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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 1978f Published by the Arden Association �+ i4o. 114 January 1978 "Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly." - Simeon Strunsky 1879-1948 Notice to dog owners: It's time to get your 1978-79 dog licenses. These are now good for two years and cost $10.00. Velda Pierson, the gal at the Village Hall who handles this, says the applications are coming in fairly rapidly, but many people are forgetting to include the required proof of vaccination against Rabies. In order to get a dog license, ,you need a note from your dog's veternarian that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies within the past year. There is also a $4.00 late fee if you don't apply before January 1. Further note on the Parks and Recreation flyer that case with your Town Crier last months In addition to the four skating areas with no shelters that Arden Hills will try to take care of this winter (Floral Park, Pentom Townhouses, Arden Manor Park, and Indian Oaks Court), please add the pond at the corner of Tiller and Carlton. John Buckley, dir- ector of our Parks, says even though there are no warning houses or attendants at these pieces of ice, they are used frequently. Arden Hills will try to maintain the ice, flood when possible, and clear the snow. The opening date of all the rinks is in question however; the day I talked to John about this, it was raining heavily. But, like Death and Taxes, Winter will probably come. Ramsey County is proposing to turn back to Arden Hills the street lights whieh they iaaintain in our Village. The Public Safety Committee is reviewing this list of lights to And it looks as though the quotation used here C N last month ("The wheels of justice grind exceeding slow") is a example that Simeon was right. . good I had many phone calls and letters graciously Rcorrecting me. Most of the callers said they like ' the Town Crier, enjoy the way it is written, and Ithink I screwed up the quotation. Among my callers were Harold Dawson, John Kennedy, Jan Hollenhorst, E Walter Dunnet, and Carrie Wasley. They all agree • • R that the correct quote iso "Though the God slowly, • mills of grind • • • yet they grind exceeding small; • Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all." (Council, take note:) This is from the poem Retribution by Longfellow, which he translated from somebody else. Carrie Wasley even took the quote to her law school where they all sat around and figured it out over coffee. One caller, whose name I did not catch, said she had had to learn the passage in school. Tom Mulcahy wrote and said it took his only 30 seconds to find it in Evans' Dictionary of Quotations. Well, of course it's quick and easy- when you're looking up the right thing. Anyway, thanks so much everybody; I'll try to do better. * * * * * * * Notice to dog owners: It's time to get your 1978-79 dog licenses. These are now good for two years and cost $10.00. Velda Pierson, the gal at the Village Hall who handles this, says the applications are coming in fairly rapidly, but many people are forgetting to include the required proof of vaccination against Rabies. In order to get a dog license, ,you need a note from your dog's veternarian that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies within the past year. There is also a $4.00 late fee if you don't apply before January 1. Further note on the Parks and Recreation flyer that case with your Town Crier last months In addition to the four skating areas with no shelters that Arden Hills will try to take care of this winter (Floral Park, Pentom Townhouses, Arden Manor Park, and Indian Oaks Court), please add the pond at the corner of Tiller and Carlton. John Buckley, dir- ector of our Parks, says even though there are no warning houses or attendants at these pieces of ice, they are used frequently. Arden Hills will try to maintain the ice, flood when possible, and clear the snow. The opening date of all the rinks is in question however; the day I talked to John about this, it was raining heavily. But, like Death and Taxes, Winter will probably come. Ramsey County is proposing to turn back to Arden Hills the street lights whieh they iaaintain in our Village. The Public Safety Committee is reviewing this list of lights to see which ones we want to keep, particularly along our borders. { Councilman Wingert says that street light discussions are always fun ---for every light there are 16 different opinions. The Planning Commission meeting of December 6 was rather startling: I arrived at 9:00 p.m. (after doing two hours of fractionswith the 12 -year-old that left us both in tears) to find nearly 20 people in the audience'. It seems that the major item of interest was the proposed 43 -lot development south of Highway 96 and Snelling Avenue, known as the McClung property. A Public Hearing had been scheduled and many of the immediate neighbors were naturally interested. City Planner Orlyn Miller said that there are several problems in this area, among which are the many under -sized lots (14 of them) and the lack of a sewer -water -drainage - utility study. Mr. McClung, who owns the land, wants such a study done also. He said he had already spent $80.00 on aerial survey maps alone, and would like to get going on the project. The Planning Commission then asked for comments from the f loor. A spokesman