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City Budget At their August budget workshop, the City Council reviewed a proposed budget that provides for additional law enforcement services and continues to fund Hugo Fire neighborhood street improvement projects, while keeping the urban tax rate the Department's same. The budget document contains funding for adding a deputy to the police For your conven- contract with the Washington County Sheriff's department. It also includes ience, a utility bill funds for improving the roadways that received the poorest ratings in a recently drop box is located completed pavement management study. at Hugo City Hall. with the rest of the trail with a bituminous surface for biking or roller blading, as The secure box is At their September 15th meeting, the City Council will consider adopting a pre- available 24/7. liminary tax levy that funds these programs without the need to increase the have happy City's tax rate. The Finance Department will formally present the budget at a holidays! public hearing to be held December 1st at 7:OOpm at City Hall. The public is invited to speak at this hearing before the final budget and tax levy are adopted. Street Improvement Projects La9 (@ IF As a part of the City of Hugo street reconstruction program, 165th Street and Ingersoll Av- enue were improved this summer. A mill and overlay was conducted on the deterio- rated roadways to improve the surface. The gravel shoulders and adjacent ditch network were also improved. Hardwood Creek Regional Trail One of Hugo's most utilized trails is about to get some much needed improve- Hugo Fire ments. Washington County, in partnership with the City of Hugo, will be Department's re -surfacing the existing Hardwood Creek Regional Trail from the trailhead near Toy Drive City Hall to the northern County border in Forest Lake. The trail will also be will be 11:OOam extended from 140th to 145th Street along what was formerly a rail line for the to 3:OOpm on Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. The new segment will be built consistent December 6. with the rest of the trail with a bituminous surface for biking or roller blading, as Help the kids in well as an adjacent turf trail suitable for equestrian uses and snowmobiles. our community These projects are a part of the Hardwood Creek Trail Master Plan for which have happy public feedback was received in the winter of 2013. The two projects are funded holidays! through the Land and Water Legacy Fund (a state sales tax) and federal grants. Construction is to start this summer and be completed in the fall of 2014.