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Independent and assisted living, memory care facility moving ahead By Deb Barnes, Editor HUGO — Developer Bill Lentsch is moving for- ward with plans for a 100 -unit independent living, assisted living and memory care facil- ity on a portion of 25 acres owned by Marvin LaValle west of Lions Park. Lenrsch has had the La - Valle acreage under contract for three years, and his cur- rent proposal targets the south end of that property, next to Frenchman Road Area resi- dents will know it as the for- mer cornfield west of Finale Avenue. Lentsch, of Partnership Investment Group LLC, said he recently sold a 5 -acre parcel to Hugo Senior LLC and will work with the group through the application process to secure the necessary zoning change and approvals from the city the area is guided for future mixed use under Hugos Comprehensive Land Use Plan. City Administrator Bry- an Bear said last week the city has been told to expect an ap- plication for the planned unit development within the next few weeks. The Citizen has learned that Lentsch is working with Keystone Communities of Minneapolis, which has six senior living facilities in the state. Four are in the Twin Cit- ies metropolitan area: Eagan, Highland Park, Prior Lake and Roseville. A site plan is currently being developed by Brunton Architects, Lentsch said. Additional project stages are likely; the developer said he is talking to a potential buyer to develop the balance of the acreage north of the proposed facility, possibly for market -rate apartments. Access is an important element of the development plan, as the site is marooned without direct access to Frenchman Road or Oneka Parkway and local streets are in a state of deterioration. WPBYVAMOUR Lenrsch said a recent pol- icy change by the Hugo City Council to consider bonding for the construction of certain collector streets may help him leverage needed access to the Keystone Communities de- velopment His preference is the extension of 147th Street N. west to connect to Oneka Parkway. "It's a really nice bou- levard, and a nice drive into a new apartment complex; he said. It may be more expensive than it looks. City Engineer Jay Kennedy said that the city has not yet studied spe- cific alignments for the col- lector street. "We do not have UNTRY NIGHT OCTOBER 12th ProjectVPage 2 Hugo moves to Q reuse and replenish By Deb Barnes Editor HUGO —The subject ofusingwaterwiselyin Hugo is definitely not "water under the bridge. City Council members have met twice in the past months to discuss how rhe city should meet the water challenges of the future by beginning to meet them now. Hugo's municipal water groundwater appropriations permit issued by the Minne- sota Department of Natural Resources is for 650 mil- lion gallons (Mgal) annually based on growth projections included in the city's Com- prehensive Plan; in 2012, the city pumped 425 Mgal — about halfofwhar the city of White Bear Lake uses an- nually. The cityhas implemeru- ed water conservation rates, in which users pay more per gallon as they use more water, and also has odd/even sprin- kling regulations in place. Those regulations, it was not- ed are not strictly enforced Approximately half of Hugo's annual groundwater use, or 225 Mgal, is for ir- rigation, council members learned at their June 18 work- shop. orkshop. Of that, 100 Mgal can be linked to 93 specific cus- BLUE HERON GRILL toners. A workshop 27 yielded city co goals that will hell cure council decisic The city's goal . To strive to "ret and replenish - resources in ord serve groundw; the constmctiot improvements n water system; n charges or waa those who act serve water; an age the reryclin whereverpossibl . To create and al ter conservatic lines and ince new developmt incentives are it encourage the i ofwater comes, tices, including t stormwater, wid velopment. . To offer to perfo use analysis for customers, begh the largest irrq counts. Such a will consider if ityofusingstom pnmarysourcec . To develop a wa vation mcentiv, Water HALLOW( OCTOE 5 6226 ymt 131 OJECT I p I � �REA 1 { 11 If{NI IN 1 1�1� 11�111�{�p Nonh j1�N N senior living facilities in the state. Four are in the Twin Cit- ies metropolitan area: Eagan, Highland Park, Prior Lake and Roseville. A site plan is currently being developed by Brunton Architects, Lentsch said. Additional project stages are likely; the developer said he is talking to a potential buyer to develop the balance of the acreage north of the proposed facility, possibly for market -rate apartments. Access is an important element of the development plan, as the site is marooned without direct access to Frenchman Road or Oneka Parkway and local streets are in a state of deterioration. WPBYVAMOUR Lenrsch said a recent pol- icy change by the Hugo City Council to consider bonding for the construction of certain collector streets may help him leverage needed access to the Keystone Communities de- velopment His preference is the extension of 147th Street N. west to connect to Oneka Parkway. "It's a really nice bou- levard, and a nice drive into a new apartment complex; he said. It may be more expensive than it looks. City Engineer Jay Kennedy said that the city has not yet studied spe- cific alignments for the col- lector street. "We do not have UNTRY NIGHT OCTOBER 12th ProjectVPage 2 Hugo moves to Q reuse and replenish By Deb Barnes Editor HUGO —The subject ofusingwaterwiselyin Hugo is definitely not "water under the bridge. City Council members have met twice in the past months to discuss how rhe city should meet the water challenges of the future by beginning to meet them now. Hugo's municipal water groundwater appropriations permit issued by the Minne- sota Department of Natural Resources is for 650 mil- lion gallons (Mgal) annually based on growth projections included in the city's Com- prehensive Plan; in 2012, the city pumped 425 Mgal — about halfofwhar the city of White Bear Lake uses an- nually. The cityhas implemeru- ed water conservation rates, in which users pay more per gallon as they use more water, and also has odd/even sprin- kling regulations in place. Those regulations, it was not- ed are not strictly enforced Approximately half of Hugo's annual groundwater use, or 225 Mgal, is for ir- rigation, council members learned at their June 18 work- shop. orkshop. Of that, 100 Mgal can be linked to 93 specific cus- BLUE HERON GRILL toners. A workshop 27 yielded city co goals that will hell cure council decisic The city's goal . To strive to "ret and replenish - resources in ord serve groundw; the constmctiot improvements n water system; n charges or waa those who act serve water; an age the reryclin whereverpossibl . To create and al ter conservatic lines and ince new developmt incentives are it encourage the i ofwater comes, tices, including t stormwater, wid velopment. . To offer to perfo use analysis for customers, begh the largest irrq counts. Such a will consider if ityofusingstom pnmarysourcec . To develop a wa vation mcentiv, Water HALLOW( OCTOE