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2()7 ~'.LII\TlTBS OF SP~()IAL 1,:!E:L;TIl.iG CO:'Tl'JCIL OF [111ffi VILlAGE OP AF~DLN HILLS londay, April 1, 1957 OP2:N i\'E~I.rli\:G eN REQ,UES1r FOE ANN~7~TION The meet ing w as ca lled to ordel' at 8 :05 P. M. by 1:1ayor Ashbach. HOLL CALL: Present; Ashbach, De Lange, Viinfrey, stromquist. Absent; Ho:rt. I::ayox' Ashbach explained that the Council has been presented with a petition reques t ing the annexa tion by Arden Hills of a part of Mounds View Township. . A n;ap of the area up for annexation ViSS displayed and explained by Mayor Ashbach. S'Gatistics quo~ed by the !ila~'or wel'e t:n.at the al'ea proposed for annexation contains appl'oximately 840 acres, with an approximate 1237 population, with 340 homes and that the area is about 1/3 the size of Arden Hills Village exclusive of the Twin Cities Arsenal. ),,:11. }i~edel'S f~ D.nI tne Ham,s e~T Cotlnt;l As s es S 01' IS offj_c e l'eported ttJ.a t if the area is a:1nexed prior to the middle of June, Arden TIills Village will . receive tile real estate lJl'Opey'ty tax for the area of abocl.t \;5400.00, and if .the al'ea is annexed by l'.iay 1, 1957 we will receive kle pex'sonal propeiPty tax of &bOl'ltii,lCO.OO. :.Ir. ;,Ieders stated tlk'1t we would receive OU1' share, or about 9jO of' tlle be,lance in the l::ounds View 'l'ownship treasury at the time of annexation, and that A1'den Hills can levy taxes for 1958 on the basis of the new total valuation. li'X'. DeLange, Village Foad COfJ.inissioner, reported tlJat on .a survey ",ade of the al'ea proposed to be annexed, there are two miles of roads all in very good condition vrith one street it: the area as yet not Gompleted. Er. Ashbach s.tateo. tha'G if the al'ea is annexed trle two cO"r1llunities a1'e geographically suitable for one liille,ge, tl1at t.i';.e proposed new hithway will make a good village boundrey line, that ,;;any of the school ac ti vi ties are the same for both areas, that a 11 of 'Tony Schmidt Park, a county pal'k will be in one villaE'e, that the area socially belongs to J.rden Hills, that all of Lake Johanna will be in Arden lUlls to simplify enforcement of ordinances, and that the Lake J'onanna fire station will be in the village. IiII'. ,.\shbach s ta ted taa t we might reach the 5000 village population by 1960 if that area is annexed so as to be allowed to share in the p:as tax refund of ~5.00 per person. - .11- i,Ir. Vic t or '"ebel', A.1'den Hills Police Chief, s ta ted tl1a t if t:le area is annexed we will have two new schools, a public beach and a filling stateion added to the village. Hr. 'Nebel' estil11a'Ged that we would need one to two new village police officers and a squad car if we add the area to the village . il1'. Ashbach reported tlllit if the proposed ai'ea is annexed to Arden Hills so that the Lounds View lIip:h School and the Lake Johanna School is located in tile village instead of a -townShip, we would lose some st&te aid for transportation of pupil within the villaf:;e. It would cost us an approximat;e r,;9000 to $10 ,000 additiona 1 for this transporta tien, which cas t would be shared by the entire school district #38. ~uestions were answered fl'Olll residents in l'e{Eard to the proposed annexation. A vote was taken of A1'den Hills residents asking if we 3h01.I,.ld hold 'Ghe requested election. ~he results of the vote were: Yes, 40 votes; No, none.