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Whereyour tax dollar goes Planning For every $1.00 of real estate taxes paid by the city would be receiving an increase on the Procedure.(. Hugo residents, approximately 22� goes to the 22�paid to the city,not the entire$1.00 paid by the For those interested in devel- City of Hugo for services provided. The other 784 taxpayer. Of the$700,000 annual city budget,only oping land,as it relates to rezon- of the$1.00 goes to support your local school dis- $375,000 is funded by general property tax and the ings, subdivisions, or special tricts, county,and other governmental agencies. balance comes from inter-governmental revenue use permits, the city has pre- If the city were to increase its tax levy by 5%, and other revenue sources. pared application packets that outline the procedure you must follow, and documents you Maintainpride in the commun ty need to provide for considera- tion of land development re- Over the last several years the City of Hugo has it is witnessed. If you witness such an incident, quests. experienced an increase in people illegally please get the license number of the vehicle or This information was pre- dumping garbage and rubbish in isolated road identify any individuals and notify the City or the pared in effort to assist and clari- ditches within the corporate limits. Washington County Sheriffs Department imme- fy the procedures that one Individuals owning land in the city have also diately. Keeping our community clean and attrac- would get involved in during the started dumping construction materials and other tive will go a long way toward furthering commu- planning review process, illegal fill without securing the proper approvals. nity pide and improving our imae as a desirable Copies of this information The city is asking the help of all Hugo residents to place to live. are available and can be picked report any incidents of illegal dumping at the time up at City Hall at no cost. Road Capital improvements program proposed maintenance Currently the City of Hugo is sidering phase one of a two list are: Oneka Lake Boulevard, considering implementation of phase project to begin surfacing Harrow Avenue, Goodview Av- a n d costs a capital improvements program roadways in the city that carry the enue, Falcon Avenue, 130th The city is responsible for in that will start the city in a direc- greatest amount of traffic, and Street and Elmcrest Avenue. excess of 58 miles of roadway in tion of permanently improving require the greatest amount of Hearings will be scheduled this the City of Hugo. Of that 58 all collector streets in the city. maintenance. summer for the making of these miles,only 8 miles of roadway The city is also currently con- Projects high on the priority improvements. have a permanent surface. The city has budgeted in ex- cess of$121,000 in 1988 just for Shoreland/Wetland Regulations grading of the gravel roads with- in the city limits. An additional $36,000 is Properties located within takes place within the minimum ways in the city,we would sug- pent annually for materials, in- 1,000 feet of lakes or protected distances from protected water- gest that you check at City Hall to spent a,and other needed road wetlands in the city of Hugo are ways, permits must be secured be sure that the activities pro- improvements governed by the regulations of from the appropriate govern- posed are acceptable in that The city has also budgeted the city and the Department of mental agencies. area. in excess of $20,000 annually Natural Resources. Before making any major A map of public waters and for snow and ice removal from Before any construction, planning decisions or financing protected waters is available at our city streets. grading, building or ditching of improvements near water- City Hall for your review. The cost of road mainte- nance is going up at an alarming rate,and with tax levy limits be- Subdivision of property ing imposed on small munici- palities, it is going to get even The subdivision or dividing of property in the utilities,and other services required by Hugo resi- more difficult to finance road City of Hugo is regulated by the City's subdivision dents. maintenance without cutting ordinance. Controlling the subdivision of land is essen- back on the level of service cur- Before the city can issue a building permit or tial to long-range planning for the city rent 1 y being provided. stamp a deed for recording, property must be There are certain legal liabilities that individu- properly subdivided which requires review by the als may face when selling property that is not Planning Commission and approval by the Hugo properly subdivided. The Forest lake Times is the le- City Council. We would strongly recommend that before an gal newspaper for the City of Hugo. There are those who are of the misunderstand- individual buys or sells a parcel of land that they All legal notices and notices of public in that having rt surveyed b registered k Hall tthat the rt in hearings are published in this paper. g g pro �' y y a re gerecheck at City o be sure property y Those wishing to follow the ac- land surveyor and drawn on a survey document question was legally subdivided and meets all or- tivities of the City Council and plan- constitues the proper subdivision of property. dinance requirements for the use proposed on ning Commission can be best in- Requiring Council approval of subdivisions, said property. formed by subscribing to the city's legal newspaper. allows the city controls for the planning of streets, :.: �., City of Hugo newsletter Page 2