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Hugo is officially a "city" Temporary fire dept. facility Following the consolida- the Metropolitan Council. Since the needs of the double the current training tion of the Village of Hugo Hugo is bordered on the Hugo Fire Department are and administrative space and Oneka Township in the south by 120th St., on the- continually changing with re- available to the Fire Dep early 1970's,Hugo is now rec- north by 180th St., on the gard to training and other ad- ment, which should buy ognized as a statutory city west by Elmcrest Avenue, ministrative operations, the City Council time to evaluate under Minnesota law. Many and on the east by Keystone City Council authorized pur- the long-term needs of the people continue to refer to Ave. The city consists of 36 chase of a temporary training Fire Department and public the community as a village or square miles,and has a popu- and storage facility to be lo- meeting facilities. township. The City of Hugo lation of approximately 4,250 cated adjacent to City Hall. is within the jurisdiction of people. This temporary facility will City employee i.d.'s 1990 census is very important for planning All regular employees of the City of Hugo have em- The next national census, tricts. Beyond political repre- counts translate into govern- ployee identification cards. If on April 1, 1990, will mark sentation, however, there is a ment dollars for many com- anyone requests entrance to the bicentennial of census great deal of federal and state munities that are used for your property claiming to be taking in the United States. money at stake in the final planning and improving pub- a city employee, we would The basic reason for taking census numbers. Millions of lic facilities and programs. encourage you to ask for the 21st census is to appor- federal dollars for a wide Mayor Atkinson is requesting proper identification prior to tion representation among range of programs are still re- community cooperation and allowing any admittance. the states in the House of distributed to local govern- assistance in making the 1990 Employee I.D. cards have a Representatives. Census ments based on population, census a successful effort by photograph of the individual numbers are used to redraw age, income, and other cen- the government agencies in- along with other identifying state and local legislative dis- sus statistics. The census volved. information. Taxes! Taxes! Taxes!: Now feeling the results of reform Despite the raves from the dents. We do know, howev- cities. The greatest impact along with valuation as `. Minnesota Legislature last er, that when you receive should be felt by lower val- the case in the past.When_ summer regarding new prop- your real estate tax statement ued homes, and those that viewing your tax statements erty tax reform, most Hugo from the county assessor,you have not been appraised for for 1989, we want you to residents have now experi- will immediately notice a several years. Unless keep in mind that in Wash- enced the result of said re- minimum 5%increase in resi- changed in this year's legisla- ington County, 53% of those forms. If the legislature and dential valuations as ordered five session,we would antici- tax dollars goes to the school the County Assessor's Office by the State of Minnesota. pate that the homestead cred- districts, 24% to the county, understands the tax reforms You should also notice a min- it appropriated to the City of 17-1/2% to cities, and 4% to approved last year, no one imum 5%to 6%additional in- Hugo will be frozen in 1990, the watershed district, li- seems to be willing to stick crease in taxes consistent and this should result in an brary,and other programs. their neck out and admit to with levy increases for the increase in taxes as home- its real impact on state resi- school districts, county, and stead credit will not increase Local government Tax parcels aids frozen by State and subdivisions For many communities in vices exist. Local government There are many Hugo resi- corded with the Washington the metropolitan suburbs, lo- aids are tax dollars collected dents and/or property own- County Recorder's Office. cal government aids distrib- by the State of Minnesota ers who have the misconcep- Copies of the subdivision uted by the State appear to be which are re-distributed to tion that if one receives a regulations for the City are frozen at their current level. municipalities based on a separate tax parcel statement, available at no charge from The new State approach to controversial formula pitting that a subdivision of property the city clerk's office. Anyone distribution of these aids will rural communities against is recognized by the City.The interested in subdividing is channel more of these monies the suburbs. City will recognize separate subject to these regulations, to rural out-state communi- tax parcels as a subdivision and can expect 60-90 days ties, and not necessarily of property only if separate process an approved mi. where the greatest growth deeds for these parcels are subdivision and longer for a and demand for public ser- stamped by the City and re- formal plat. City of Hugo Newsletter Page 2