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CITY PROJECT UPDATE CITY LOOKING TO from City Engineer Dave Mitchell ACQUIRE LAND FOR PARKS Production ... : Well No. 4 has been drilled and tested and has met our expectations for produc- The City of Hugo would like to tion. Bids were awarded on May 20,2002 for the construction of the building over acquire land for neighborhood parks, the well. The building should be completed this fall and the well should be oper- active recreational areas, and open ational in the fall as well. This will allow the City's water supply system to catch spaces. "We are primarily interested up with the current demand. in land located in the central portion of the city," explains Community Development Director John Rask, Water Tower. "but we wouldn't rule out any parcel : of 20 to 100 acres suitable for active The contractor has returned to work on this project after the normal winter break. recreation purposes." Minor work around the site has already been done this spring. The tank con- struction crew was on site at the end of May. Construction of the tank will take Funds for purchasing this land would about eight weeks and will be done at the ground level. We are hoping for the tank come from the City's park dedication to be hoisted into place in mid to late August. Finishing work on the tank, col- fund, which is obtained from new umn, and site areas will take until mid to late October. We are anticipating hav- development in the City. A $1,700 ing this tower available to store water by November 1. fee is collected and deposited into this fund when new residential lots are created. Anyone who is interested in selling land This project will provide sewer and water utilities to the Peloquin Industrial Park to the City of Hugo is asked to contact area and will include the extension of sanitary sewer from the southeast corner of City Administrator Mike Ericson at the Creekview Preserve development. The contractor has completed the utilities City Hall or Parks Commission mem- and most of the street construction within the industrial park. They have begun ber Pete Pedersen at(651) 426-4126 work to complete this project; we anticipate completion sometime in July. HAZARDOUS WASTE County S. ` m CLEAN-UP DAY IS 1 . . AUGUST 17 An informational meeting for this project was held on April 23. The meeting was well attended and many issues were identified as residents reviewed four different Hugo's annual Household Hazardous alternatives for the reconstruction of County Road 8. The public commented on Waste Clean-up Day will be held on the various alternatives and the impacts of each alternative on neighborhoods,wet- Saturday, August 17 from 9:00 a.m. lands, and traffic patterns. The project team will now try to narrow the alterna- until 1:00 p.m. at the Hugo City tives to two or three and carry those alternatives through the environmental review Hall, 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue process. North. Examples of items that will be accepted include latex paint, lighter Washington County is managing this project, which will be the gateway to the fluid, used motor oil and oil filters, community from the west, but the City of Hugo will be a major participant in its paint thinner, and pool chemicals. planning and funding. Watch for future announcements regarding this project Watch for more complete informa- tion in a mailing from the either in the mail or in the newspaper. (Seethe article on page 6 of this newsletter.) Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment. 5