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Park and Recreation Opportunities / Issues HHM Land Hugo, Minnesota General Overview • HHM land included in area planned for Community Park#2. • Available land area is large enough for large athletic complex. • Land is located in close proximity to existing and possible future center of Hugo. • Land close to existing park,trails and greenway corridor. • Natural amenities on site to add interest,variety and character. • Unsuitable soils exist on site. • Floodplain may impact park development. Opportunities • Athletic complex can serve as neighborhood park for development in the area. • A large athletic complex is in high demand-land is available. • Combinaton of well field and athletic complex is opportunity to share land and costs. • Can build park with lighted fields etc.before residential development occurs. • Natural amenities like wetlands are present and would add variety and character to park. • Potential to add to trail system and greenway corridor already established. • Potential to create large open space complex connected to the center of Hugo. Issues • Soils are not suitable for park development. It is feasible to correct soils. • It is difficult to maintain quality turf in flooding conditions. • Floodplain alteration and mitigation will need to be accomplished or • Turf will need to be restored after periodic flooding events. • Cost benefit of mitigating floodplain vs. cost of periodically reestablishing turf must be determined. • Cost of land.