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� I`L I Hugo City Hall • 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North • Hugo, Minnesota 55038 2001: A Turning Point _ 4 , Year For Hugo Nearly two years ago,the City of Hugo celebrated its b 100th birthday. That milestone represented a sense d a of accomplishment for the City,but it also marked a a turning point for the future of Hugo. i Kidz'n Biz Fest is Back! The finalization of several projects took place in Sunday,April 6 2006 and 2007 — including completion of a new Page 4 elementary school, the grand opening of the City's first grocery store and the finishing touches to the reconstruction of CSAH 8/14. 2008 City Focus Based on the 2008 City Focus Goals (see story at Goals right)Hugo is poised for even more opportunities for success. This includes Parks Projects such as break- Earlier this year, the Hugo City Council developed ing ground on and approved its annual City Focus Goals for 2008. the Rice Lake While the overall goals have remained somewhat Park Soc- M constant over the past few years,the specifics of each cer Complex have evolved to keep pace with the growth and de- and finalizing velopment of the City. Once again staff,Council and the develop- residents have worked together to provide a frame- ment of Oak work for the continued success of Hugo. The top Shore Park. It goals for the City of Hugo in 2008 are: also includes completion Goal A Transportation Planning of the Com- r While major transportation projects have been com- • • p r e h e n s i v e '~-�,.,, (�� pleted in the past two years, the focus this year will • Plan, moving be to finalize the Highway 61 Corridor Plan in Hugo. • .• forward with In addition to this very visible project, the City will downtown re- proactively research future metro transit options and • • developmentwill continue to work with Washington County's i 1-906 and providing Technical Advisory Committee 7-8-9 Study regard- -' • ' a more visible ing improvements to County Road 8 East into May • policing presence in Township. • City Hall. Goal#2:Public Safety "Residents working together with City staff and the As a result of last year's review of police protection • Council is one of the reasons we've been successful services, the City and the Washington County Sher- • • • in Hugo," notes City Administrator Mike Ericson. iff's Department have created the position of a"town He continues, "It's the trust and respect of the resi- cop," who will have an office in Hugo City Hall. dents that allows us to move forward." This position is designed to provide community po- City Focus Goals: Page 6