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HOT NEWS! CITY PROJECTS UPDATE Meet the Fire Chief from City Engineer Dave Mitchell City of Hugo Fire Chief Joe McMahon Development ' has been a Hugo resident since 1972 and Creekview Preserve—Street and utility improvements and home construction continues at was appointed Fire Chief in 1998. He this 3rd phase single-family housing development located west of Highway 61 at 159th and his wife Dorothy have been married Street North. for 34 years,and they have 3 children and Sweet Grass Meadows — Located north of Oneka Lake Boulevard, primarily between 3 grandchildren. Joe works full-time as a Goodview Avenue and Greene Avenue, the street and utilities in this 3rd phase single-fam- press operator for Brown &Bigelow, and ily residential development are installed, and home building continues, his hobbies are bow hunting in Michigan Beaver Ponds—Street and utility improvements and home construction continues at this 5th and mule, deer, and antelope hunting in phase residential development of primarily single family units east of Highway 61 and south of 130th Street North. Wyoming. Townhomes of Bald Eagle Construction of model homes is currently underway'at this res- idential housing development located in the northwest corner of Fenway Boulevard and When asked about his work as Fire Chief; 130th Street North,which will include single family, twin-home,and eight-unit buildings. Jae stated, "I would like to publicly r acknowledge the courage and dedication City Projects } of all the Hugo firefighters. It is their 130th Street Lift Station—Construction will begin in mid-July and is scheduled to be com- commitment to serving the community plete by the end of August on this sanitary sewer lift station located between Flay Avenue that makes my job possible." and Goodview Avenue on the south side of 130th Street North, which will bring sanitary sewer service to Beaver Ponds and the surrounding area. Domestic Water Supply Production Well&Water Main—The City Engineer's office is cur- rently preparing construction documents for a third city well northwest of City Hall. Construction is anticipated this fall, and the well should be operational by the summer of Compost Site 2001. Open Weekends eater Storage Facility and Water Main—The City Engineer's office is currently evaluating sites north of downtown Hugo for a new water tower. Design and construction of a water tower and associated water main will take 15-18 months to complete once a site is selected. The Hugo compost site will be 132n1d Street Improvements —The City Engineer's office has prepared a draft feasibility open weekends through report for improvements to 132nd Street North between Goodview Avenue and Henna November, or until the first Avenue. A public informational meeting with the affected properties is scheduled for mid- heavy snowfall, whichever July to discuss the proposed improvements and associated costs. occurs first. Peloquin Industrial Park Improvements-The City Engineer's office has prepared a draft fea- sibility report for improvements to.the Peloquin Industrial Park at 152nd Street North and Located on the south side of Highway 61. City staff will be meeting with affected property owners during July to discuss 170th Street, approximately the proposed improvements and associated costs. 1/2 mile west of Forest Boulevard, the compost site Offier Agency Projecits hours of operation are 8:00 Centerville Interceptor—The Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) will a.m. until 6:00 p.m. be constructing a sanitary sewer interceptor from Centerville to a lift station located between Everton Avenue and downtown Hugo on the south side of County Road 8 (Frenchman This site accepts grass, leaves, Road). This project will enter the City of Hugo near Elmcrest Avenue and 146th Street and other similar soft, organic North. matter only. Brush, tree limbs, Highway 61 and 120th Street Traffic Signal Late this summer the Minnesota Department and wood are not accepted. of Transportation will be adding a traffic signal at the intersection of Highway 61 and 120th Street North, including reconstruction of the railroad signal west of Highway 61. f G i