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water resources and this property allows for that." <br />However, the Parks, Trails, and Open Space Plan that was mentioned (available <br />here: htWs://www.co.washington.mn.us/DocumentCenterNiew/18623/Parks-Trails-and- <br />Onen-SSpace) is 72 pages long and it makes reference to "Access" only 22 times. Not once <br />does the Parks, Trails, and Open Space Plan reference a comment from a resident, much less a <br />resident from the city of Hugo. The Plan that Ms. Denaway cites to provides no support for <br />the assertion that residents are "interested in better access to Hugo's water resources." <br />Moreover, the City of Hugo 2040 Comprehensive Plan (available <br />here:https://www.ci.hugo.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7BBED5C6AO-2687-460E-9C61- <br />6B7CCADA2CBA%7D/uploads/2019-02-28 Hugo _2040_Comprehensive _Plan _Update.pME <br />discusses park use and future plans, and bases the discussion on a 2016 survey conducted by <br />theMetropolitan Council. The Met Council authors surveyed 5,459 people, with only 389 <br />people from Washington County (not Hugo, just Washington Count). <br />The relevant key findings are listed on page 113, and include: <br />1. Hiking, walking and biking are the most popular activities. They <br />are also the most commonly mentioned primary reason for <br />visiting a regional park or trail. <br />The City of Hugo 2040 Comprehensive Plan interprets the information by stating, quoting: <br />"Washington Count survey data (Figure 6-1) shows that in addition <br />to hiking, bicycling and jogging, water activities such as swimming <br />and fishing are just as popular." <br />City of Hugo 2040 Comprehensive Plan, March 04, 2019, p. 113. <br />Pdrnary Reason for Visit io Parks in <br />WashingtDn County <br />Sp*" wws <br />sm�,byv <br />OHw*fth txld saoiarq <br />rMMM9 <br />adva—�d <br />f-rhirQ <br />Svammng <br />rtttrr <br />t <br />ioggfrj rumY�g � <br />do not agree that the Xl'et CAncil'%rve7dat upp6?t th onclusion that "water activities <br />Bch as swimming and fis1MTa?iVas"pBM" as hiking and bicycling. Fig. 6.1 seems to <br />indicate that 20% of Washington Count" es nTs-Mira p� rrto bicycle and about 13% visit a <br />park to swim. However, even if the statement is true, note that the data show about 13% of <br />Washington Count respondents surveyed visit a park to swim. 13% of the 389 Washington <br />Count respondents is 51 people FROM THE COUNTY. In contrast, 38 tax -paying residents <br />of HUGO made the time to attend the meeting on September 18, 2019 to soundly disapprove <br />