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2001 - THE YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNFTY
"2001 was a very successful year for the City of Hugo,., VISIONING City /�
Administrator Mike Ericson. "The City Council and residents alike were PROCESS
not disappointed as accomplishments were achieved with an excellent vision COMPLETED
and good communication from the Council, and a lot of hard work from
the staff." Mayor Fran Miron agrees, adding, "I think Hugo has done an
Hugo's community visioning
excellent job of bringing quality people on staff, and we're really seeing the
benefits of that now." Below is a brief look at 15 major projects and events process, also referred to as a
that took place in Hugo over the past year. Charrette process, which
began in March 2001, is now
1. Your New City Hall. Groundbreaking for the construc- complete. The final docu-
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tion of Hugo's new City Hall took place in July, and the $2.1 mens, titled "City of Hugo
million project is scheduled to be completed on time and with- 2020 Vision, a guide for
in the budget in February 2002. With a main floor of 11,600 development in Hugo over
square feet and a 1,500 square-foot basement, the City Hall also features a the next 20 years,was present-
multi-use community room, improved Council chambers, and an adminis-
ed to the Planning
tration wing for City staff offices. (See related story on your new City Hall Commission in December
on page 10). 2001 and to the City Council
at its January 22, 2002 meet-
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2. New Water Tower Under Construction. Water Tower ing.
No. 3 is being constructed immediately northwest of the
Creekview Preserve 3rd Addition, northwest of the current Michael Lamb, senior planner
' � west terminus of 159th Street North. The column portion of with the Minneapolis: archi-
tecture, engineering, and
the tower is complete, and the water tank will be completed next spring.
The City expects the new tower to be operational in the summer or fall of planning firm of Hammel,
Green, and Abrahamson, Inc.
2002.
(HGA), who managed the
3. New Vision for the City through the Charrette Process. visioning process, began the
Hugo presentation with a descrip-
' s community visioning process, also referred to as a .
Charrette process, began in March and was completed when tion of its purpose: to create a
the final document was accepted by the City Council in community-based vision for
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January 2002. The process involved extensive input HUGO 7. Development in Bald Eagle
from Hugo residents, and the visioning plan will serve Industrial Park. Two significant devel-
as a guide for development in Hugo over the next 20REVMW opments in this industrial park were:
years. (See related story on the new vision on page 1). Schweiters Properties, who developed 5
acres with 90,000 square feet of buildings; and
mwo4. New Home Construction. Northrop Development, who developed a 4-acre site
Community Development Director John with a 30,000 square-foot building. Both develop-
YM iN Rask reports that building permits were ments are classified as office/light industrial and
FMIEW issued for 142 attached and 185 detached accounted for a major part of the $7 million in build-
homes in 2001. Rask notes that home building con- ing permit value for commercial and industrial projects
tinued throughout the period of the residential build- in Hugo last year. Both Mayor Miron and Ericson
ing moratorium because a large number of subdivisions commented that these projects are important for diver-
had been approved prior to its enactment. (See related sifying the City's tax base and bringing jobs and busi-
story on lifting of the moratorium on page 6.) nesses to Hugo.
uuGO 5. New Well. Well No. 3 was complet- S. Grants of Over $478,000. These
200 1`_. ed, located just west of City Hall. Cityinclude: $305,000 from the Minnesota
VM IN Engineer Dave Mitchell notes, "This is a I a 1N Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
REVIEW major milestone for meeting the needs of to assist in the purchase of the Bernin prop-
the City's water users and will provide Hugo with a level erty, a 21-acre site located on Oneka Lake, on which
of comfort in 2002 as we move into the warmer tem- Hugo hopes to establish a park; $60,000 from thk
peratures of summer." Metropolitan Council to conduct the Charrette
process; $50,000 from the Metropolitan Council for
em 6. Win-Win Result for the Everton the design of rain gardens and landscaping for the new
20 0 f Avenue Study. Approximately 1600 City Hall site; and $10,000 from the DNR to assist
acres in the southwestern quadrant of the with land cover mapping and natural resource invento-
City, the Everton Avenue neighborhood is ry work in the City.
