Charlotte McNiesh at the Village Halla "Recently appointed to the Commission area Gar Kachel, who chaired the St. Anthony Human Rights Commission before'he moved to Arden Hills; Mrs. Lucy Lieu, Chinese-American with an impressive educational background as the re- sult of study in Formosa and at Winona State University, and L. L. Perrin, former newspaperman and retired manager, advertising and public relations, Northern Pacific Railway." Note: Mr. & Mrs. Perrin are residents at Presbyterian Homes. Did you know that the segment of the population known as "the elderly" comprises the largest 'minority group' in Arden Hills? Congratulations on Mr. Perrin's recent appointment to the Human Rights Commission. Another valuable recent addition to the Commission is Mary Adelsman, a Bethel College Senior, who has been a staff member on the Commission since fall. A social work major particularly interested in government, community and citizen action, Mary is assigned to the Village sixteen hours per week as part of Bethel's Field Placement Program. She does research on study topics, works with sub -committees, etc., and Chairman Ericson says her help to the Commission has been great, and of Mary herself, "she's awfully good, really works hard for us". THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 11, 7:30 P.M. IN THE VILLAGE HALL. SCHEDULED TOPIC IS VANDALISM. The Planning Commission, Chairman Larry Brodle and Members Dale Hicks, Ulysses Holley, Maurice Johnson, Thomas Lynch, Janet McTavish, Chris Peter- son and Jeanne Winiecki (Council Liason is James Wingert) continue their studies on the Zoning Ordinance and the Land Use Chart, jobs which require calling additional meetings in order to finish these tasks while keeping up with current projects. ..... It is timely in this last issue of the Town Crier for 1975 to note with thanks the many hours Planning Commission Members, Chairman Brodle and Councilman Jim Wingert have devoted in the past year. The hundreds of vol- unteered hours spent in hammering out plans for land use, development, zon- ing, ordinance specifications, etc. have been dedicated to creating a vilage environment both beautiful and practical..... Assisting the Planning Commission is professional planner Dick Fredlund. (Arden Hills has employed a professional planner for almost 15 years). Mr. Fredlund sees his job as up -grading planning and zoning ordinances, over- all development/growth plans, reviewing new proposals, commercial, residen- tial and Planned Unit Developments ("P.U.D.'s") and helping the Planning Commission to determine if each is appropriate aesthetically, architectur- ally and ecologically with*the area for which it is intended. He serves as a professional information source, aware of new concepts in planning, their effects on and conformity with village policies and standards. Involvement in Planning is involvement -in-depth" with an endless list of interests to consider - government agencies, land developers, commercial/ industrial proposals, home builders, and time -- which often runs late at the meetings -- and although there must be times of tedium, there are re- wards in knowing the responsibility for recommending and seeing actuated, a plan of development for the entire community started with the Planning Commission. REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE SPECIAL MEETINGS ARRANGED AS NECESSARY. NEXT MEETING. THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH; CALL THE VILLAGE HALL FOR DATE OF We have been asked to clarify a point regarding the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department budget. Total budgeted for 1976 is $104,178.00, of which $24,360 is paid by the State Tnsurance Division exclusively for the Firemen's Z96T 'ON;!Uwad 'uuIIN 'Ined '3S QIVd R)Y=d •s 'n 31" X"a Benefit Association. The remainder, $79,81% is paid from Arden Hills, North Oaks and Shoreview taxes based on their assessed valuation. Arden Hills' share is $25,701. The $104,178 covers Firemen's Benefit Association fund, equipment maintenance, equipment purchase reserve, fuel and miscellan- eous expenses. Et Cetera.. Thanks to Council from Floral Drive residents for restoring the noise bar- rier berm along Highway #694..... Council has approved a 14 -lot plat for single family residences, known as Indian Oaks Two, located off of Hamline Avenue between Highways 694 and 96... Actual cost of removing the graffiti on Lift Station at Ingerson and Ham - line Avenues - $865.00. ('The price of Vandalism'), P • a . Expected soon before the Planning Commission - Application for Special Use Permit from Northwestern College to construct Auditorium/Fine Arts Center on Arden Hills'portion of that campus.. ..... As Santa Claus said: "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good month.' Town Crier - Sec./Ed. Jan Hollenhorst, 633-1822.