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• • Projeet/I,rorrr/ Property/Prom l es could be available tot lease mumty ucveiopnnent Lrrec- Rice Creek Board Poised by minor tenants, he said, cor Bryan Bear cold EDA leer of firefighting.The proj ment with the City of Hugo depending on the ultimate members,"the building might ect is for the student's global to develop 3 acres between building design. A patio is look a little different.' to Order Removal of studies honors class. Fiester Highway 61 and the lake, shown on the building's east EDA Member Tom • • and his groupmates connect- assured EDA members that side between the great room Denaway, a Hugo resident, JUdlclaDitch Weir ed with Streich through the architectural flexibility at this and the parcel's 400 feet of expressed reservations about chief's daughter,who attends stage is key to a successful shoreline on Egg Lake. any concept for the prop- Anoka High. project. Access to the shared erty that would not include DNRS $ Removal Would Damage Public Although all groups have The 15,000 square foot great room would be"quite an a restaurant. "We need more Values1equire EAW to design aplan to make a dif. building concept plan is enhancement for a number of restaurants in Hugo,he said, Terence in the community, more modern in design than businesses who can sell them- then added,"[The design has] By Deb Barnes only Fiester's group is actually the city's Downtown Rede- selves as an 8,000-square-foot its own set of complications." carrying its plan out. velopment Plan currently facility;'the architect said. "You mean, why are we LakeHUGO A sheet-pile weir structure downstream of Rice "There are three lead- envisions. And that could be good trying to push a rock up- should in Hugo i er longer serving any drainage ft Water and ing high-risk groups when it "I think it's a good place news for the downtown area. hill?" Brass quipped. "The ' should be considered for removal,the Rice Creek Watershed District's engineer said at a public hearing held Nov. 8. The Mayor Fran Miron,who quick way [to develop the saicomes to fire deaths;'Streich to start,' said Finnemann,d,"seniors,children under referring to a sche- site] would be a weir failed in April, and the district spent the summer per- 14 years old,and firefighters" matic drawing dis- strip mall with forming a ditch"forensics inspection." With that in mind, the played at the meet- W regoini,to donate extra time to business condos, The public hearing was held by the RCWD Board of student group focused on ing. Finnemann, P Managers at Hugo City Hall. Its sole intent was to "evaluate of Finn Daniels an o tometrist the status of the weir and what should be done with it,"district identifying the number of try to do something unique here. .. boom, we're hearing-impaired persons Architects, has de- done. We're go- attorney Louis Smith said. ages 65 and older located in signed a number -MIKE BRASS ing to donate ex- Several dozen residents as well as representatives of the the cities served by the Cen- of new buildings tra time to try to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources were in atten- tennial Fire Department. in Hugo, includ- serves as EDA president,told do something unique here." dance. According to group ing the HealthEast Hugo the group,"One of our goals EDA members appeared "The weir serves no drainage function and no longer serves numberswith the helpoClinic, Lake Area Bank, and the intended water level control function for Rice Lake,"Dis- numbers (with is to maintain the hear of ready and willing to consider Streich), 9 percent of Circle P.A.W.S.Pet Hospital. downtown.Maintaining that all possibilities and expressed trict Engineer Mark Deutschman said.A lake level of 920.52 Pines residents 65 and older The event center build- downtown with the develop- interest in the shared space is being controlled by conditions within the ditch channel up- have hearing impairments and ing is characterized by a roofli- ment out near the freeway is a concept. stream of the weir despite the failure of the structure,an Oct. 5.2 percent of households are ne of "warped planes" that real challenge: Commissioner Jan Ar- 21 report states. a senior living alone.In Lino "does a dance as it progresses Finnemann believes that cand said, "I'm a very tradi- The weir's removal involves significant access and poten- Lakes,3.3 percent have hear- around clue building,"he said. the building schematic rises tional, conservative person. tial erosion issues, Deutschman said. Cutting the weir down ing impairments, with 2.1 Mechanical equipment is to meet that challenge. Due This is a stretch for me,very to the ditch bottom would be less expensive than removing it ercent of households con housed within the roof eaks com letel ,and could rovide some lon -term erosion control P P to its design flexibility, he contemporary—I'm in- P y P g tanning seniors living alone. to maximize usable space on said, the event center could trigued by it.It may need this benefits,he said. In Centerville, 7.06 percent the ground level. house a major restaurant as kind of attraction to get peo- Public Weighs In of seniors have hearing im- The building is designed well as professional offices, ple[downtown];'she said. At the hearing,Bryan Lueth,DNR area wildlife su ervi- pairments. to house four major tenants appealing s. to a larger number Despite the maor'scom- sor,said that his rowas to manage and protect the value that Next, the group con- in spaces encircling a shared, of possible tenants. ment that his personal prefer- hunters have in the Paul Hugo Farms Wildlife Management tatted manufacturers of central"great room"designed "We're hoping to be spe- ence would be to see the event Area. smoke alarms for the hear- to accommodate up to 300 cific