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October 2002 YOUR CITY R R T EP10 . HUGO CITY HALL, 14669 FITZGERALD AVENUE NORTH HUGO, MN 55038 651-762-6300 CITY HALL GRAND OPENING HUGO HISTORICAL COMMITTEE The City of Hugo is proud to announce a Grand Opening Celebration for the new PRESERVES CITY'S City Hall, which will be held on Wednesday, October 23 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. HISTORY The entire City Hall project is now complete, and all Hugo residents are encour- aged to attend the grand opening, where they can take staff-guided tours of both The Hugo Historical Committee, a the new building and the landscaping. Mayor Fran Miron comments, "We want group of ten Hugo residents interest- the public to have an opportunity to see the completed building that's going to ed in preserving and documenting the serve them for years to come." He adds, "It has set the tone for development and history of the City of Hugo, has been redevelopment within the community." meeting since July 2002. Kitty Cheesebrow, Interim Chair of the Frank Puleo, one of the City Council members involved in overseeing the land- Committee, moved to Hugo two scaping, is pleased with the rural, "north woods" atmosphere that has been years ago. "I was interested in learn- achieved. He makes special mention of the illuminated waterfall that flows into a ing about the history of the City, and small rocky stream, the bridge that extends into one of the City Hall entrances, the I discovered that there were no formal extension of Hardwood Creek Trail, and the inclusion of Norway and Ponderosa records of Hugo's history, " she pine trees, maples, oaks, and river birch trees. "We've achieved the natural setting explains. "And with the enormous we wanted," notes Puleo, "and at the same time we were able to accomplish inno- changes being projected in the next vative storm water management, where the water remains on site and there is no 20 years, it seemed like the history runoff." could be lost very easily." The new City Hall incorporates numerous innovative storm water management The Historical Committee is current- practices. Natural Resource Specialist Jason Naber of Emmons & Olivier ly pursuing status as a City Resources,who designed the storm Commission, which would take its water management system, states, The City of Hugo would like to extend direction from and be funded by the "Most notable are the three rain special thanks to the following companies City. "Our goal is to put our propo- gardens which are designed to col- and individuals for their contributions to sition before the City by the end of lect all the runoff from the site and the City Hall landscaping: this year," Cheesebrow states, "and to half of the parking lot." Other fea- Council Member Frank Puleo have a budget established for 2003." . • tures of the site include parking lot • Council Member Mike Granger islands with engineered infiltration • Bever&Sons Landscaping Cheesebrow explains that the E trenches and a rain barrel along the • Southview Design Committee is still getting organized, building to capture roof runoff and • Arnt Construction but several possible projects have been store water to be used for the • Hugo City Hall Garden Club: discussed, including a photo history stream and for landscape watering. Carolyn Kaye, June Young, Mickey of Hugo buildings, and histories of Ekstrand and Sydney Harrison Continued on Next Page Continued on Next Page