defined as the area located north of County Road 8
(Frenchman Road), south of 165th Street, east of muGo 1 9. Hugo Fire Department "Toys for
Elmcrest Avenue, and west of Highway 61. After five Tots" Drive. The Hugo Fire Department
meetings with residents and landowners in the neigh-g M NpjEVM and the Hugo Fireflies sponsored their
borhood, the resulting development plan was approved annual "Toys for Tots" Drive, collecting
by the City Council in May. In citing the win-win approximately 600 toys and $400 in cash donations.
result, Rask notes, "We identified appropriate locations The toys were taken to local TV station KARE 11,who
for new roads that had minimal impact on existing res- gave them to the U.S. Marines to distribute. A special
idents, and we came up with a development plan that thank you to Hometown Auto, Firstar Bank, Embers in
allowed those property owners who wish to develop to Centerville, and Nadeau's Market for providing drop-
do so, but that minimized the impact on those proper- off sites for toys.
ty owners who wish to retain their large lots."
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are planned, and he encourages those who have an
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10. Increase in ISO rating for City's cession to contact him at City Hall to be put on a mail-
Building Department. The Insurance ing list and be notified of meetings. Scheduled meet-
Services Office, Inc. (ISO), who grades municipal ings are also listed in The Hugonian.
building departments, gave Hugo a rating of 4, which
was an increase from its previous rating of 5. Insurance
companies use these ratings to set homeowner's insur- 14. GFOA Certificate Of
ance rates for City residents — higher ratings mean Achievement Award., The Certificate
lower insurance rates. "This is an especially good rating of Achievement for Excellence in
for Hugo," notes Hugo Building Official Financial Reporting was awarded in November 2001 to
John Benson. the City of Hugo by the Government Finance Officers
y Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
11. Peloquin Industrial Park for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR)
Project. This major improvement pro- for the year ending December 31, 2000. An Award of
ject was designed to provide sewer and water utilities to Financial Reporting Achievement was awarded to
the Peloquin Industrial Park, and includes the exten- Finance Director Ron Otkin as the individual primari-
j sion of sanitary sewer from the southeast corner of the ly responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR.
Creekview Preserve development, as well as the This is the eighth time Otkin has won this award. Less
improvement of the street and storm sewer system to than one percent of municipalities whose population is
meet City standards. The contractor has completed the under 10,000 have qualified to receive this award. (See
utilities and most of the street construction within the related story on page 10.)
industrial park, and the sanitary sewer to connect the
area to City sewer will be completed in the spring. The
water system within the industrial park was tested and 15. The City Council was very success-
activated this past fall, allowing for service HUG10
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t 12. Sweet Grass Meadows Ditch
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Project. A storm water pipe covered with 1. Develop the City's infrastructure and develop a
earth was used to fill in this ditch, cleaning up an aes- Capitol Improvements Program to guide the
thetically displeasing site and allowing residents to get City in major expenditures that fall outside the
back part of their back yards. This was acitizen-initi- normal operating budget.
aced project that had been approved by the former City 2. Establish parks and acquire parkland.
Council. It cost the City$26,000 and took a little over 3. Obtain awin-win solution for all involved in the
a year to be completed. Everton Avenue Study.
µ.ms 4. Establish a storm water management plan.
{ 13. Rural Preservation Workshops. 5. Complete the Charrette visioning process.
A series of workshops have been held with
6. Work to have the City Council pull together as
residents from the eastern side of Hugo to look at long- a team.
range plans for that area, as well as ways to preserve the
area's rural character. Rask says that the two meetings YEAR IN REVIEW
held so far have been very productive. More meetings Continued on Page 4
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VOLUNTEERSWork is still in progress in estab-
lishing parks and acquiring park- WANTED TO FORM HUGO
land, as the City is still in negotia- HISTORICAL SOCIETY
tions to acquire the 21-acre Bernin
property on Oneka Lake. The
storm water management plan has The possibility of forming a Hugo Historical Society is currently being
been submitted to the Rice Creek explored. One of the sites under consideration for this project is the
Watershed District,where it is cur- Hopkins Schoolhouse near County Road 4. Any Hugo residents who
rently under review and should be is interested in volunteering for this project to preserve the City's past
finalized early this year. Mayor is asked to call The Hugonian at 651-407-8657.
