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• G. COMMUNITY FACILITIES As a general definition , community facilities are land uses devoted to public and semi -public functions . Typical public uses are parks , playgrounds , schools , libraries , municipal buildings , buildings owned by various governmental units such as a post office , and land used for public purposes such as a municipal dump , water towers , sewagetreatment plants and so on . Semi -public or quasi - public uasi -publ c facilities are those used by large numbers of people , which may or may not be open to the general public . Examples are churches , cemeteries , private country clubs , parochial schools , and the like . Another distinction is that public facilities are financed and maintainedby various units and levels of government while semi - public emi -public facilities are not. The Village is presently operating from two "village" halls . Routi.fle business and regular meetings are conducted in the newer hall in central Hugo , while overload meetings are held in the old Oneka Town Hall on 170th Street. The Village Clerk maintains regular hours in the Village Hall on a restricted basis (half-days ) , otherwise the Village provides a minimal amount of administrative services . Police protection is furnished by one full -time and several part- time policemen and one patrol car . Fire protection is provided by a force of 33 volunteer firemen , who have three fire trucks and one rescue truck at their disposal . Both police and fire operation are headquartered in the Village Hal l . Future planning decisions for expanded and upgraded space for both of these functions , plus a needed library , should be made in context with an overall plan for the future growth of the business community and convenience of the sites to the residents of the Village . Other public use buildings include the public works garage adjacent to the Oneka Town Hall and the post office on Highway 61 in "down- town " Hugo . Both of these facilities will have to be enlarged and possibly relocated as projected population estimates are attained . There is a noted absence of public recreational facilities in Hugo . The Village maintains only one park and this is adjacent to the Village Hall . It functions as a playground with active- type recreational facilities such as swings , tennis court, and ball diamonds , but little to accommodate the needs of the people who would like to picnic . Efforts should be made by the Village soon to satisfy these passive- type recreational needs . Four school districts make up the public school system of Hugo (Stiliwater, Forest Lake , r1ahtomedi and White Bear Lake) . The Stillwater (834 ) and White Bear Lake (624 ) districts each have one elementaryschool located in Hugo . The Withrow School (District 834) contains six (6 ) classrooms and the Hugo School (District 624 ) accommodates thirteen ( 13 ) rooms . The former occupies approximately seven (7 ) acres and the latter is sited on nine (9 ) acres . Students in the other two school districts are bussed to their appropriate schools which are located outside the corporate limits of Hugo . Considering the moderate projected population increase and the 12