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addition, it allows the Department to identify hy- drants in need of maintenance. ��n S yoGC �-/ Due to the hydrant flushing,it is inevitable that some y g, residents will receive rust-colored water that could stain laundry. Please check that water coming into City Of Hugo the house is clear before doing laundry during this time. 2007 Fall Street Questions regarding hydrant flushing should be di Sweeping rected to the Public Works Department at 651-762- 6300. The Public Works Department will begin its fall street sweeping Monday, Don't Place Snow On Public October 8, 2007. Typically, sweeping will take place Roadways Monday through Friday, p))1 I from 7:00 a.m.to 3:00 �' � / a With winter quickly approaching, the City of o / p.m., for approxi- �, Q Hugo would like to remind everyone that it is o° ,, mately four weeks. against the law to deposit snow,in any fashion, The City of Hugo will on or next to a public highway or street. Minne- be sweeping all bituminous streets during this time. Any sota State Statute 160.27 prohibits plowing,shovel- questions regarding street sweeping should be directed to ing,blowing or otherwise placing snow onto any the Public Works Department at 651-762-6300. public road right-of-way, and doing so is pun- ishable as a misdemeanor. Dog Ordinance Snow which is moved to the public right- I of-way can create hazardous situations, 3arking dogs and dogs running at large are con- including slippery areas, frozen ruts sidered anuisance by many residents. So, if you and ridges, bumps, sight obstruc- - own a dog,the City is asking for your help. Please tions and drainage problems. .. follow Hugo's ordinance regarding dogs running at Property owners are re- _ large and dogs that continually bark. If you own a sponsible for informing dog, your dog must be licensed, under the owner's any person who performs 1 control at all times,and must not bark repeatedly for snow removal on their more than five(5)minutes without at least a one(1) premises of this law. It is , minute lapse in time. Please be courteous and also important to remember re- spectful to your neighbors. For more information that both the property owner and Help Us Protect regarding your pet,please visit the City's web site at the person who moved the snow onto the roadway www.ci.hugo.mn.us. may be liable should an accident occur as a result of Our wetlands improper snow placement. 2007 Fall Hydrant Flushing If you have questions about snow removal or would This is a reminder; like a copy of the City's Snow and Ice Control Policy A The Public Works Department will be call the Public Works Department at 651-762-6300. placing soil in a flushing hydrants in the City of Hugo �� • beginning Monday, September 17, Parking Winter POrdinanceWetland is a viola- 2007. Hydrant flushing will e a g take place Monday through tion of the Wetland from 7:00 a.m. to Beginning November 1 through March 31, park- Friday, ing is prohibited on all City streets from 2:00 a.m. Conservation Act. 4:30 p.m.,for approximately four weeks. to 7:00 a.m. Also, if we receive two (2) inches or Please contact the more of snow any other time during the year,park- Flushing allows the ing is prohibited on City streets from 2:00 a.m. to City of Hugo before Public Works Depart- 7:00 a.m. The City Council passed this ordinance in ment to purge rust and 2003 to allow the Public Works Department to clear performing any work stagnant water from the the snow from the roadways in a safe and efficient distribution system. In manner. In Or near a Wetland,