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E I City of Hugo Welcomes New Employees SCo Anderson information gathering,responds to citizen inquiries on zoning and land use issues,and gen- Senior Engineering Technician erally assists Community Development Director As the first step in creating its own Engineering John Rask on a day-to-day basis. Department the City of Hugo has hired Scott Anderson as a Senior Engineering Technician. Jensen's internship with the City is a requirement Anderson started work on August 11,2003 and for a Bachelor of Science degree in Community will be taking over some of the duties previously Development,which he plans to receive in performed by City Engineer David Mitchell and December. Following graduation,he hopes to City Inspector Brian Mitchell. "In reviewing the pursue a career in community or economic devel- budget,we realized that we could do some of the devel- opment for a city government in the Twin Cities Scott Anderson engineering work more efficiently and more area. Originally from Brooklyn Park,Jensen has Senior Engineering affordably in-house," explains Community lived in Lino Lakes for the past 12 years. He Technician Development Director John Rask. He adds, enjoys sports,working out,and reading. "Hiring Scott allows us to have someone at City Hall to oversee the day-to-day operations and to be more available to our residents,while still using our engineering consultants when we need to. ReducingWaste Anderson's primary responsibilities will include jeal`Dllly the Three RS overseeing and inspecting public improvements such as streets, sanitary sewers,and water mains; coordinating,managing,and reviewing construc- tion and private development projects; and Did you know that the average Minnesota resi- dent creates nearly 2,000 pounds of garbage every o year? Even though Minnesota recycles 46%of responding to citizen inquiries regarding drainage, our waste,recycling alone doesn't keep up with Derrick Jensen utilities,grading and other engineering issues. He garbage.has six years of experience as an Engineering our increasingamount of arba e We need to Community Development Technician for the City of White Bear Lake and learn the "Three Rs"—Reduce,Reuse,and Intern worked part-time in the engineering department Recycle. Residents need to reduce their amount for the City of Roseville while earning his of waste by not creating it in the first place. Then Associate degree from Lakewood Community reuse items by repairing, selling,or donating them College. Anderson also earned a Civil to charities. Finally,recycle items to be made Technology Certificate from St.Paul Technical into new products. For more information, check out the O College. He grew up in White Bear Lake and has Office of Environmental Assistance web lived in Lino Lakes for the past five years with site at wwwmoea.state.mn.us, or visit his wife Cara and their two-year old daughter n'x'�'t'•GreenGuardian.coin, which provides Caitlin. Outside of work,Anderson enjoys snow- resources and web links on recycling, reuse, com- posting, and disposal of toxic household items. mobiling,hockey,and spending time with his family. i, Derrick Jensen ,y Community Development Intern REMEMBER TO RECYCLE! i Currently a senior at St. Cloud State University, In Hugo, items for recycling are collected Derrick Jensen started as an intern in the City's curbside as part of your weekly trash collec- Community Development Department in May tion. A recycling container is available from ti 2003 and will work through the end of November. your garbage hauler or by calling City Hall at His primary project has been updating the parks 651-762-6300. Those items which can be In Hugo, items for portion of Hugo's comprehensive plan,adding recycled include newspapers,aluminum bev- recycling are collected new data describing the changes that have erage cans,tin cans,glass jars and bottles, curbside as part of your occurred in the City since the document was corrugated cardboard,glossy magazines,and weekly trash collection. adopted in 1998. Jensen also does research and car and tractor batteries.