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Linda E. Andersen/Bulletin reation Department put on free puppet 21 and Aug. 11. ;w sign cod [be , b ers said that if it was a aj or tent. change or change that w ranted nal. public input, a public he ` g would for stili be held. .a to con- Temporary off -pre ise signs con- while the sign co didn't make any changes to size and numbers )een of signs in the ci es, one of the ,*den changes that ' ca e from the new ates code was a defi ed procedure for and temporary, ofd remise signs, such one, as garage sal or Realtors' open and house signs. Sign while the city cantlot specifically ,eor- allow gar ge sale or. open house signs an not other signs (because that wo d be a form of regulating conten , it did come up with guide- ncil lines r allowing any type of tem.- ity's por signs. ling ey must be a. certain size and Koff c only be up for three consecutive tsxer d ys. They* can be on private prop - are rty (if permission is given by the property owner) or in the city's Ls is right of way, as long as they sit back ide 5 feet from the street to avoid any a obstacles in the line of vision of a drivers. ity To view the complete sign code, 7. visit the' city's web site at ,em.- www.ci.arden-hills.mn.us. The wave of the future Several surrounding communities have implemented a single -sort recycling program in the past few years, including Shoreview. Shoreview Environmental Officer Gene Kruckenberg called the system the wave of the future. "I can't imagine abetter system," he said. "It's so easy. It's a no-brainer." Kruckenberg. said that since Shoreview implemented the single -sort system about a year ago, the city's recycling tonnage has increased almost 30 percent, from 220 tons a month on average to 290 tons. And recy- cling participation rates have increased from -64 percent to 92 percent: "It encourages people to do - the right thing," he said. He said he thinks the waste product rates associated with the single -sort system will eventually lower. The industry will have to adapt, but educational efforts will help. Resi- dents need to be informed. of what is appro- priate to place in a single -sort recycling bin. In the meantime, Shoreview residents are happy with the city's new program. Surveys have shown very positive responses, Kruck- enberg said. It pays to recycle, New Brighton is also considering a shared -revenue recycling program.. Uiider the program, if recyclable materials are sell- ing well in the market, the city w0uld share in some of the hauler's profits. Fridgen said he assumes there would be a trade-off to such a system. If the market was bad for recyclable materials, the. city Vinay have to share some of the hauler's costs. New Brighton's recycling contract with Waste Management is set to expire at the encs. of the year. City staff are- currently developing requests for proposals to send out to haulers, seeking to compare industry prices between single -sort and double -sort recycling systems and revenue-sharing pro- grams. 53