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REACTION Continued from Page 2 LIQUOR LICENSE to rebuild. Kamman adds, "We're really pleased with what the City is doing for REFERENDUM SET us. It's been a very positive experience. They're really bending over backwards to FOR NOVEMBER try to get us back up and running." The Legion has arranged for their regular BO"r' meetings to be held at US Bank in Hugo, and a temporary office for Post 620 is being set up at City Hall. Anyone wishing to contact the Legion may call the Hugo City Hall at (651) 762-6300. At the November 5 general elec- tion, the residents of Hugo will have the opportunity to vote to CITY HALL UPDATE allow the City to issue seven new liquor licenses. Minnesota state law currently allows for Hugo to Now that the new City Hall building has been completed, Hugo residents are have a total of seven liquor encouraged to stop by to see the nearly completed landscaping project. The rain licenses, and all of these are cur- gardens, a series of retention ponds and storm water drainage, including an illu- rently issued. In order to issue minated waterfall that flows into a small rocky stream, are now fully constructed any more, the City must get the and operating. voters' approval in a referendum. In addition, all of the sod has now been installed. "We wanted the City Hall site Cit Administrator Mike Ericson to be a natural, 'north woods' type setting— to keep the rural flavor," comments y describes this as an important Ward 2 Council Member Frank Puleo, City Council liaison overseeing the City economic development issue. As Hall landscaping. "By incorporating the waterfall and the stream with the rain gar- Hugo continues to develop, new dens—along with the presence of the oak and pine trees—I believe we've been suc- restaurants will come into the cessful in achieving that rural effect." Please watch for further notices about the City. Ericson states, If we want City Hall grand opening celebration planned for October. to be able to have new restau- rants in our City, we must be able to offer them liquor licens- JpIN THE HUGO CITY HALL es." He adds, "This is an oppor- tunity for Hugo residents to vote GARDEN CLUB on something that will not raise their taxes. It will keep our tax The newly formed Hugo City Hall Garden Club is looking for residents to volun- rate as flat as possible." teer to assist with the landscaping plan for the new City Hall. Made up of master gardeners and other interested individuals, the Garden Club has already planted the The City would receive addition- beautiful flowers and annuals found out in front of the Oneka Room, and they will al revenue from both liquor be involved in additional planting, maintenance,and upkeep of the City Hall land- license fees and property taxes scaping plan. paid by new restaurants. More commercial tax dollars mean less Frank Puleo, who is the City Council liaison overseeing the City Hall landscaping, residential tax dollars are needed comments, "The City Hall site is very labor-intensive, and the Garden Club will be to balance the City's budget. instrumental in keeping it up." He adds, "They've already done a beautiful job, Please watch for more informa- lnd I encourage more people to become involved." For more information about tion in the coming months about the Hugo City Hall Garden Club, contact City Administrator Mike Ericson at this important issue. (651) 762-6312 or Carolyn Kay at (651) 429-7389. 3