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Is� A MR, _- i r Hugo City Hall • 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North • Hugo, Minnesota 55038 VotersToDecide On New Hugo Elementary School board members for the White Bear Lake Council has officially endorsed the proposed new Area School District#624 voted unanimously at school,voting on September 15 to draft a resolu- their September 8,2003 meeting to place two tion in support of the bond issue. Hugo Mayor questions before the voters in the upcoming Fran Miron states, "The school system has a November 4 general election. direct impact on our quality of life, so we're excit- ed about the possibility of a new school—and in The first question asks school district residents to particular the collaborative effort between the approve the issuance of$28.2 million in bonds to school district and the City." accomplish four things: Enrollment projections show substantial growth • Construct a new elementary school in Hugo to taking place in Hugo in the next 10 years,with open in the fall of 2006 and accommodate 750 over 700 elementary school students expected by students in grades K-5. 2006 and over 1,200 by 2011. Superintendent • Renovate and remodel the existing Hugo ele- Ted Blaesing explains that the current Hugo ele- mentary school to accommodate 500 students. mentary school is already over capacity, and the This would be done after the new school is district has already done everything it can to built and be finished by the fall of 2008. accommodate increasing enrollments. "We've • Renovate the community theatre at Central added six modular classrooms to the existing Middle School in White Bear Lake and bring it building," he notes, "and we've shifted attendance into compliance with the Americans with boundaries several times to move students out of Disabilities Act(ADA). • Construct locker room improvements at both SCHOOL CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 campuses of the high school to bring them into compliance with federal Title IX requirements. Proposed Hugo Elementary The second question is a capital improvement School—Vital Statistics levy asking residents to authorize spending of $500,000 per year for up to 10 years for the pur- chase of computers and technology,library books, Grade level: W. 750 � textbooks,science equipment,pianos and other Student capacity: � Location: Approximately 30 acres in the musical equipment used for choirs and bands. Everton Avenue neighborhood,north of Plans for the proposed new Hugo elementary Wagner Greenhouses school have been under way for almost two years Additional amenities: Playground,gymnasi- in a cooperative effort between the City,the um,and ball fields school district,local developers Len Pratt and Jim Proposed opening date: Fall 2006 Peterson, and other interested residents and Estimated cost: $19 million groups. The City of Hugo has agreed to donate to the school district 30 acres of land and provide Land and infrastructure worth$2.5 million infrastructure improvements for the school site— donated to the school district by the City of Hugo. a package worth$2.5 million. The Hugo City