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Published by the Arden Association No. 119 August 1978 - Flood: a great flowing or overflowing of, wat4w especially over land not usually submerged. ---The American College Dictionary Of course the main topic of conversation in Arden Hills this past month has been,our excess CNof water. Normally our lake chain accepts run- g off water from Shoreview into Lake Josephine. After going through Josephine, the water exits I through culverts under Hamline and 'Snelling Avenues into Lake Johanna. From Johanna;,it goea E north of Lake Johanna Blvd. where it is stored in the marsh until finally flowing into Long-z-- Lake. ong:=Lake. • • • The biggest problem in July occured at • • • the Johanna Blvd. crossing .where the culvert..: • was not large enough to handle the overflow# The level of Johanna raised from a normal:- 877.5' to approximately 881.0' and several homes on: the north shore were sandbagged. After pumps were tried and the water still remained, Mayor Crepeau and our Public Health Officer, Dr. Ausman, declared a public health emergency. This enabled Arden Hills to immediately install an additional outlet to drain the water without over.-tax*ng the area, downstreaur An open trench was dug through one yard and Johanna Blvd, was closed 'to traffic while the emergency pipe was installed. At the July 10 Council meeting, a representative from the Rice Creek Watershed District praised Mayor Crepeau's action; he said if the Watershed, had tried to do anything, it would have involved a court order and along -=time delay. Both the Council and the RCW spokesman expressed concern that"the,,fio'rs, are five separate agencies regulating water in Arden Hills: the DNR,,Rico Creek Watershed, Ramsey County, Fisheries and Wildlife, and the Corpsof-rngin- eers. And no matter what any of them decide, it is the Federal. Agency,. (=Corps of Engineers) that has the final say. Rice Creek Watershed does have a plan afoot for improvement projects',4n their area (which is also our area) and they are holding a public hearing on this subject. It will be held September 6, 19789 at 8:00 p.m. at MotxndsVievr . High School. Here's your chance to find out just what's happening. LOST AND FOUND DEPARTMENT: A pair of prescription sunglasses was found on County. Road F and Old Highway 10, while a watch was found in one of .our City parks. You can claim either (or both) by calling the Village Hall (633-5676) and indenti£ying. Apparently the Blood Drive in July held at the Village Hall -and spons rod by the Town House Association was a rousing success. They collected 79 pints of blood and 30 of the donors were contributing for the very first time. Several people were unable to give however because they did not meet the mini- mum weight requirement: 110 pounds. From my 51711 height and 30 pounds over- weight, I have trouble envisioning anyone that divinely small.