from the adjacent Arden dills Townhouse Association read a statement saying that the development was O.Y. with them, but that they were worried about water run-off and would like to see as many trees left as possible. One resident on N. Snelling was concerned about heavy machinery moving up and down that road. Orlyn Miller feels that the upgrading of North Snelling is inevitable if this area is to be developed. At the Planning Commission meeting of December 13, the land directly south of the McClung property came up for discussion. This area is referred to as Briarknoll, and of course any sewer -water -drainage discussion of the McClung section must consider Briarknoll also. A lovely large map was set up for all of us in attendance to see, and Orlyn showed some preliminary ideas for the "residential collectors". These, I gather, are streets. We have to make sure that the traffic circulation in this area, when developed, will not overload any current roads. One Commissioner questioned the value of having such complete circulation of traffic. He pointed out that the Arden Townhouses and Hunter's Park have only one entrance each, and that this actually promotes neighborhood unity. On the other side of that coin is that one entrance is very often inconvenient. At any rate, not much can really be done until the water situation is cleared up. The City Engineer is going to tell Arden Hills just how much such a complete water study will cost, and then we can go from there. Stay tuned in. Did you know that Arden Hills has a City Landscape Inspector? He's the one that makes certain all developers keep their promises regarding trees and shrubs. Apparently Hunter's Park put in some plantings that aren't as large as they were supposed to be, and our Land- scape Inspector questioned them about it. The representative of Dreyfus Interstate Develop- ment Corporation, who built Hunter's Park and is responsible, said the residents had exerted pressure to get the plantings in as soon as possible. And at the same time, trees were in short supply because of all the Dutch elms that need replacing. The Council decided to , ask the Hunter's Park Home Crooners Association to work with Dreyfus on an amended landscape plan for the Council's approval, hoping to save some of the too -small trees that have already been planted. The developer also has to provide a bond to insure that the plantings will be done as promised. The Council has routinely approved the 1978 liquor licenses for the six places in Arden Hills allowed to,sell drinkss McGuire's, Big Ten Supper Club, Lindey's, Flaherty's, tike Arden Hills Club, and the Blue Fox Inn. This is the maximum number of licenses allowed , by law for a city of our size. (When we get up to 10,000 people, then we can have more.) Star Liquors also had itsoff-sale license approved, as did some of the above restaurants. Looks like we're set for the year. ' Did you know that Arden Hills has a City Landscape Inspector? He's the one that makes certain all developers keep their promises regarding trees and shrubs. Apparently Hunter's Park put in some plantings that aren't as large as they were supposed to be, and our Land- scape Inspector questioned them about it. The representative of Dreyfus Interstate Develop- ment Corporation, who built Hunter's Park and is responsible, said the residents had exerted pressure to get the plantings in as soon as possible. And at the same time, trees were in short supply because of all the Dutch elms that need replacing. The Council decided to , ask the Hunter's Park Home Crooners Association to work with Dreyfus on an amended landscape plan for the Council's approval, hoping to save some of the too -small trees that have already been planted. The developer also has to provide a bond to insure that the plantings will be done as promised. A Quotable quotes heard around the Village Hall, After Mr. McClung presented his plans for the 43 lots, and the Planning Commission got hung up on water, sewer, roads, trees, etc., a voice in the audience was heard to whisper, "What ever happened to the days when a man could bulldoze his own land, build a house, and then either live there or sell?" Ah, civilization. And when talk about drive-ins in Arden Hills began, one Planning Commissioner said he had often heard the phrase, "We moved to Arden Hills because ", and he would like to keep it that way. This phrase was use particularly during the dog ordinance hearings and the police department discussions. Again Civilization seems to be marching onward. Another favorite saying describes the situation when a business, already located in an area zoned for other things, wants to add on. This is expansion of a non -conforming use of the land, and the City Planner calls it the "Northwest Bible College syndrome". He sug- gests we try to avoid this at all costs. Or how about, "They'll let you build anything in Arden Hills if you promise to paint it earth -tones and surround it with trees.!' Potpourri ---Arden Hills and Ramsey County are tossing the Police contract back and forth; we have our attorney straightening out some of the wording (we hope).