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City Focus Goals: From Page 1 licing and a more visible public their relationship to homeowners' continuing to explore the concept safety presence in Hugo. This associations in Hugo. of a northeast YMCA Community year,the City's public safety goal Center. will also focus on the Fire Depart- Finally,the City will also develop ment. With a population over the long-term strategies for another Goal #5: Comprehensive 10,000 mark, the City of Hugo is industrial park in the Northern Plan Update at a stage where a review of fire Gateway — west of Highway 61 Based on a mandate by the Met- EDA department staffing needs and from 165th Street to 180th Street. ropolitan Council, the City is long-term programming needs is required to update its current Subcommittee Warranted. Goal#4: Parks Projects Comprehensive Plan by the end In 2008 the City will award the of 2008. The mandate states that Heeds Goal#3: Focus On Economic bid and break ground on the Rice all cities in the seven-county area Development Lake Park Soccer Complex. Plan- update their plans every 10 years; Volunteers Hugo will focus on several eco- ning for the second phase of this Hugo's current plan was created nomic development issues in 2008. project — including construction in 1998. The Hugo Economic First,the City continues to consid- of a gazebo, refreshment stand er the certification of a Downtown and restroom facility— will begin After nearly two years of work on Development Authority Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in the fall. The City is expected this project,a proposed draft of the (EDA) has recently District. Some key projects in the to finalize development of Oak new Comprehensive Plan is now downtown redevelopment area, Shore Park in 2008. The former available for review. "We've been formed a Business such as the use of The End Zone 10-acre private park, owned by working on this for over a year. Retention and Expansion property, need to be put in place the Oak Shore Park Homeowners' We've had hundreds and hundreds before certification will occur. Association, will be an active-use of residents weighing in on it and Subcommittee to bet- park located at the tip of Bald Ea- that's been fantastic," comments ter assist existing Hugo Second, because they are rela- gle Lake. City Administrator Mike Ericson. tively new to Hugo, a review of Once the Plan is approved by the businesses. In addition the practices of homeowners' as- Along with its sister cities (Mah- City Council it will be shared witr to three EDA members, sociations is planned. City staff tomedi, White Bear Lake and neighboring communities and the members have been directed to White Bear Township) and the Metropolitan Council for their re- the Subcommittee will take a look at economic trends re- school districts of Mahtomedi and view and comment. include volunteers from garding rental housing issues and White Bear Lake, Hugo is also the Hugo community. Interested Hugo resi- Now Do Your EvervdaV Expenses Compare To dents may contact City Hall at 651-762-6300 Those You Pay For City ServicesP for more information. How does the cost of City services*compare to other purchases? On average, a13 Broadband Internet Hugo homeowner would s :Cell Large Caribou-twice per week spend more for cable tele- Phone vision service than the ■Cable N combined cost of police ❑Parks and fire protection; street ❑Street Maintinence maintenance and parks ser- ■Fire Protection vices. 32 ®Police $230 i City Amenities are calculated using a $250,000 home and the 2007 City Tax Rate *city amenities are calculated using a $250,000 home and the 2007 City tax rate $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900 � I �