Miron adds, "The Council is
beginning to look at storm water
management from a regional
standpoint more than ever now. MASTER GARDENER
We're also moving forward in VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR
preparing to become the local gov-
erning unit with respect to storm NEW CITY HALL
water management and having
more local control over those The City of Hugo is looking for residents who are master gardeners to
issues." volunteer to assist with the landscaping plan for the new City Hall. At
a recent City Council meeting, Mayor Fran Miron described the City
Mayor Miron states that the other Hall site as the "crown jewel of downtown Hugo."
four goals have been achieved, and
he is also especially proud that the
In addition to the usual trees, bushes, flowers, and grasses, the land-
City was able to hold the line on scaping plan includes an innovative storm water management solution
taxes, calling it areal achievement
in light of all that's happening and that incorporates rain gardens. "The rain gardens are actually a series
all that we're doing within the of retention ponds and storm water drainage, which will handle the
City." He is also pleased that the storm water flow from the site of the new City Hall," explains Mayor
City Council has been successful Miron. "They also add a passive area around our City Hall and City
in coming together as a team. He Park and are visually appealing, so they serve a dual purpose." The City
adds, "Even with all of our diversi- obtained a$50,000 grant from the Metropolitan Council for the design
ty, Council members have come to and landscaping materials for the site.
trust one another and to work well
with one another. It was great that The landscaping plan will be very labor-intensive, so the Public Works
we were able to succeed in accom- department will need additional help with planting, maintenance, and
plishing the goals that we set at the upkeep. Interested master gardeners who would like to volunteer their
beginning of last year. I'm anxious time and talents on this project are asked to contact City Administrator
now as we go into the new year to Mike Ericson at City Hall for further information.
sit down, plan and strategize, and
set our goals for'2002."
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growth and development in central City Administrator Mike Ericson offer their input. "We really want
Hugo (the traditional downtown notes that two key development to encourage public participation,"
area and surrounding neighbor- projects have already resulted from Miron states. "People have such
hoods). He next described the the visioning process. The first is excellent ideas and look at things
process itself, in which community the new City Hall as the anchor for from different perspectives than I
participation was essential. It redevelopment of downtown or other members of the Council.
began with a series of interviews Hugo. Lamb calls this concept a That kind of diversity just adds so
with City staff, elected officials, "town center" which he describes much to the decision process."
and planning commission mem- as a "clearly identifiable center to
bers. HGA also conducted three Hugo where government is located Miron also believes that the vision-
roundtable discussions with devel- and where there are a mix of uses ing plan will play a big part in
opers and real estate professionals, and services that are convenient to Hugo's future. "It's going to be a
major landowners, and schools and everybody in town." very critical piece of information in
religious institutions, as well as two providing us with a basis for the
interactive community workshops The second project is the Everton decisions that are made in Hugo,"
with Hugo residents. Avenue neighborhood, located he adds. " I believe it's going to
northwest of downtown, north of have a big impact on how ulti-
Lamb then outlined the key aspects County Road 8, with a new ele- mately we develop."
of the plan, which are hinged on a mentary school as a key part of that
development framework that con- neighborhood's development.
siders lakes and water systems,wet- Ericson comments that it is almost
lands, agriculture, streets, and land unheard of to be able locate a
use. The final parts of the presen- school in advance and develop a
tation included a look at actual neighborhood around it. We
development patterns for neigh- have some fantastic partnerships
borhoods and the street networks emerging here that would not have
and transportation necessary for happened had we not had an
their implementation. opportunity to go through the
Charrette visioning process,"
Community Development Ericson states. "It happens once in
Director John Rask explains that a City's lifetime to be able to do
the next step is to implement this something like this."
