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page The following is a list of specific community facilities: 1. Civic Center - This facility, would be an enlargement of the present Village Hall and would house the Village offices and council chambers, community meeting room, a small library, and a police facility. The need for this center would not be realized until close to 1990. 2. Fire Station - The central facility is now adequate and should re- main so in the near future, but during the late 1980' s it should be enlarged to take over the existing Village Hall facilities . 3. Postal Facilities - The present post office in Hugo is considered ample enough to serve the needs of the Village to the year 1990. 4. Schools - Assuming the limited population increase, no new schools will be needed before 1990. The two existing elementary schools have considerable acreage for expansion purposes. 5 . Park and Recreation Facilities - Recreational activities are gener- ally divided into two types - active and passive . Active would in- clude activities as hiking, fishing, baseball, tennis, and the like . Passive would include picnicking, resting in shaded areas, bird watching, and so on. Facilities for active and passive recreation should be available to the public on three levels: A. Neighborhood - Serving an area of about one square mile bounded by major streets . The present park adjacent to the Village Hall should be sufficient to serve the residents west of Highway # 61 and the playground at the Hugo Elementary School should fulfill the active needs of the residents east of the highway. Other future neighbor- hood park needs can be fulfilled in the developing residential areas through the dedication of land for park purposes required by the subdivision ordinance. B. Community - Major facilities designed for the residents of the whole village.Two such parks are proposed for Hugo. One to be on the east shore of Egg Lake and the other on the north shore of Sunset Lake. C. Regional - Major facilities intended for use by the residents of several communities, such as city parks, county parks, state parks, game preserves, public forests, and other large facilities . The Oneka Lake area has been pinpointed by the Metropolitan Council as a prime area for a regional type park of approximately 1,000 acres. Hardwood Creek is another potential park and open space area. In summary, properly placed community facilities can greatly enhance the beauty of the Village of Hugo. Mayor Carlson then opened the hearing to the public, asking for their comments and questions which are listed below. Perry Copeland - Where will sewer area be? Mayor Carlson answered by saying a HUD Grant in the amount of $357,000.00 had been given to Hugo for sewer in the old village area, and Howard Kuusisto had maps showing the precise area if Mr. Copeland cared to look at them. Dave Nordeen - We in Oakshore Park have parkland set aside for the resi- dents use only. Are we to donate park land to the public also? Jim Leroux, who had been the Clerk for Oneka Township at the time that Oakshore Park