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strong bussing philosophies of the school districts, there does <br />not appear to be a need for new school sites but rather expansion <br />of the existing school buildings. (There are no private or <br />parochial schools in the Village.) <br />Semi-public facilities are limited pretty much to those belonging <br />to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, although there is an <br />American Legion Club on 147th Street. In addition to its church <br />site, parking area, rectory and five church school buildings on <br />Highway 61, the Catholic Church also owns and maintains a large <br />adjacent tract of land that is utilized for church functions and <br />as a play area for its parishioners. St. John's Cemetery is also <br />a facility of the Catholic Church and is located north of the <br />Village Hall site. The Knights of Columbus also operate a hall <br />in Hugo on Bald Eagle Lake. <br />H. UTILITIES <br />There is an absence of the usual municipal utilities in Hugo, <br />although approximately 95% of the old `tillage is served by a public <br />water system. This system was installed in 1959 and includes a <br />deep well supplying 350 gallons per minute and a 100,000 gallon <br />elevated storage tank. Both these facilities are adjacent to the <br />Village Hall. The degree of water treatment includes both chlor- <br />ination and fluoridation. <br />No public sewer has been constructed as yet in the community. At <br />this time the residents rely on their own septic systems. Plans <br />have been prepared to provide sewer service for the old Village <br />area, but construction of the system hinges upon the pending <br />approval of a sewer grant application by the Federal Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Hugo's proposed sewer <br />system will tie into the existing Forest Lake Interceptor which <br />traverses the western portion of the Village. At present this <br />line serves none of the communities between write Bear Lake and <br />Forest Lake. <br />Hugo's electricity is provided by two suppliers. Northern States <br />Power Company serves approximately the southern two-thirds of the <br />Village, with the remaining portions served by the Anoka Electric <br />Cooperative (REA). <br />Natural gas is available to the Village through a spur of the 20" <br />Natural Gas Company pipeline which cuts across the northern portions <br />of the Village. Gas is provided to most of the old Village area <br />via a gas main paralleling Highway #61. <br />13 <br />