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WEST ONEKA LAKE DRAINAGE SYSTEM PROJECT UNDERWAY As part of a comprehensive storm water manage- City's Trunk Stormwater Fund,which developers ment plan for the area south of 165th Street pay into when they develop their property. between Highway 61 and Oneka Lake,the City has hired Fyles Excavating of Monticello to "Overall,I think this will have a very positive make major improvements to the existing effect on the area," states City Council member drainage way along Highway 61. Hugo's Water Becky Petryk. "It's much better if we have a Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring describes system that is efficient,easy to maintain,and the project as cleaning out the drainage system economical. And with a regional plan in place, along Highway 61 between 165th and 152nd everyone involved has more information to make Streets by deepening and widening it,as well as planning decisions—both the City and the prop- 3 adding upgraded culverts at road crossings. erty owners, as they decide to transition, devel- Currently a private drainage way that affects op,or preserve their property." Petryk also sees about a dozen property owners,the newly the opportunity for a green corridor to develop in upgraded drainage way will become part of the that area. City's drainage system. Community Development Director John Rask In addition to providing a drainage system that sees the project as something that not only alle- will function much more effectively,the project viates drainage and flooding problems in the will also include making corrections to the exist- area,but as an opportunity to proactively plan ing Federal Emergency Management Agency for any future development that may occur. He (FEMA)flood plain map. Willenbring explains, notes, "The city was asked to do the project by "The current FEMA map has areas on either side all the landowners. We will now have a regional of this drainage way defined as in the flood system to handle the storm water needs of the plain. We now have better information and can neighborhood. It is a tremendous benefit to "...this will have a correct the flood plain mapping for the area to everyone that lives in the West Oneka Lake make it more accurate." The area mapped for area." very positive flood plain will now be smaller,allowing for Mll- ter use of property in the future. effect on the area. CitvLkln t A IrNo assessments were made to the propertieso Looking Acquire It's...efficient, easy involved. Funds for the project came from the land for Parks to maintain,and The City of Hugo would like to acquire land economical.' Spotlight on Hugo:Continued from Page 1 for neighborhood parks,active recreational areas, and open spaces. "We are primarily regulations. Two major projects that the or- City Council member Commission continues to work on include the �,interested in land located in the central p Becky Petryk tion of the City, explains Community CSAH 8/14 realignment process and considers- Development Director John Rask, "but we tion of the long-term need for industrial and com- wouldn't rule out any parcel of 20 to 100 mercial space within the City in order to maintain acres suitable for active recreation purposes." a diversified tax base and provide jobs and eco- Funds for purchasing this land come from the nomic growth in the community. City's park dedication fund,which is obtained from new development in the City. A$1,800 "The Planning Commission looks at virtually fee is collected and deposited into this fund everything that's going on in the City,"Rask when new residential lots are created. states, and then they must ask: how does this Anyone who is interested in selling land to impact us today,how does this fit into the long- the City of Hugo is asked to contact City range plans for the community, and does this help Administrator Mike Ericson at City Hall or advance the vision we've established for Hugo." Parks Commission member Pete Pedersen at 651-426-4126.