---- The Council has approved the building permit for Flaherty's addition with a list of conditions. ---There will be a Public Hearing in late January or early February concerning the feasibility of putting in water in the northwestern corner of our Village. Neighbors will be notified by mail. ---Mutual Service received the final Building Permit for its office. ---The special eleetion in State Senate District 49 (including only Precinct 5 of AH) was weird: Nobody voted in the primary (that's right, zero votes) and only 12 people showed up for the general election. Questions are being raised as to the cost of running this. ---The Northwestern Bible Coilege court case began on December 12 and is being heard by Judge Plunkett. Since both the wheels of justice and the mills of God grind so slowly, it may be awhile before there is more news on that. Another land development is being proposed; this one is called Karth Lake Estates fest. (Good heavens, we'll have those 10,000 people in Arden Hills in no time at all!) This land is between Nursery Hill Lane and Amble Road, east of Hamlin. The problem here is that there are several lots that appear to be land -locked, and approval of land -locked areas is elearly illegal. One solution would be a cul-de-sac off a cul-de-sac, if you can visualize such a contradiction in terms. The owner has considered donating the land to the Village, but how would anybody get there? The Planning Commission decided to have the City Engineer look at the situation to see if the drainage would make any difference. The Council discussed the Snowmobile Ordinance proposed by the Ramsey County League ' of Local Governments and has decided to stick with the ordinance that Arden Hills already has. Ramsey County's ordinance varied slightly from ours in the land areas. allowed for snowmobiles and on the hours allowed. Arden Hills says snowmobiles must stay at least 100 feet away from residential buildings, can operate only between 7j00 a .m. and 11:00 p.m. ' any day of the week, cannot drive on Village, State or School lands (except public right- of-ways) unless permission is posted, cannot operate on the Village pedestrian trails, and cannot be driven while under the influence of liquor or drugs. If you have specific ques- tions on this, just give the Village Hall a ring. The St. Paul Book and Stationery has requested a sign variance to erect a new identify- ing sign in front of their building on County Road E. Apparently the old sign is ready to fall down and, being so close to the ground, is subject to a great deal of vandalism. The ' applicant says they also need a new sign because people have trouble finding their building. Z961 'ON 3!wJ9d •uuiW 'Ined '3S uiva 3JV1SOd 'S 'n xsda x�ns (Good grief, it's right there in Downtown Arden Hills:) Since the Planning Commission is currently in the very early phase of long-range planning of County Road E, St. Paul Book was asked to hold off for 3 months, at which time the PC will give them a definite answer. JANUARY CALPTDAR January 3 Special Council Meeting 5$30 p.m. This meeting is required by law, on the f irst business day of the year, to make official appointments and such. 3 Planning Commission 7$30 p.m. 4 Public Works 7$30 p.m. 5 Human Rights 7130 p.m. January 10 Parks & Recreation 8$00 p.m. 11 Rice Creek watershed 7$30 , 12 Finance 7$30 24 Planning Commission 7=30 , 25 Rice Creek 30 Council 7:30 ' 7130 9 Regular Council Meeting 7130 p.m. All of these meetings are to be held at the Village Hall. Please call there (633-5676) for more information. The Arden Association is a non-profit organisation existing for the purpose of in- forming residents of Arden Hills of Village activities and business. The Town Crier expresses opinions of the editor on these matters and attempts to maks its contenfs informative and interesting. Readers' comment on anything is vacouraged. Deadline for the next issues January 20. Secretary -Editors Diane McAllister 484-0773 1200 Ingerson Road 55112 THE STATE LAW The Minnesota Human Rights Act (363.03) prohibits discrimination in the areas of: • Employment • Housing • Public Accommodation • Public Services • Education because of race, color, creed, religion, national origins, sex and disability. THE ARDEN HILLS LAW Village of Arden Hills Ordinance No. 105, passed May 27, 1968 established a Village Human Rights Commission. The purpose of the Commission is to assist the Village Council and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights in: • Implementing the Minnesota State Act against discrimination • Advising the Village Council on long-range programs to improve community relations. WHO? Your Human Rights Commission is comprised of ten (10) members — all residents of the community and appointed by your Village Council. One Councilman serves in a liaison function, and we are assisted by the Village Staff. WHAT? Your Human Rights Commission recommends policies or actions to Village Government, organizations and individuals to help provide full and EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITY; as examples: • Housing profile • Educational programs offered to the community relating to minority group problems and concerns • Affirmative Action program relating to Village Administration employment policies • Survey of facilities for the handicapped. WHAT IF? Should you, as a citizen of Arden Hills, wish relating to Human Rights in our Village, you Administration which will refer you to one o Commission. Village of Arden Hills 1450 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 to report, discuss are encouraged to r more members o :)r question matters contact the Village the Human Rights PRINTED IN U.S.A. Telephone: 633-5676 DECEMBER, 1977