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Ensure Infrastructure is Provided to Meet Business Needs It is important for the City to implement the improvements identified on the City's infrastructure plans illustrated in Chapters 8, 9, 10 and 11 of this document. The important transportation connections and sewer and water improvements that are necessary to accommodate existing and future businesses have been taken into account and are shown in this comprehensive plan. The BNSF rail line serving the Bald Eagle Industrial Park is an important transportation element for existing businesses located there. The rail line should be maintained as long as the businesses rely on it. The City should encourage the eventual conversion of the rail line along TH 61 to a transit corridor that may accommodate both freight and passengers. Provisions for transit will provide businesses with expanded access to the area's workforce. Higher intensity mixed use development and retail development should be encouraged along the transit corridor. The City will cooperate with the Rush Line Corridor Task Force to implement recommended improvements along the corridor. The transportation plan illustrates a future interchange at County Road 4 and 1-35E. The interchange is also identified on MnDOT's Inter -Regional Corridor Plan for 1-35. The timing of the construction of this interchange is critical in implementing the plans for business development in northern Hugo. The City should continue to lobby for the accelerated construction of the interchange though the 1-35 W/E Coalition. The City will locate new commercial businesses where municipal utilities are available. Urban services will be made available to the areas guided for business development in accordance with the City's sewer and water plans. The City will strive to ensure that telecommunications needs are met for new or existing businesses. The City will evaluate how fiber optic lines or other telecommunication technology can be extended and used in areas where businesses are located or plan to locate. HUGO 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS 107