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----------------------- City of City .Mall Newsletter City of Hugo, 5524 Upper 146th Street North, Hugo, MN 55038 • 429-6676 July 1991 ..:..................................... ..:..:.•n..:..........•..............•........•............... ..:.:............:..n..•............::............ :•:vY Council asks for Citizen Input Each resident of the City of Hugo has an investment in its future.This investment includes homes,property,employment, businesses,and time and effort toward providing suitable living conditions.The current planning program for the City is designed to help protect this investment and to guide future development along lines that will help assure a sound future living environment. Population growth in the community and other development has resulted in a new and sharper awareness of the community environment.This awareness includes concern over quality and rate of new development,the ultimate desired population of the community,the need for rural area,and other environmental preservation needs.The City is at a crossroad in its development stages as the community heads more toward low density,large lot development,as opposed to the agrarian activities of the past.As the suburbs continue to move closer to our corporate limits, we will experience the impact of that growth outside and within the community. Despite the fact that the City Council is committed to maintaining the rural integrity of the community,we will be experiencing much change in the years to come. We are taking this opportunity to seek input from residents regarding both economic needs and land-use needs of the community. In the months to come,the City Council will be discussing community priorities,setting a budget for 1992,and addressing changes in the City's long-range,comprehensive plan.Prior to making these decisions,public hearings will be held and community input will be sought.Since we are anticipating limited participation in the community through the public hearing process,we are submitting this questionnaire to secure input from all Hugo residents.This ,uestionnaire should take about 20 minutes of your time to complete.We are requesting that upon completion,the questionnaire returned to City Hall by mail,or placed in the City Hall drop box near the front entrance to the building. Your opinions are important to us as we would like to keep the community moving in the direction that is consistent with the wishes and desires of its residents.Not only is the City being faced with accelerated growth,but we have lost virtually all of our financial aids from the State of Minnesota,and are being subject to very restrictive tax-levy limits that limit our ability to increase service levels to the general public. If you do not have time to attend the upcoming public hearings on the budget and land-use issues,please take a few minutes of yourtime to complete this questionnaire and return it to City Hall by July 24,199 1.We thank you for your assistance and cooperation regarding this matter, and look forward to hearing from you shortly. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 1. Would you support a change in the City's comprehensive plan that would allow residential development on less than 5 acre lots in the Agricultural and Conservancy areas of Hugo? YES NO NO OPINION COMMENTS 2. Would you support a change in the City's Zoning Ordinance that would allow Light Commercial and Light Industrial business in the Agricultural and Conservancy districts of the City(e.g.body shops, auto reduction yards, auto repair,machine shops,light assembly,woodworking shops,etc.)? YES NO NO OPINION COMMENTS City of Hugo Newsletter Page 1