vision. "Over the next several
years, we will be working on more All of those involved with the
detailed land use studies and plans process point to the public's
for central Hugo," he states. "The involvement as key. Mayor Fran
visioning plan provides a general or Miron was somewhat disappointed
broad framework for how we're with the number of people attend-
going to start to look at develop- ing the public workshops, but he
mens and redevelopment within and the other City staff are very
central Hugo." grateful to those who did come and
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CITY COUNCIL ENDORSES
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONCEPT PLAN
At its.January 22, 2002 meeting, the Hugo City Council City officials and developers that this site will be an asset for
strongly endorsed a concept plan for a new elementary the entire School District and feels confident that people
school in the Everton Avenue neighborhood, northwest of from throughout the district would be using the facilities
downtown Hugo. The plan,prepared by architects from the
Borman Kroos Vogel (BKV) Group was originally presented City Administrator Mike Ericson notes that the City and
at a meeting held on January 11 in the office of Ted Blaesing, School District are already forming partnerships with area
Superintendent of White Bear Lake School District Number groups, including the White Bear Lake Basketball
624, where it was heartily endorsed by all of the local and Association, White Bear Lake Athletic Association, and the
state officials present. Hugo Parks Commission, to develop this site. "We also see
the City, County, School District, and State working togeth-
Blaesing explains that while there is declining enrollment in er on this project," he comments.
the southern part of the School District, there is a significant
enrollment growth in the Hugo area, particularly among ele- Blaesing is impressed with the advance planning that has
mentary school age children, creating the need for this new been done by City of Hugo officials and by developers Len
school. "The concept of where the school would be located Pratt and Jim Peterson, calling it "incredible" and adding, "I
seems to me to be right on target," he says. can't say enough positive things about working with them.
It's been a delight working on this project, and I hope it
In addition to a K-6 elementary school which would be built comes to fruition." Further meetings on the plan are sched-
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by 2005 and serve 750 students, the plan also includes a fit- uled, and it will ultimately have to be voted on in a referen-
ness center, gymnasium, ball fields, play fields, soccer fields, dum in the School District.
a senior center, and a county library. Blaesing agrees with
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RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
MORATORIUM LIFTED
The residential housing moratorium, in effect in Hugo idential development to begin again, since the City has
since August 1999, has been lifted as of February 19, been successful in addressing the reasons the moratori-
2002. Property owners will once again be able to sub- um was enacted. Rask also notes that building has
divide and develop their property. actually continued throughout the period of the mora-
um because a large number of subdivisions had
Community Development Director John Rask idemi- beenapp, owed prior to its enactment. "The moratori-
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fied four reasons for enacting the moratorium. (1) rcum didn't s op building," he explains, "it just stopped
complete improvements to the City's water syW rn (?) the subdivision and development of new land." Also,
to update the City's zoning ordinance and,development the moratorium hada'en lifted in a small area where
regulations; (3) to hire additional City staff to better �`-the water supply. as equate, in order to pace devel-
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regulate and manage growth in the conimuniry and to opmcnr.
meet the increased demand for Cit)?services; aii(] (4) to
construct a new City Hall to house the »ew staff and to Rask expQSts a great deal of subdivision requests
provide meeting space and facilities for providing City in 200 2. "1n terms of building, we don't anticipate
services. u�9 there will be a lot�'of new construction until 2003," he
states, "because it usuay takes about a year after subdi-
While state law requires that the moratorium cannot vision approval to get infrastructure improvements
exceed 2-112 years and would therefore have to be lift- completed."
ed at this time, Rask notes that the City is ready for res-
CITY LOOKING TO ACQUIRE
LAND FOR PARKS
The City of Hugo would like to acquire land for neighborhood parks, active recreational areas, and open spaces.
"We are primarily interested in land located in the central portion of the City," explains Community
Development Director John Rask, "but we wouldn't rule out any parcel of 20 to 100 acres suitable for active
recreation purposes." Funds for purchasing this land would come from the City's park dedication fund, which
is obtained from new development in the City. A $1,350 fee is collected and deposited into this fund when
new residential lots are created.
