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G. COMMUNITY FACILITIES As a general definition, community facilities are land uses devoted to public and semi-public functions. Typical public uses are parks, playgrounds, schools, libraries, municipal buildings, buildings owned by various governmental units such as a post office, and land used for public purposes such as a municipal dump, water towers, sewage treatment plants and so on. Semi-public or quasi - public facilities are those used by large numbers of people, which may or may not be open to the general public. Examples are churches, cemeteries, private country clubs, parochial schools, and the like. Another distinction is that public facilities are financed and maintained by various units and levels of government while semi- public facilities are not. The Village is presently operating from two "village" halls. Routi.Me business and regular meetings are conducted in the newer hall in central Hugo, while overload meetings are held in the old Oneka Town Hall on 170th Street. The Village Clerk maintains regular hours in the Village Hall on a restricted basis (half -days), otherwise the Village provides a minimal amount of administrative services. Police protection is furnished by one full-time and several part - tire policemen a id one patrol car. Fire protection is provided by a force of 33 volunteer firemen, who have three fire trucks and one rescue truck at their disposal. Both police and fire operation. are headquartered in the Village Hall. Future planning decisions for expanded and upgraded space for both of these functions, plus a needed iibrarv, should be made in context with an overall plan for the future growth of the business community and convenience of the sites to the residents of the Village. Other public use buildings include the public works garage adjacent to the Oneka Town Hall and the post office on Highway 61 in "do,,en- totV;ri" �,ugo. Bot„ of these facilities wi l 1 have to be enlarged and Possibly relocated as projected population estimates are attained. There is a noted absence of public recreational facilities in Hugo. The Village maintains only one park and this is adjacent to the Village a11. 1t functions as a playground with act ✓e -type recreational facilities such as swings, tennis court, and ball diamonds, but little to accommodate the needs of the people who would like to picnic. Efforts should be made by the Village soon to satisfy these passive -type recreational needs. Four school districts make up the public school system of Hugo (Stillwater, Forest Lake, 11ahtomedi and White Bear Lake). The Stillwater (834) and White Bear Lake (624) districts each have one elementary school located in Hugo. The Withrow School (District 834) contains six (6) classrooms and the Hugo School (District 624) accommodates thirteen (13) rooms. The former occupies approximately seven(7) acres and the latter is sited on nine (9) acres. Students in the other two school districts are bussed to their appropriate schools which are located outside the corporate limits of Hugo. Considering the moderate projected population increase and the 12