1990 December Newsletter - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Council/Staff Workshop Held Should Home Businesses be Legalized? At the suggestion of tent to show its support of The fall elections again proper districts.Businesses in revealed that the allowing of commercial districts a newly elected Council the staff and that he wanted pay members, a joint City to put everyone's differences commercial or industrial higher taxes,insurance rates, Council/staffworkshop was behind them and start the businesses outside of appro- and overhead,and must meet held on Thursday,December new year working together priate zoning districts is still a tougher building codes, and 6, 1990. The purpose of the toward some common goals. burning issue that will need comply with other City ordi- workshop was to discuss ex- All parties involved seem to to be dealt with in the future. nances and regulations.While pectations of the City staff, be optimistic about a smooth There are those in Hugo who it is estimated that there are as well as those of the newly- transition from the current feel property owners have the over 100 commercial busi- elected Council members. City Council to the new right to run businesses out of nesses operating outside of Mayor Stoltzman stated that Council after the first of the their homes or accessory commercial districts in the it was the new Council's in- year. buildings, and that such City of Hugo,many of those home-operated businesses could legitimately be classi- ations.For are necessary to the livelihood fied as home occupations.Compost Site Monitor Needed p of many individuals. Then those that would not be classi- Although the City's evenings per week.The City there are those who believe fied as home occupations,the compost site is closed for the is seeking applicants for op- that business should be lim- Po question becomes to what winter season,the City will eration of the compost site ited to commercial and in- extent should they be legiti- be looking to hire a compost from early April to mid No- dustrial districts in an effort mized or controlled?" Al- site monitor in the spring of vember.Please submit letters to protect the integrity of resi- though there are no easy an- 1991. The compost site is of interest to City Hall,5524 dential and conservancy ar- swers to this dilemma, it is open on Saturdays and Upper 146th St.,Hugo,MN eas.The planning purists feel certainly a major challenge Sundays, as well as two 55038. that businesses operating in that the Planning Commission residential and agricultural and City Council will be fac- zones are given an unfair ad- ing in the months and years to Floodplain City Spending vantage over the legitimate come. businesses operating in Management Below Average Council Agenda Deadline Reminder Amendments In a recent report from The City Council has cil to adequately review a re- the State Auditor's office,the requested that we remind the quest or presentation. The In the fall of 1990,the City's financial position was public that the deadline for public is also reminded that City received notice from the given a clean bill of health getting an item on the agenda items of a planning and zon- Department of Natural Re- with comments indicating is Wednesday noon,prior to ing nature are subject to re- sources that amendments to the City's general govern- the City Council meeting. view by the Planning Com- the City's Floodplain and ment spending was well be Agenda items must be sub- mission or Board of Zoning Shoreland Management Or- low the metropolitan aver- mitted in writing with the Adjustment prior to consid- dinances will be required in age. The City's per capita necessaryn accompanying yi g in- eration by the City Council. 1991.Representatives of the spending in 1989 was formation for the City Coun- DNR have indicated that $207.00, while the average amendments to the local or- per capita spending for other Wood Treatment Application Withdrawn Recently,the City was Industrial Park.He cited le- dinances are being required municipalities in the metro- so that they are consistent politan area was$480.00. informed by developer A.J. gal hang-ups as the major with the state requirements, Bumby that he is withdraw- problem, but did indicate as mandated by the Minne- ing his application for site that there is an outside chance sota Legislature. plan approval to construct a he may want to reapply for wood treatment facility in consideration some time in City Priorities Workshop to be held Hugo,north of the Bald Eagle the future. v}:•:}}}}}}:{:.vy}}'•}:•}}'•:•:ti:.};•}'r•:ti•:».}::•}:t•}}}:}}}}:}}}:•:i i•}:•}}}:{•:{•:•:•:•}:};•}}i':t?:•}:•:tiff:•:`:•' ::v:•:•}}}}}:•:ti•}}}'v:v}:tiv:ti•}{:.}•. Shortly after the first of suggested that residents ;,.. ....»>.,1 ...... .,,......:...................:... ......, . .,,.. .:.. ........ : ...... :.^ the year,it is the intent of the contact their elected officials Council Members newly-elected officials to meet to provide input regarding George Atkinson ....................................... Mayor for the purpose of discussing establishment of priorities Deane Vail.................................................Ward 1 community priorities. It is for the City. ;k Tom Jesinski ...............................................Ward 2 " Robert Olson............................ Ward 3 Mike McAllister.........................................At Large >? :.v:titi�"•.'>>:;:�;:+?:.+.}:�+:�?+:U:fiS`•::ti::•>':•;'%i;{.4ti{ti�'�'� •�.. ' ' '!'+.Y'+.�••..+5: .;.....;..::::v•::•;h:........................:...........:.......................:........................::•v.,.•.:.......»:•:::.:;.:.::.;.y:.........;.;.}::..M1..•.......:•:;..•;::;...y....:}:M1:;?•:.:•.:.:}..:..•.:+.v....}:•...:h...v..v•::}.......:.......... ..:.:M1:•.v.v.�}:•i1• ..................................:....:..............:.........:...:.»•. •:w::, •. : ..:........ .................;;..;:.;...:•:•::::....•v:v::::v,•{v•w,•....:::::•.v:.'ff•}:v;ffhw:.w};:.�:::}}:M1 ..............................:::::::::.•.•.::•:.�:.:•:::.::::.;::v.: M1•.:w.. .M1»vM1:;M1:M1ffM1•:.;ff:::AM1.M1::: :,:•}.v. ..;»:::..•.M1.;;..ffM1M1tiM1M1•::M1:::M1.;»'M11ti•.V.;:•.M1•.\\`.`.•.••.»`A•:.1'.Y.Y.•.•.:•.•.'.`}.W.\{\•.NY:.:'.}.:•{\�'i4.•.:•.•}:'.''.•.:::v};.,:::::•.v:{•:�{•}:::'•:tii:•:titi:{•;.:•}:{•}:v:•}:•:•::?{ City of Hugo Newsletter Page 3