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riCommissionu o sto ca ets J Goals For 0 At its February meeting,the Good Neighbor Days in June. any key historical dates or infor- Hugo Historical Commission mation they may have regarding determined their top three goals 3. Continue with oral histories Hugo's history. for 2005: project. As a result of the pre- sentation by Jim Fogerty from the For more information about the 1. Planning for the 2006 Hugo Minnesota Historical Society in Hugo Historical Commission, or • Centennial. The Commission January,the Commission deter- if you would like to help by volun- met on Saturday,March 5 to mined that they need to develop teering, donating your historical The Historical brainstorm for projects and events a mission statement for their oral items, or providing an oral his- for the Centennial celebration, history project. Once this is com- tory, contact City Administrator Commission and plans to meet with the Hugo plete,they will continue to col- Mike Ericson at 651-762-6312 meets regularly on City Council on March 28 to lect oral histories from long-and or Pam Videen at 651-762-5608. present their ideas. short-time Hugo residents. The Commission meets regularly the third Tuesday on the third Tuesday of the month of the month at 2. Good Neighbor Days prepara- The Hugo Historical Commission at 7:00 p.m. tion. The Commission will once continues to welcome residents' 7:00 P.M. again have a display at Hugo's photos, documents,journals,and 2005 Goals:From Page 4 Update O CSAN 8/14 work with the Metropolitan Council so that these needed improvements become a reality. Realignment P Continue to monitor rural Sandy Cullen,of preservation needs.With Washington County's this goal,the Council intends ROAD Transportation to adopt and implement a rural preservation strat- egy that will become a new component of the w D R K Division,reports that City's zoning ordinance. This strategy will help A H E A D construction plans and to maintain the rural character and preserve open environmental permits space in Hugo. are being finalized,with The State environ- approvals expected this mental review process summer. All prop- Communicate disaster pre- erty owners affected by � paredness training. The was completed in November 2004 with the project have been Hugo Fire Department com- contacted, appraisals pleted its disaster preparedness training in 2004 and the Washington County is ready to communicate this plan to the community. Board's Negative are in process, and all A town hall meeting will be held in 2005 to explain Declaration on the property necessary for the details to the residents of Hugo. Need for an the projects should be Environmental Impact acquired this summer. Setting these annual goals"allows us to be respon- Statement. The Federal The project is sched- sible to the people we serve and also allows our environmental review uled to go out for bids staff to be responsible to the Council and to the in early fall with some Commissions,"comments Mayor Miron. He con- Process is still under- « y way,but is expected to construction starting tinues, It allows us to focus,within a timeframe, this fall;however,the on what needs to happen within a given 12-month be completed in July 2005. major roadway work period and provides an opportunity to evaluate the progress we make." will not begin until spring of 2006.