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1967 Village NewsDECEMBER 1, 1967 NEW HOPE-THE FAMILY STYLE VILLAGE HISTORY Our village was once a part of Crystal Lake Town- ship. When this township decided to incorporate in 1936, the rural portion broke away and remained a to_wnship called New Hope, a name suggested by Pudge Heffelfinger then a County Commissioner. On July 28th, 1953, because of inroads made by developers annexing portions of the township to the Village of Crystal, a successful vote to incor- porate was held. The village contains approximate- ly 3300 acres, is bounded on the south by 27th Avenue (Medicine Lake Road), on the west by County Road 18, on the north by 62nd Avenue, and on the east by a jagged boundary approximat- EMERGENCY POLICE 545-8841 • A complete suburban .commun- ity ideally planned for desirable home and industrial development • Convenient location • Excellent schools and churches • Municipal liquor stores • Practical park plan • Large lots • Storm sewers all in • Intelligent zoning • Served by good railroads and highways (No high speed high- ways bisect our village.) • Sanitary sewer and city gas • Municipal water softened and treated • 15 minutes to the loop • Transportation (Bus) • Excellent fire and police protec- tion • Low gas rates • Low telephone & electric rates • Second lowest village taxes of all developed suburbs. (Hennepin County) ing Louisiana Avenue. Realizing that the practical- ly solid clay soil of the Village did not and would not support private sewerage systems, the Village Council requested permission to hook on to the Minneapolis or Metropolitan Sanitary Sewerage System. This also required negotiating an agree- ment to use facilities in Golden Valley. After many rejections and bec;ause New Hope had the backing of the Minnesota State Board of Health recom- mending either a Metropolitan connection or a disposal plant discharging into streams running through Minneapolis and intervening villages, New Hope was finally allowed to use Metropolitan facil- ities. Inasmuch as the Village was only 5 or 10% developed and because a connection to a municipal EMERGENCY FIRE 544-1441 water system would cost approximately what a good well would cost and because of health and fire protection and because municipal water is eventual, acquisition of a municipal water system was finally realized. In the meantime all necessary ordinances and regulations and facilities necessary to the operation of a model village were set up. Municipal liquor had been voted in and so a Village Municipal Liquor Store was built for the control of the sale of spirituous liquors, for the revenue it would ultimately bring in and in order to provide an inexpensive, satisfactory location for temporary Village Offices. The setting up of overall street im- provements and provision for overall storm water removal has also been provided for. All this did not just happen. It had to be made to happen, and it has not been easy. These principles have guided the development and growth of New Hope. A. That our citizens are entitled to all of the advantages of modern day living in as a timely a manner and at as low a cost as is possible. 8. Costly duplication must be avoided. 1. City sewer should be installed before too many people have private systems. 2. City ·water should also be installed be- fore private wells; for health, for .fire protection, and for a dependable source of supply -softened, treated and at as low a cost as possible. 3. A complete storm sewer system must be installed that meets total area re- quirements. 4. Curbing gutters and streets should be built once. 5. Adequate parks must be acquired quickly. 6. Taxes must be as low as possible com- mensurate with all necessary protection . and advantages. a. There is no pleasure when taxes are excessive. 7. Park and recreation programs, school and church, regular and leasure-time activities all aid the Police Department in reducing juvenile delinquency. 8. Zoning must be completed and realis- tically adhered to so that our citizens can be assured of their favorable sur- roundings. 9. NEW HOPE is not an island . 10. All major improvements should be quickly installed and financed so as to be paid off with cheaper money from . a broader tax base. SCHOOLS New Hope is wholly within School District No. 281, one of the largest, most well run and lowest cost-per-student districts in the Metropolitan area. Five elementary· schools, one at Boone and Medi- cine Lake Road called Sunny Hollow, one at 47th and Xylon Avenue called New Hope Elementary, one at 34th and Boone called H. 0. Sonnesyn, one at 62nd and Boone called Meadow Lake, one at 55th and Winnetka called Winnetka Elementary, together with Hosterman Junior High at 55th and Xylon, are now in use. The New Hope Cooper High School is located on Virginia between 47th and 49th Avenues North. District No. 281 Administra- tive Offices will be at Rockford Road (42nd Ave- nue North) and Winnetka. The District School Bus Garage is just south of this site on Winnetka Ave- nue. A new school for trainables will be at 47th and Boone. CHURCHES St. Raphael Catholic Church and Sct)ool -7301 Bass Lake Road in Crystal, The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany -5520 Boone Avenue North, The Northwest Baptist Church -Bass Lake Road and Boone Avenue, The Crystal-New Hope Church of Christ -Christian -5116 Boone Avenue North, Mennonite Brethren Church of New Hope -4217 Boone Avenue North, Brunswick Methodist Church -Rockford Road (42nd Avenue North) at Brunswick Avenue North, Valley Community Pres-· byterian Church -3100 Lilac Drive (Highway 100), Golden Valley Community Church of the Brethren -8025 Medicine Lake Road, Meadow Lake Bible Church -8716 -62nd Avenue North, First Lutheran Church of Crystal -7708 -62nd Avenue North, House of Hope Lutheran Church - 4800 Boone Avenue North, Beautiful Savior Lu- theran Church (Mo.) -3316 North County Road 18, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church -9145 Medicine Lake Road, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church -Rockford Road (42nd Avenue North) and Gettysburg, Holy Nativity Lutheran Church - 3540 Winnetka Avenue North. PARKS & RECREATION The village has a park commission and many fine park locations as shown on the map. School grounds are also utilized. The Park Commission has set up a complete overall year around program for everyone's benefit. The park program is being con- stantly .improved and added to. The recreation department specializes in a varied program of recreation activities for all age levels. The Village Municipal Swimming Pool is located at 43rd and Xylon. Lessons in swimming and diving are given mornings. The pool is open daily after- noons and evenings from the first week in June to the first part of September for everyone's pleasure. The pool is well run and guarded for everyone's benefit and protection. 137,000 people used the pool in 1966. Two season plans are available for Village of New Hope residents: The family season ticket plan, which allows unlimited swims for both parents and all children under age 19 (as of June 1) and the single season ticket plan, which provides for unlimited swims for an individ~al. The prices are as follows: Resident Family season ticket Resident Single season ticket NON-RESIDENTS: $15.50 7.75 For the people who are not residents of New Hope, the two plans above are available to the first 500 people who apply. The prices are as follows: Non-Resident Family season ticket $23.25 Non-Resident Single season ticket 12.50 GUESTS: A one-week (seven consecutive days) guest ticket for out-of-town friends or relative~ is available. The price is: Family Guest ticket $5.25 DAILY ADMISSION: Resident and Non-Resident: Single Admission Children under 12 years $.75 .50 All area families are urged to make full use of all our facilities. For further information you may call 533-1694. A 3 par nine hole Golf Course (one of the finest in the area) located one block west of Winnetka on the Bass Lake Road is open to the public. MULTIPLE DWELLINGS Many multiple dwellings have been and are being built. They are located mainly on major thorough- fares and are ·used as buffers between residential and commercial or industrial areas. Multiple dwell- ings together with industrial development will form a welcome addition to our tax base. TRANSPORTATION The North Hennepin Transit Company has a bus line running on Winnetka from 62nd Avenue North to the Rockford Road and then east on the Rock- ford Road to Crystal and then into Minneapolis. The Medicine Lake Bus Company coming out of Minneapolis on Olson Highway serves the South end of the village, Medicine Lake Road to Boone, north on Boone to 42nd Avenue North then west to 18, south on 18 to Medicine Lake and then re- turn on the same route. VILLAGE HALL AND OFFICES The Village Hall and Offices are located at 7701 Rockford Road (42nd Avenue North). Office hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. , VOTING Registration is required. The village is divided into three precincts: No. 3 north, No. 2 central, and No. 1 south. The north precinct No. 3 votes at Meadow Lake School, 62nd and Boone Avenue North, and includes all voters living between the west boundary and the east boundary between Bass Lake Road and 62nd Avenue North. The cen- tral precinct No. 2 votes at New Hope Elementary, 47th and Xylon, includes all voters living between the west boundary and the east boundary between the Rockford Road ano Bass Lake Road. The south precinct No. 1 votes at ·sunny Hollow School, Medicine Lake Road and Boone Avenue, includes all voters living between the west bound- ary and the east boundary between Medicine Lake Road (27th Avenue North) and Rockford Road (42nd Avenue North). POLICE We have a twelve-man full-time well-equipped police force with three cars giving 24-hour service to the citizens of the . Village. We constantly in- crease our regular force to provide ample protec- tion to our expanding population. Our Police De- partment ranks as one of the best in the Metropoli- tan area in handling major crimes as well as juvenile offenses. POLICE RESCUE SQUAD - CIVIL DEFENSE A twenty-man well-trained and equipped police rescue squad supports our Police Department whenever necessary. They also fill in on Civil De- fense. FIRE DEPARTMENT-VOLUNTEER Twenty-nine men have been well trained and equipped. Four Fire Trucks are in use and are housed in a new Fire Hall at Zealand and 43rd Ave. Our Fire Department which is associated by Mutual Aid to departments in 12 neighboring com- munities has a very enviable record. INDUSTRY Approximately 700 acres have been set aside for industrial development. A great deal of activity in our industrial area is in progress