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VISIONING Your opportunity to be involved in models from around the area. Then, Continued from Page 1 this process and offer your vision of working in a series of small groups, Hugo's future will take place at two those in attendance will have the Mayor Fran Miron notes that the community workshops to be held on opportunity to answer a number of rapid growth in Hugo is a primary Wednesday, April 4 and Tuesday, questions about community vision factor for conducting the Charrette April 10. Both will take place from and express their preferences about process. "The growth has probably 6:30 — 9:00 p.m. at the Hugo several topics relating to growth and come much faster than anyone has Elementary School, 14895 Francesca development. At the second work- anticipated," he states. "How we Avenue North. shop, actual development alternatives address the needs of that growth will be considered. Participants will becomes very critical." Miron also The first workshop will be focused on also be able to look at and talk about emphasizes that public input is crucial discussing a community vision. development models that might be to the process. "How the community Participants will learn about basic appropriate for various places in grows needs to be directed by the development principles and will look Hugo. community itself. We need their par- at some case studies and development ticipation in the process." Lamb explains that the process is designed around community partici- pation. He states, "It's very critical to have community input." Council COMMUNITY j Member Becky Petryk also stresses the y the need for involvement bpeople VISIONING SCHEDULE of Hugo. "The most important issue is citizen participation. It is critical at March S: Interviews with city officials; tour given to HGA this point, before the moratorium April 4: 2:30—4:30 p.m. Developers/real estate roundtable comes off, that we do the planning, 6:30—9:00 p.m. Community workshop#1 that we do the visioning for our City," she states. "It's important that we April 5: 1:30—3:30 p.m. Major landowners roundtable grow together as a City instead of let- ting growth tear us apart." April 10: 2:30—4:40 p.m. Schools and churches roundtable 6:30—9:00 p.m. Community workshop#2 April 9—May 4 Preliminary development strategy and drafting of policy plan April 25 Presentation to Planning Commission ' May 2 Community meeting (Contact City Hall for time and location) May 7 Presentation to City Council June 1-30 Complete final policy plan and submit to the City Council i 1 l