Anyone who is interested in selling land to the City of Hugo is asked to contact City Administrator Mike
Ericson at City Hall or Parks Commission member Pete Pedersen at 651-426-4126.
From Our New Fire Chief
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the residents of Hugo. I
have resided in Hugo all my life where I grew up on Fondant Avenue at 140th Street.
My wife Gina and I have been married for 20 years. We have two sons, Jim Jr., 18,
Mike, 17, and a daughter Nicole, 13.
After I graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1976, I went on to work at
Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis as a cardiac monitor technician. In
1980, I attended 916 Vo-Tech, and received the training to become a paramedic. Upon
completion of the paramedic program, I worked in Minneapolis full-time as a medic
for one year, and then went on to a career as a full-time fire fighter at the Twin Cities
Army Ammunition plant. Thirteen years later,when the Army closed the plant, I went
back to college and became a registered nurse. My first job as an RN was to set up a
transitional care unit in Maplewood as a nurse manager. Three years later I signed on
at Region's Hospital in St. Paul as a critical care nurse on the coronary care unit, where
I have been for the past three years.
In 1977, I joined the Hugo Fire Department as a Firefighter/EMT. I have held sever-
al positions since that time. In 1978 I became Rescue Lieutenant, and in 1980 I moved
up to the Rescue Captain position. In 1985 1 was appointed 2nd Assistant Chief, and
in 1990 1 was appointed 1 st Assistant Chief, a position I held until December, 2001
when the City Council named me Hugo's new Fire Chief.
My major goals as Fire Chief are: first, to make sure all fire fighters arrive, perform their
duties, and return home safely from all calls; second, to have minimal damage to prop-
erty,with no injuries or loss of life; and third, to see the Fire Department grow in mem-
bership. We currently have 24 members of a possible 33. Anyone living within two
miles of the Hugo Fire Station who would like more information about becoming a
member of the Fire Department can contact me at 651-429-6366.
In closing, I would like to thank the Hugo City Council and staff for the opportunity
to serve as Hugo's Fire Chief. I also wish to express my appreciation to the members
of the Hugo Fire Department and the residents of Hugo for their support.
Sincerely, ,
Jim Compton
Fire Chief
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CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES
GOF 140THPENINRE-0 NORTH
The Hugo City Council has determine how much the road added to the entire road to
announced the re-opening of needed to be raised. improve the surface. In addition,
140th Street North along Lake over 80 signs were installed,
Raisted. Closed since the early to Following a series of neighborhood including "No Boat Launching,"
mid 1990s when it was flooded, meetings with residents in that "No Parking," and markers to
this approximately 1.7 mile stretch area, a decision was made by the clearly identify the shoulder of the
of gravel road has undergone a City Council to re-open the road road. Following the recommenda-
series of improvements and is now primarily because of public safety tion of a speed study performed by
open to through traffic. concerns. Since Hugo has so few the Minnesota Department of
east-west roads, the Council deter- Transportation, 35 mph speed
Public Works Director Chris mined that it was important to limit signs have been added as well.
Petree explains that about a year have 140th Street North opened to
ago the Browns Creek Watershed improve response times for the
District installed pipes that low- Hugo Fire Department and the
ered the lake to a normal level. Washington County Sheriff's
"Before that, we didn't know what Department.
the levels could be because there
was little or no outlet for all the Over 5,000 tons of material were
lakes in this area," Petree noted. hauled in to raise a stretch of
Once these levels were known, the approximately 2,000 feet, and then
Public Works Department could four inches of fresh gravel was
REMEMBER TO RECYCLE!
GET
Plastic bottles collected for recycling are made into things such as hats,
INVOLVED
scarves, andlastic lumber used for decks. Tin cans are recycled into N YOUR
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steel products such as sign posts, car parts, and rebar used in construc- CITY
tion. It takes only about 90 days for an aluminum can to be recycled
and back on the store shelf as a new can. The City of Hugo is looking
for residents who might be
In Hugo, items for recycling are collected curbside as part of your week- interested in serving on the
ly trash collection. A recycling container is available from your garbage
City's Parks Commission or
hauler or by calling City Hall at 651-429-6676. Those items which can Planning Commission.
be recycled include newspapers, aluminum beverage cans, tin cans, lass
. Please call City Hall at 651-
jars and bottles, corrugated cardboard, glossy magazines, junk mail, 429-6676 for more informa-
boxboard (such as cereal boxes), #1 and #2 plastic bottles, and car and tion and an application.
tractor batteries.
