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The transportation plan illustrates a future interchange at County Road 4 and I - <br />35E. The interchange is also identified on MnDOT's Inter -Regional Corridor Plan <br />for 1-35. The timing of the construction of this interchange is critical in <br />implementing the plans for business development in northern Hugo. The City <br />should continue to lobby for the accelerated construction of the interchange <br />though the 1-35 WIE Coalition. <br />The City will locate new commercial businesses where municipal utilities are <br />available. Urban services will be made available to the areas guided for <br />business development in accordance with the City's sewer and water plans. <br />The City will strive to ensure that telecommunications needs are met for new or <br />existing businesses. The City will evaluate how fiber optic lines or other <br />telecommunication technology can be extended and used in areas where <br />businesses are located or plan to locate. <br />Downtown Redevelopment <br />The City has adopted a redevelopment plan for downtown Hugo (Chapter 4). <br />The downtown plan strives to maintain the City's business core in downtown with <br />a traditional downtown urban format. For this to become possible, <br />redevelopment of structures in the downtown area must occur. The City has <br />purchased a number of properties in downtown along the east side of Highway <br />fit . As additional properties become available by willing sellers in this area, the <br />City will pursue purchases of those properties. The existing structures will be <br />removed, and the properties will be redeveloped by the City as retail and office <br />space. Multiple other property owners in the downtown area have expressed <br />interest in redeveloping their properties in a manner consistent with the <br />downtown plan. In order to facilitate that development, the City has approved a <br />Tax Increment Financing District to help ensure that development is feasible in <br />the downtown area. <br />Gateways <br />The new development along County Road 8 has established a quality <br />atmosphere at the major western entrance to the City. The attractive <br />development there helps create a good first impression and serves to define the <br />image of City. The City will expend extra effort to establish gateways that exude <br />a similar image of quality at all major entrances to the City, including the northern <br />and southern limits of Highway 61, and the western limit of County Road 4. <br />Promote Quality among New Businesses <br />The City will establish and implement development standards for new business <br />development, including architectural guidelines for retail development, standards <br />requiring quality building materials, and guidance for the preparation of site plans <br />Chapter 6 6-6 <br />Economic Development Plan °- <br />