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VISIONING (Cont.) ways that Hugo can grow and look at well so far and encourages the resi- officials, and planning commission some actual physical development dents of Hugo to take advantage of members. HGA also conducted three patterns for new neighborhoods." this final community workshop. "I topic roundtables — one for develop- Other topics to be covered include can't stress enough the importance of ers and those involved in real estate, the need for a variety of housing types the community participating in this one for major landowners, and one and densities, types of services, pre- process because this is going to affect for schools and churches — as well as serving open space, parks, transporta- the long term planning of the com- two community workshops for all tion, and the street system. munity, and certainly the more peo- Hugo residents. ple we hear from the better the deci- Those in attendance will also have the sions are going to'be." Michael Lamb, senior planner with opportunity to offer feedback. Lamb HGA who is in charge of the process, states, "We'll pass out comment cards Mayor Miron states that even if resi- explains that the first community so folks will have a chance to share dents have not attended either of the workshop focused on a community and leave their written comments first two community workshops, they vision, while the second one looked with us. We'll also be taking com- should not be discouraged from more at neighborhood design. "In ments from the audience — basically attending this final workshop. He this third and final community work- just having a discussion about devel- adds, "It's not too late. I would hope shop we will review the steps we've opment patterns for the City of that people would seize this opportu- taken and some of the information Hugo." nity to participate— just give a little we've already gathered," Lamb adds. bit of their time to the community— "Then we'll begin to suggest some Hugo Mayor Fran Miron feels the and I'm certain that the outcome will process-has been handled extremely be much better because of their-par- ticipation. WATERING RESTRICTIONS NOW IN EFFECT CITY Beginning May 15,2001 Hugo residents.who use the municipal water supply are COMPOST being asked to help conserve water and maintain the safety of all Hugo residents SITE NOW by restricting their watering of lawns, trees, or other vegetation. In a resolution recently passed by the City Council, the days you may water are determined by OPEN your street address. If your address ends in an odd number,you may water only on odd calendar days; if your address ends in an even number,you may water only The City of Hugo's compost site on even calendar days. is located on 170th Street North (County Road 4) approximately "Safety is the number one reason that we put watering restrictions Iinto place," 1/10 mile west of Highway 61 explains Public Works Director Chris Petree. "We've seen a large increase in on the south side of the road. demand for water,but we can't really meet that demand until we have our new well Bring your leaves and grass clip- and water tower on line. Until then,we need these restrictions to assure adequate pings on Saturdays and Sundays capacity in case of a fire." from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. An exemption of up to 30 days is available for new construction. Builders and/or No brush, debris, or other trash homeowners may call Petree to request a permit to be exempt from the odd/even will be accepted. restrictions in order to water new sod, seed, trees, and shrubs.