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Park shelters may <br />be used on a "first <br />come, first served" <br />basis except with a <br />permit. <br />Starting this May, <br />you may now buy a <br />permit for $5, <br />granting you prior- <br />ity use of a park <br />shelter. <br />To reserve a park <br />shelter or commu- <br />nity room, contact <br />City Hall at 651- <br />762-6300. Contact <br />the Lions Club to <br />reserve the shelter <br />or building in Lions <br />Park. <br />Washington <br />County's Library <br />Express is located <br />at Hugo City Hall <br />and is available <br />24/7. <br />To check out a <br />book, go to <br />www.co. <br />washington.mn.us/ <br />Cost -Share Grants Available <br />RICE CREEK <br />WATERSHED <br />DISTRICT <br />L'7 v�Ld-glwPi <br />There are cost -share dollars available to <br />help residents install "best management <br />practices" (BMPs) that help reduce storm - <br />water runoff and control shoreline erosion. <br />To find out if you live within the RCWD <br />boundaries, contact the RCWD office or <br />visit RiceCreek.org to use the interactive <br />district map. The RCWD's grant program <br />is administered by the Anoka, Ramsey, and <br />Washington Conservation Districts. Grants <br />are for 50% of the project cost up to <br />$5,000. <br />Since the Environmental Protection <br />Agency identifies stormwater runoff as the <br />number one cause of water pollution, re- <br />ducing stormwater runoff by encouraging <br />infiltration is key to keeping our lakes and <br />rivers clean. Typical BMPs include: rain - <br />gardens, stabilizing shorelines with native <br />plants, restoring wetlands, controlling ero- <br />sion or soaking in stormwater runoff with <br />pervious or porous pavers. To find out <br />more about BMPs to solve the runoff or <br />erosion problem on your property, you can <br />find more information in the Minnesota <br />Stormwater Manual found online at http:// <br />www.eorinc.com/resourceslinks.php. <br />Learn more about plantings that are easy, <br />economical, save water, control erosion, <br />and soak up excess stormwater, by visiting <br />the Rice Creek Watershed District's multi- <br />ple award-winning outreach program, Blue <br />Thumb -Planting for Clean Water, at <br />B1ueThumb.org. On this site, you can find <br />how-to videos, planting blueprints, a plant <br />selector tool, retailers, landscapers, grant <br />information for the entire metro area, <br />workshops and more. <br />You can arrange a site visit to have a pro- <br />fessional review your property to discuss <br />BMP options by calling Pete Young at 651 <br />Home Construction Projects <br />Spring is in the air! Many Hugo homeown- <br />ers will be submitting permit applications <br />and plans for construction projects to en- <br />hance their home and property and/or im- <br />prove the value. Many of these projects <br />will require excavation. <br />Please be safe. Prior to starting the con- <br />struction project it is the homeowner's re- <br />sponsibility to contact Gopher State One <br />Call by calling (800) 252-1166 or 651- 454 <br />-0002 to submit information about your <br />project. Gopher State One Call will inform <br />the underground facility operators of pro - <br />ject and mark the location of the under- <br />ground utilities. You may contact Gopher <br />State One Call not less than two days or up <br />to fourteen calendar days prior to com- <br />mencing excavation. Gopher State One <br />Call's services are free to everyone. <br />If you have any questions about the permit- <br />ting process please contact the City of <br />Hugo at 651-762-6300. You may also <br />obtain information pertaining to the per- <br />mitting process at the City of Hugo website <br />www.ci.hugo.mn.us <br />