and general at the sante center's design match other Lueth said that while lake levels in nearby Oneka Lake ing-impaired. Among them people for a variety of func- time;'he said."It all depends recently constructed Hugo remain steady, this is not the case for Rice Lake, a phenom- were Hearmore Products out tions. Those events could on who is interested:' buildings, Miron called it a enon Lueth attributed to the weir breach. "Those lake levels of New York and Eden Prai- include church services, a Brass added, "Once we "visionary approach continue to recede,"he said."Navigating for fall hunting is go- rie-based Harris Communi- theatre, banquets and other have a restaurant,it's easier to "It's not the same old, ing to be impossible' The DNR also remains concerned about cations. The devices ranged hospitality uses, Finnemann get other tenants:' same old;'Finnemann agreed the threat of invasive cattails,he said. from$76.95 to$179.95. said. "And when they come "On aesthetics, we'll find Washington County Commissioner Dennis Hegberg Smoke alarms for the Two other smaller spat- back with real tenants;'Com- common ground." told the board that he believes the [weir] is an impoundment hard-of-hearing typically of water.He said,"If the weir is[to remain]in its current loca- work by receiving a signal tion,we should compensate the property owners.' from the noise of a regular Tim Bremicker, DNR's Region 3 wildlife manager, ex- smoke alarm that sets off a pressed concerns that removal of the weir would"damage pub- vibrator that awakens a sleep U (10 P(I r - lic values."He said the action would be in direct contradiction ing person. of the original court order that led to the weir's construction According to Streich, in 2005,and stated that an Environmental Assessment Work- over half of the fatalities that sheet(EAW)would be required. occur in fires in the United IVC\f�/ PARK �Q RULES 'John Waller,Washington County's representative on the States may have been pre- ' v C Y V ,` ,` J Board of Managers,recused himself from participation on the vented if victims had a prop- board during the hearing,but addressed the board as a resident erly working smoke alarm. At its Nov. 15, 2010 meeting, the Hugo City Council approved of the city.He showed managers across-section from the trunk "This project may save a changes to the City's parks ordinance to include parks rules. The life someday,"Streich said. rules are intended to protect the health and safety of park users Ditch/Page Il y Fiester's group hopes to and to ensure that parks are not damaged.All fires are now prohib- land 10 or so devices to dis- ited in all city parks except for a recreational fire(3' by 3' by 3' as tribute throughout the dis- set by the Fire Department) in a grill or city-designated fire ring. No 1amagedo ' EER " trict. The group is currently person shall operate a motorized vehicle on park property except High 1 looking for applicants. on designated park roads and in parking lots.Currently, it is unlow- Forapplicantswhodon'c ful to be in, use,or pass through a park in Hugo between the hours f get a free device, Fiester is of 11 p.m.and 6 a.m.Also, in all parks,the discharge of a firearm is working on a plan to secure illegal.Archery hunting or the discharge of archery equipment is al- Payment Plan! l!ItR.ILLE ' discounted prices from man ufacturers,although he said a lowed in Clearwater Creek Preserve, Rice Lake Pa2 rk and the as yet deal is not set in stone. unnamed passive pork located on Irish Avenue. We now OfferAlthough the project's plans are due in class next Dogs are not allowed to run of large in an active park(for a full list Fall Serviceweek, Fiester hopes to con- of active and passive parks, visit ww.ci.hugo.mn.us). In all of the parks with Repairs!Mechanical tinue carrying out the plan by playgrounds or ball fields, dogs must be under the control, by leash, of the Oil '' " having the devices donated owner or designated person. Dogs are allowed off- Suspension ' by sometime this winter. leash in passive parks such as Clearwater Creek General ' ' •'' "It's good because there Preserve, Rice Lake Park, and the city's park on Irish pct ;x are more house fires in the Avenue. . winter than other times be- 99 cause of [malfunctioning] ° `. . After receiving several requests from residents to OwnedFainity &Operated furnaces,"Fiester said. Yp >°'` reserve picnic shelters in the Hugo parks, the City The other participants in lam' Sx, of Hugo will now offer shelter perm ts. Park shelters f Fiester's group are Ben Wil �' are available on a "first come,first-served" basis ex 1 NOTH �Or R-�—Y liams>Jake Thacker and Tay- D cept when a shelter permit has been obtained. For- lot orlot DuBois.All are juniors at a small fee, park shelters can be reserved, grant- Anoka High School. ing the permit holder priority. This allows residents +I www.northcountryautohody.com Nicholas Backus can beto plan events such as birthday parties and family reached at quadnews@press- } barbecues and to know that a picnic shelter will be rth Street 61 in pubs.com. ;i yr available to them, in cooperation with other park ,users.To hold an event in a city park with over 200 ,people, live or amplified music, alcohol, or that ex- 'tends beyond normal park hours, a Special Event Permit must be obtained. All park rules have beer, put in place because of I 1 I I I ( resident concerns. If you have questions about any of the park rules, visit the City's Web SATURDAY DECEMBER 4th 2010 site at www.ci.hugo. 11:00 am — 3:00 pm (bye splay in the (�ar�ery gens mn.us.Thank you to Fire trucks will be visiting Hugo neighborhoods everyone wi,a co to collect toys and non-perishable food items. KinderGar operates with and Child Development Center respects their fellow Pactival Fnnrlc KwikTrin _ park users.