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s <br /> 61 <br /> y <br /> 8 <br /> Defining Downtown <br /> The downtown CBD in Hugo has always been located on Forest Boulevard (Highway 61)on <br /> both sides of the main traffic signal at 145th Street. But over time, the commercial area has <br /> grown and extended north and south along Highway 61, and the new development has been <br /> less compact and more auto-or highway-oriented than the older, more traditional downtown <br /> CBD. Without planning controls, this same pattern of commercial development could be <br /> expected to occur along the improved and upgraded County Road 8. <br /> While the core downtown central business district(CBD) is focused along Forest Boulevard- <br /> Highway 61 from County Road 8 to 147th Street, the Downtown Plan extends north to the Post <br /> Office and 1501h Street, south to 140th Street, and from the shores of Egg Lake on the east to <br /> the bend in County Road 8 at the old LaValle farm to the west. <br /> One of Hugo's planning goals is to maintain a more compact and concentrated downtown <br /> CBD. This goal will be achieved by encouraging new development in and around the core of <br /> the downtown area, while planning for limited but well-ordered commercial development in <br /> specific areas along other commercial routes such as Highway 61 and County Road 8. <br /> Community feedback has consistently supported new CBD uses which complement downtown <br /> (such as restaurants and entertainment) and suggest that larger, single-use development and <br /> auto sales/service businesses, for instance, be located in commercial areas planned closer to <br /> 1-35. <br /> Page 4 of 23 <br />