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[Year in Review:Continued from Page 11 <br /> Bernin Property Acquired for Future Park liquor License Referendum Passed <br /> A purchase agreement was finalized and approved Voters demonstrated their support fr allowing <br /> in May 2002 for the City's purchase of the Bernin new restaurant development in Hugo when <br /> property,a 21-acre site located on Oneka Lake. approximately 60%voted in-favor of a referen- <br /> The purchase pr]cQ.,of$752,_000 was funded in dum in the No 2002 general election to <br /> part by a grant of$305,000 acquired by the City allow six new liquor licenses to be issued in the <br /> from the Minnesota Department of Natural City. City Administrator Mike;°Ericson described <br /> Resources(DNR),with the balance being paid this as an important economic development issue, <br /> from the City's park fund. The City's future plans and Mayor Fran Miron assured residents that the <br /> for this land are to establish a natural open space City Council will use its best judgment when <br /> park-like setting. The property's 1,500 feet of issuing the new liquor licenses. <br /> shoreline would provide public access to Oneka <br /> Lake and could allow for expansion of the DNR Mayor and ON Council Members <br /> boat access facility. The former owners,Bruce Re-elected Unopposed <br /> and Ginni Bernin,will continue to live on the All three City officials running for re-election in <br /> Mayor Miron accepts State property and operate their Christmas tree farm for <br /> the November 5,2402 election.—Mayor Fran <br /> grant for Bernin Park. up to 10 years. Miron,Ward 1 Council Member Becky Petryk, <br /> Residential Building Moratorium Lifted <br /> and Ward 3 Council Member Chuck Haas—were <br /> unopposed. According to City Clerk Mary Ann <br /> The residential building moratorium, in effect in Creager,this has never happened before in Hugo. <br /> Hugo since August 1999,was lifted on February After the election Mayor Fran Miron commented, <br /> 19,2002 and allowed property:owners to once "I believe that our recent election demonstrated <br /> again be able to subdivide and develop their prop- residents' confidence in our leadership and in the <br /> erty. Although state law required the moratorium way we have handled the important issues facing <br /> to be lifted at that time, Community Development Hugo." <br /> Director John Rask noted that the City was suc- <br /> Tlt residential cessful in addressing the situations responsible-for <br /> the moratorium, including improvements to the Comprehensive Plan Completed <br /> The Comprehensive Plan sets forth the policy and <br /> building City's water system,updating the City's zoning goals for growth of the community and land <br /> ordinance and development regulations,and the preservation. The plan was submitted to the <br /> moratorium, in hiring of additional staff to manage growth and Metropolitan Council,the regional planning <br /> meet the increased demand for City services. <br /> effect in Hugo agency in the Twin Cities area,for its review and <br /> since August American Legion Fire and Rreceived final approval in December 2002. <br /> ebuilding <br /> The home of Hugo's American Legion Post 620 Public Works Department Expanded <br /> 1999 was lifted since 1962,located at 5736 147th Street North, Following the opening of the new City Hall,the <br /> was destroyed in a fire that began on the evening former City Hall building became the new home <br /> of Monday,July 15,2002 and rekindled early the of the Public Works Dgpartment. A Public Works <br /> on February 19, following morning. On-July 22,a special meeting <br /> was called by the City Council,where the Building Committee was formed by the City <br /> 2002. American Legion Building Committee was Council in November 2002 to find a site and <br /> determine the needs for a new Public Works facil- <br /> formed to assist the Legion in its rebuilding <br /> ity. Two full-time Public Works workers began <br /> efforts. In September,the Council authorized a <br /> with the department in August,bringing the total <br /> purchase agreement to sell one acre of land in the work force to four full-time and two part-time <br /> Bald Eagle Industrial Park to Post 620 to be used employees. The list of equipment grew to include <br /> as a site for a new building. Groundbreaking for used snow plowing trucks and a refurbished <br /> the new 7,500 square foot building, located at motor grader for maintaining the nearly 33 miles <br /> 5383 140th Street North and include banquet of gravel roads in Hugo. The phasing out of road <br /> facilities for up to 300 people,took maintenance services performed by Washington <br /> place on November 10,2002. County began with the first snowfall of the 2002- <br /> 2003 season,when the department took over the <br /> majority of the snow plowing in the City. <br /> [Year in Review:Continued on Page 71 <br />