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Home My WebLink AboutJanuary 1976t Published by the Arden Association No. 94 January 1976 Best Wishes for the New Year to all Town Crier readers - residents of Arden Hills and those who work in the many businesses ftAft in the Village. FINANCE COMMITTEE Council Liason: Wm. Feyereisen Ward Hanson, Chairman Jan Blomberg. Louis Labeck David Locey Rodney Schumacher Leland Starr Gary Thorn (Some news next month on those businessesy. It is appropriate in this first issue of the New Year to acquaint you with those residents who have volunteered their time to the vil- lage by accepting Committee appointments for 1976: CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. (Chairman and Mayor) Melban Fish, Secretary Robert Caron Harold Fischer Willard John James LaValle James Little Douglas McCall John Picha A. J. Schmaedeke J. Patrick Sexton HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Council Liason: Wm. Feyereisen Dorothy Sullivan, Chairman Charles Joseph, Jr. Member Garfield Kachel LaRhae Knatterud Lucy Lieu L. L. Perrin George Weiss Mary Adelsman, Ad Hoc Councilman Feyereisen says both these Committees have need of additional members. Please - do not hesitate to call Charlotee McNeish, Clerk Ad- ministrator at the Village Hall, 633-5676 if you have an interest in be- ing named a member. .....Experience Not Necessary ..... PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE PLANNING COMMISSION Council Liaison: Charles Crichton Council Liaison: James Wingert Robert Anderson, Chairman Dale Hicks, Chairman Glenn Beggin Marjorie Erickson Mary Blomquist Richard Ericson Ruth Cadwell Ulysses Holley Maureen Cronin Maurice Johnson Cheryl Grudnoske James Luban Gerald McCauley Thomas Lynch Dale Noyed Keith McFarland R. F,. O'Toole Janet McTavish Chris Peterson Jeanne Winieck Councilman Wingert says he could use some names for possible Planning Commission Members - call the Village Hall. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Council Liaison: Henry Crepeau William Ruppel, Chairman Richard Ashton Mary Ann Benson Donald Charles Sandra Cummings Ronald Herrick Major H. Jones Louis Labeck Robert Tagtow BOARD OF APPEALS Council Liaison: James Wingert Robert Levit, Chairman Douglas Barthany Shashi Suri Thanks to Mary Gillies from the Newsletter Committee for finding two 'reporters' who will,attend Planning Commis- sion meetings: Gretchen Mates and Rosie Lemke. We'll look forward to their news ..... PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Council Liaison-: Robert Woodburn Lee Starr, Chairman Duane Long Thomas Larson Roger Reiling Richard Schultek UNDERGROUND UTILITY COMMITTEL`-- Council--raison: Robert Woodburn Village Building Inspector- Village Engineer Richard Schultek NEWSLETTER PUBLICATION COMMITTEE Council Liaisons James Wingert Robert Woodburn Dave Locey, Chairman Karen Berke Liz Bieger Katharine Crichton Trudy Harmon Carmen Koshiol Janet Hollenhorst, Secretary/Editor Read on for a new Town Crier feature .... "Point of View" ..... Contributors are you, readers with an opinion you wish to share, or air. J1 O F "While gathered around a cup of convivial L/ Christmas cheer a few weeks ago, I compli- mented the editor of this newsletter on the terrific job she was doing. But, I sagely observed, while the newsletter was doing a fine job of reporting news of interest to the village, it lacked editorial punch -- it had no Point of View. "You know, you're right", she quickly replied. "Why don't you write us a nice controversial editorial?" Good grief! I was trapped! There was no al- ternative but to agree to have a go at it. "After postponing the task as long as possible, deadline day arrived and the job had to be faced. It was then that the true horror of the situa- tion really dawned -- I had nothing to write about. While there are probably many controversial subjects to be discussed about our village, I am totally unaware of any of them. The only comfort to be found in the situation is that I suspect I've got lots of company among my fellow Ar- den Hills citizens. To be sure, there is a small cadre of involved cit- izens who labor in relative obscurity to keep our village running smooth- ly, and I'm sure they would welcome participation by more of us in their efforts. "What to do about it? As the old Chinese proverb goes, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." That single step can be at- tendance at at least one Village Council meeting during 1976. That's going to be my third New Year's resolution (the first two haven't changed for the past twenty years -- to quit smoking and to get my golf score un- der 100.) Council meetings should be less lonely affairs than the few I've attended have been. "The Council could help promote attendance by publishing in advance the. agenda for the meetings so we citizens would know when issues in which we are interested are going to be discussed. (Frankly, I'm not too in- terested in listening to a discussion on whether a quarter acre parcel of land in a remote corner of the village should be rezoned from Z-2 to Q-7, but I would like to know if any rezoning is being considered for my neighborhood.) "Communication is a two-way street. Both the Council and the Village res- idents should resolve to do a better job of it in 1976. See you at a Council meeting!" Cal Meury, 4011 Fairview Ave. North. Ed. Note: Thanks, Cal, for getting a good thing going. Let's hear from more of you out there - and Councilmen too? Write to Arden Association, 1822 Venus Ave., or call Janet Hollenhorst, 633-1822. Excerpt from a letter to Arden Hills Village Hall from Insurance Services office of Minn. relevant to change in our fire insurance classification: "A change from Class 7 to Class 6 in the state of Minnesota means some change to the large number of residential occupancies insured under Home- owners, Dwelling or Apartment contracts." -- It is suggested that resi- dents check with their insurance agencies to ascertain if this change in classification has an effect on individual fire insurance protection ra es, Z96L'ON 3!wJad "Wily :shed 'is QIvd mvlsod 's 'n J .a 9 AMD Et Cetera The Comprehensive Development Plan for the Village is on display at the Village Hall. Come and take a look at it before final Council approval... ..... Hope all dog owners remembered to purchase their 1976 dog licenses. Our ordinances require that dogs be under control of the owner at all times; owners of dogs found running at large will be issued a citation for ordinance violation by the Police Department We're well into the snow removal season and need the cooperation of all citizens to insure fast and efficient plowing of our streets. Immediately after a snowfall accumulation of two inches or more all ve- hicles must be removed from streets until plowing has been completed. Failure to comply may result in your car being towed away. To avoid tow- ing charges and fines please keep your cars off the Village streets..... ..... It may not be too late to make these JANUARY MEETINGS: Council - January 12 and 26 Parks & Rec. - January 13