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YOUR CITY June 2002 HUGOREPORT HUGO CITY HALL, 14669 FITZGERALD AVENUE NORTH HUGO, MN 55038 (65 1) 762-6300 OPEN HOUSE FOR NEW HUGO FORMER CITY HALL BECOMES HUGO CITY HALL HELD APRIL 15 PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY An open house was held on Monday,April 15, 2002 to introduce Hugo's new City Hall to the public. Festivities included refreshments, tours of the facility, a parka_ Now that the City staff has moved mentary procedure demonstration by the Forest Lake FFA chapter, a special after- into the new Hugo City Hall, the for- noon program to recognize all of the contractors and architects involved in the pro- mer City Hall building is being used ject, and a ribbon cutting ceremony led by Hugo Mayor Fran Miron, which to house Hugo's Public Works included both current and former City Council members. Many of those present Department. "The main reason is commented on the step forward in service to the community being made by the that we have garage space for some of City with this new facility. our equipment," explains Public Works Director Chris Petree. "It also In his remarks at the event, Mayor Miron thanked those residents who allowed the makes sense to utilize this building City to purchase their property in order to build the new City Hall. "We are very while the City Council works fortunate and thankful for the sacrifices that these residents made," he stated. through the process of establishing a "The process went extremely well, and we thank the Marier family, the Williams Public Works facility." family, and the Steiners for their cooperation and civic commitment." A wireless connection was set up between the two buildings, so Petree and his staff are hooked into the City's computer network and phone system. Petree adds, Were all in the F: same building as far as communica- tions go." While some work has been Mayor Fran Miron leads members of the City Council and residents of the City of Hugo in done on the building to make it more the ribbon cutting ceremony. usable,it is not in good condition and is already inadequate for a Public The Mayor also pointed out that often when a new facility is built, the old one has Works Facility. to be torn down to make room for the new. However, the former City Hall build- ing in Hugo was not torn down and is now being used as a public works facility. Washington County previously pro- "As you look out from the new City Hall at the old City Hall, it's really a stark vided many of the functions that reminder of our humble beginnings,"he noted. "We need to maintain that humil- must now be handled by the City's ty as we serve the residents of the community of Hugo." Public Works Department. "We are essentially creating a Public Works OPEN HOUSE FACILITY (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 10)