and the 190 acre Science Industry Center on County Road 18 and the Sao Line Tracks is well under way. Refer to map for location of sites, etc. TAXES Despite our tremendous development and because the constructive policies of the New Hope Village Council, taxes have consistently been reduced. See back page for comparison charts on taxes. INSURANCE Because of a New Hope-Golden Valley-Crystal hook up with Minneapolis water and an excellent Fire De.partment with fine equipment and Fire Hall, our insurance classification has dropped from class 10 to class 6. This means our fire insurance premiums have been reduced substantially. MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE Our Municipal Liquor Store will be in use nine years as of December 12, 1967. While it started with a deficit, it has consistently gained year by year and is now showing a good yearly profit. This year we should have a net of approximately $50,000.00. It is possible this profit could ap- proach $100,000.00 per year as the Village devel- ops. An off sale liquor store was opened in the Midland Shopping Center, 27th and Winnetka and is showing a steadily increasing profit. A store opened November 15, 1966 in the New Hope Shopping Center is doing an increasing volume of business. SUBURBAN SANITARY DISPOSAL .AUTHORITY The Village of New Hope has bee!"' instrumental with other villages in setting up this authority which is primarily concerned in eventually provid- ing an inexpensive, convenient and readily available means for disposing of solid waste. A 3-acre site for an incinerator when and if needed has already been purchased on County Road 18 just south of the Sao Line Tracks in New Hope. This site is com- pletely isolated from all residential development. This brochure furnished by the Village of New Hope has been prepared by May!)r Milton C. Hon_sey and is dedicated to the Village Council who very wisely saw what should be done and has had the courage of their convictions in getting it done, so that New Hope has become the envy of and the example for all suburban villages every- where. It is . also . dedicated to those staunch far- sighted citizens who supported the Council in their programs. If you like your living family style, you will like New Hope, because New Hope is a Village that has been designed with the family in mind. THE NEW HOPE STORY The first sewer trunk was laid in the Village in the Spring of 1958. The water system was put into use August, 1959. Taxable Building Permits Issued (Excluding schools & churc~es) Year Mill Rate No. Permits Amount Assessed Valuation 1959 -42.59 195 3,319,869.00 1960 -39.64 320 4,850,311.00 1,185,750.00 1961 -37.46 400 8,035,458.00 2,770,295.00 1962 -35.22 382 6,529,318.00 2,780,670.00 1963 -36.30 468 9,166,702.00 3,631,816.00 1964 -34.80 500 8,474,048.00 5,117,884.00 1965 -33.00 521 9,364,144.00 5,956,354.00 1966 -31.56 503 9,858,246.00 7,479,840.00 1967 -30.02 (Thru Oct.) 573 16,841,315.00 8,454,196.00 !here are more than 35 separate areas being developed in New Hope at present. The 1967 State Legislature's passing of the State Sales Tax will substantially reduce Real Estate Taxes in the Village. The State Mill Rate will be removed. The Property Tax levy for the County, Village, and Schools will be reduced by 30%. There is an anticipated reduction of $78.00 in Real Estate Taxes on a $12,000.00 home, and $140.00 reduction on a $18,000.00 home. The maximum reduction is $250.00 under the provisions of the State Law. PERTINENT FACTS: The Village Council meets the 2nd and 4th Tues· days of each month in the Village Hall at 7:30 p.m. ' The Planning Commission meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month in the Village Hall at 8:00 p.m. The Village has a Burning Ordinance. Burning of trash is permitted between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays and between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in a satisfactory trash burner if the wind velocity is less than 20 miles per hour. Fire is to be attended by someone 15 years· of age or older. See Ordinance. All dogs must be licensed, must have a rabies shot and must be leashed. Building permits are required on all new work over $50.00 Registration is required in order to vote. Register at the Village Hall . The Village Hall will be open evenings for registration two weeks before registra- tion closes. , FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Call or Write the Following: Ml LTON C. HONSEY, Mayor 8021 -60Y2 Avenue North ALLAN DYSON, Councilman 8216-39th Avenue North ART HOFF, Councilman 3430 Yukon Avenue North ROBERT BONNER, Councilman 3830 Boone Avenue North ELMER THORSON, Councilman 5840 Decatur Avenue North HAR LYN LARSON, Village Manager 7701 -42nd Avenue North 533-1521 MRS'. BETTY POULIOT, Clerk-Treasurer 7701 -42nd Avenue North 533-1521 A. D. McLEAN, Chief of Police Emergency No. 545-8841 Village Hall -533-1521 WILLIAM REIMER, Fire Chief 4624 Winnetka Avenue North Home -537-5573 Emergency -544-1441 BONESTROO, ROSENE, ANDERLIK & ASSOC. Village Engineers 646-4886 WILLIAM CORRICK, Village Attorney 533-2241 JANE OLSON, Chm., Civil Service 4020 Nevada Avenue North 537-3528 RICHARD PLUFKA, Chm., Planning Commission 8517 Hopewood Lane North 545-0135 DOUGLAS PRELLWITZ, Assessor 7701 -42nd Ave.nue North 533-1521 HARVEY FELDMAN, Park & Recreation Director 7180 -42nd Avenue North 533-1694 ,