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JOINT COUNCIL MEETING JULY 29, 1998 <br />arrived. If the need has not arrived, how much retrofitting will Hugo have to do in the <br />future? This is a process that the council will have to work through. The council held a <br />meeting in Hugo and gave the residents and businesses an opportunity to speak their <br />mind. Unfortunately, in today's political environment, there is a lot of self interest as <br />opposed to community interest. It is difficult to deal with this when we are suppose to be <br />policy makers. Mr. LeRoux said that no decision has been made and this is just part of the <br />process. He thanked everyone for coming this evening. <br />Mr. Museus said that the future of Highway 61 will certainly include input from White <br />Bear Township. He noted that Hugo just created a park board and suggested that the <br />Hugo and Lino Lakes park boards meet on an annual basis in a similar manner as the <br />councils do. As for street options A and B, he asked that the Lino Lakes Council discuss <br />the options and give Hugo ideas. Mr. Museus also suggested that all interested parties in <br />the "greenway" corridor get together and plan for the future. <br />Mr. Miron said he appreciated all of the communities coming together. It is obvious <br />tonight that Hugo will see the largest amount of growth in the near future. He also noted <br />that the Hugo council has been visiting with Lino Lakes for a number of years and <br />unfortunately, as Mr. LeRoux, the continuity has been lost and that is one of the reasons <br />Hugo wanted to meet this evening. These road connections were talked about at previous <br />meetings. Mr. Miron said that Hugo needs to continue to resurface them so that the new <br />council members and mayor are apprised of what has been discussed in the past and <br />determine where we are at. With regard to either of the street options A or B, there are a <br />lot of negatives to them but the impetus behind at least starting to draw lines as <br />development occurs. There is a very large area in Hugo that has the potential to develop <br />in the very near future. Options are lost as properties develop so its important that we talk <br />about the various options and preferable long before the actual need. Mr. Miron said he <br />made notes of some of the issues talked about tonight and certainly we have to look at <br />winter patrol (Bald Eagle Lake) and goose control, hunting on Bald Eagle.Lake, <br />improvements to Highway 61, the County Road J interchange and light rail transit. The <br />recreational trail corridors and park board meetings are also a part of the issues that face <br />us that we could cooperate on and continue to meet on a regular basis. In addition, he <br />suggested it would also be prudent to include Centerville in these conversation because <br />these issues have an impact on Centerville and could see support on some of the things <br />that we are trying to do. Mr. Miron said that the counties should be included in the <br />discussion on park issues. We should make some effort to reach some of these goals. <br />Mr. Tesch thanked everyone for coming this evening. He asked everyone to sign the <br />register that was passed around to the audience. These persons will be notified about <br />future meetings. <br />Mr. Lyden said that the whole land issue is not as big of an issue as he had thought. Mr. <br />Wessel said that as the Task Force goes through the whole comprehensive plan, we can <br />talk about the issues raised tonight. He feels that every time the cities meet, it is always a <br />valuable experience. Mr. Wessel said that the land use issue needs to be explored more. <br />PAGE 14 <br />