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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Highway 61 Visioning Study <br />Planning Commission and EDA Work Session <br />August 24, 2023 <br />7:30-9:30 p.m. – following Planning Commission Regular Meeting <br />Hugo City Hall, Oneka Room <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Attendees <br />Washington County: Commissioner Fran Miron, Madeline Dahlheimer <br />City of Hugo: Rachel Juba, Max Gort, Bryan Bear <br />Bolton and Menk: Beth Engum <br />Planning Commission/Economic Development Authority: 11 members <br />Work Session Desired Outcome <br />Gather feedback from the Hugo Planning Commission and Economic Development Authority (EDA) on the <br />desired future vision for the Highway 61 corridor through the City. Project staff will share a study overview <br />and update with the group and lead a discussion about specific elements and overall vision for corridor. <br />Agenda <br />1. Study Overview <br />2. Background <br />3. Where We’ve Been – stakeholder engagement, data collection, and traffic analysis <br />4. Exploring a Vision for Highway 61 – imagery review and breakout discussions <br />a) What is the role of Highway 61 in the downtown segment? Is 61 the Main Street of downtown <br />or a road that gets people to downtown? What about north and south of downtown? <br />b) From the image examples, are there any examples/elements that support the desired vision for <br />downtown? That do not support the desired vision for the corridor? Are there other <br />communities/corridors you’ve visited that you feel could be a good precedent for Hugo? <br />5. Where are We Going? - Next Steps <br /> <br />Action Items Ahead of the Meeting <br />1) Drive the Highway 61 Corridor in Hugo – Observe different elements and characteristics along the road <br />and how that makes the area feel/function; are there certain areas that you like? What are the <br />characteristics in that location? are there elements in place or missing that you feel would support the <br />desired vision for this area in Hugo? <br />2) Explore other similar corridors (physical or virtual tour – list is hyperlinked to Google Streetview) <br />a) TH 61, White Bear Lake <br />b) TH 61, Forest Lake <br />c) CH 21, Prior Lake