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New and improved! Valentine Park reopens <br />by Susan Cathey <br />Y <br />Y ou’ll want to put a visit to the <br />rock dams in order to control <br />Y <br />Y improved Valentine Park, <br />sediment erosion. <br />Y <br />Y 1650 Lake Valentine Road, <br />Y <br />Phase Two, which happened <br />lengthy planning process and many <br />this spring, involved paving <br />months of work in two phases, the <br />the parking lot, turf repair and <br />redevelopment is scheduled for com <br />restoration, and installation of <br />- <br />pletion by the end of June. A Grand <br />Re-Opening is planned for Tuesday, <br />half basketball court <br /> <br />July 16, with a ribbon-cutting cer <br />- <br />new play structure with <br /> <br />emony, picnic shelter dedication, ice <br />swing set <br />cream social, and other activities. <br />picnic shelter <br />If you plan to go to <br /> <br />benches, picnic tables, trash <br />the July 16 festivities <br />Phase One, completed last fall, <br /> <br />receptacles <br />included site preparation and <br />For information on the time for the <br />grading, as well as the planting of <br />outdoor bathroom enclosure <br /> <br />July 16 festivities or to see diagrams <br />two rain gardens. Before starting <br />bituminous trail on the Lake <br /> <br />of the renovated park, visit the City <br />Phase Two, time was allowed for soil <br /> Val entine Road to the Glenview/ <br />to consolidate and for water in the website. <br />Crystal Avenue intersections. <br />Arden Hills Foundation launched <br />by Lois Rem <br />I <br />n October 2012, long-standing type of agency have come from Vice President, and resident Arlene <br />individuals as well as businesses and Mitchell as Secretary. City Finance <br />when the Arden Hills Foundation corporations. One possible area that and Administrative Services Director <br />Sue Iverson serves as Treasurer. <br />recreation fee scholarships for Arden <br />completely separate from the City, Hills’ families, so that all children <br />was created to encourage donation have an opportunity to participate <br />of funds or goods to promote the in the City’s recreation programs. completed this spring, was supporting <br />positive life of Arden Hills for its Other areas the Foundation might a water quality plan brought forward <br />residents, businesses, and visitors. consider appropriate include items <br />As Foundation President David such as playground equipment, sports Lake Improvement District, its <br />equipment, landscaping, lake water members, and other neighbors <br />quality improvement projects, and the donated designated funds to purchase <br />our community through tax-free City festival. <br />contributions, designated and <br />undesignated, from people and for sport but to improve lake water <br />businesses, and through funding currently consists of residents of Arden <br />items consistent with the intent of the Hills in their individual capacity: the balance of the food chain so that <br />contribution.”David Grant (Mayor) as President, there is ultimately less algae in the <br />For several years, requests for this Fran Holmes (Councilmember) as <br />District, established in 2003, has <br />continued on page 5 <br />