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UPDATE ON CSAH 8/14 ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WATCH PROGRAM Washington County, Anoka County, Three public informational meetings the Cities of Hugo and Lino Lakes, have been held to date with regard to The Washington County Sheriff's along with engineering consultant the project, the most recent on June Department is seeking Hugo resi- TKDA, are conducting a study of the 18, 2002. The next public meeting dents interested in implementing a County State Aid Highway (CSAH) will be held in December 2002 or Neighborhood Watch Program. 8/14 corridor between Interstate 35E January 2003 to present the final Deputy Amy Sprague describes the (I-35E) and Trunk Highway(TH) 61. information and obtain comments. Neighborhood Watch Program as The following three alternatives for involving both communication and connecting CSAH 8/14 with TH 61 All of the alternatives will involve the education. "What we're trying to do are now in the process of an in-depth acquisition of permanent and tempo- is build more communication environmental assessment: rary easements, and some residential between the Sheriff's Department and business properties may need to and the residents," Sprague explains. 142nd Street: be acquired. All property owners "With Hugo being a growing com- Realigning CSAH 8 to connect with affected by the project will be contact- munity, we're trying to keep ahead of TH 61 between 140th Street and ed by Washington County's the problems as the City continues to existing CSAH 8. Acquisition Specialist after the pre- develop, and so we're asking for peo- ferred alignment has been selected. ple's help to begin formally imple- 145th Street (Existing): Compensation will be provided to menting this program.if Maintaining the CSAH 8 alignment property owners based on market val- along its existing location. ues. An informational brochure titled Education is also an important com- "Acquisition Information for Property ponent. "Through the Neighborhood 147th Street: Owners" is available from Watch Program, the Sheriff's Realigning CSAH 8 to connect with Washington County. Department educates residents about TH 61 at 147th Street/Oneka Lake such things as what might be consid- Boulevard. For more information on this project, ered suspicious and how to protect visit the Washington County web site at their homes from burglaries," states The 140th Street alternative has been www.co.washington.mn.us or contact Sprague. She also notes that residents eliminated. The City Councils of Chris Manthey, Design Coordinator, at can educate as well, adding, "People Hugo and Lino Lakes concurred that (651) 430-4316 within the neighborhoods tend to these three alignment alternatives know the most about what is normal should move forward for further study and what is not." at their respective meetings held July 1 , in Hugo and July 8 in Lino Lakes. Once interest is expressed within a given neighborhood, the Sheriff's Department will hold a meeting to inform residents about the program. Ifyou are interested in finding out more about the Neighborhood Watch Program, please contact Deputy Amy Ards � Sprague at (651) 430-4827 or (651) 439-9381.