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CITY HALL
FINANCE DIRECTOR
CONSTRUCTION
RECEIVES GFOA
COMPLETED AWARD
Hugo's new City Hall is scheduled to be complet- The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in
ed by the end of February 2002. City Financial Reporting was awarded in November 2001 to
Administrator Mike Ericson notes that the project the City of Hugo by the Government Finance Officers
has proceeded smoothly and is on time and within Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
the proposed budget. for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR)
for the year ending December 31, 2000. An Award of
"I think Hugo residents will be pleased with what Financial Reporting Achievement was awarded to
they see," Ericson states. "The community room Finance Director Ron Otkin as the individual primari-
in the new City Hall is something the Council is ly responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR.
especially excited about. It will provide clubs, This is the eighth time Otkin has won this award.
groups, and organizations with the opportunity to
gather together," bringing about what he calls a The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serv-
"community connectedness" for Hugo. ing approximately 14,000 government finance profes-
sionals. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest
Mayor Fran Miron is especially pleased with the form of recognition in the area of governmental
location. "It's an enhancement to our downtown
accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment
area. It's going to be the impetus for some won-
derful downtown redevelopment in years to represents a significant accomplishment by a govern-
come." He adds, "I think it was just a wonderful ment and its management.
process, and the owners of those properties we
needed to acquire in order to build the City Hall There are 32,000 municipalities nationwide whose
population is under 10,000, and of those, only 259, or
have been gracious to work with in enabling the
City to utilize their property to build the City less than one percent, have qualified this past year to
Hall." receive this award. In presenting the GFOA plaque to
Otkin at the January 7, 2002 City Council meeting,
An open house for the new City Hall is planned for Mayor Fran Miron stated, "We [the Council] receive
March, and a final grand opening celebration will very detailed financial reports, and the budget process
take place in the fall. goes extremely well each year. Ron does a super job,
and we appreciate having Ron here." City
Administrator Mike Ericson adds, "We are very pleased
to have Ron as a member of the City Hall
team. His 14 years of work for the City j
of Hugo have been well recognized
by the Council and staff, and now the
Remember when the City Hall was just a drawing? entire Hugo community can appreci-
ate his excellence in city finances."
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CITY PROJECT UPDATE
From City Engineer Dave Mitchell Meet Jodle
Production Wells. Well No. 3 is substantially complete and the City has
Guareschl
pumped some water into the distribution system from this well. The high Billing Clerk/Receptionist
flow of water production from this well has caused scouring of some of the
older and smaller water mains in the downtown area, which results in dis-
coloredwater. This discoloring is not harmful, but may cause staining of December 2001 to work in
clothes. The City staff is working to minimize the effect of this scouring the City's Finance
and discoloring. Department as a Billing
Clerk/Receptionist, having
Drilling of Well No. 4 will begin in the next few weeks by the same con- previously done billing work
tractor that drilled Well No. 3 last year. The site of the new well will be at City Hall as a volunteer.
southwest of the post office just north of Flay Avenue. Well No. 4 will pro-
She is originally from
vide backup to the City's current system and provide service to the antici-
pated development expected next summer and fall. Construction of the Australia,where she worked as
pump house will be done next summer, and the well will be providing water an executive assistant.
to the City's system next fall.
Her husband's job as an engi-
Water Tower. A new water tower is being constructed immediately neer for Tetra Pak, a world-
northwest of the Creekview Preserve 3rd Addition, northwest of the current wide manufacturer of milk
west terminus of 159th Street North. The contractor has completed the col- cartons, brought them to the
umn portion of the tower. The water tank will be completed next spring.
The City expects the new tower to be operational in the summer or fall of United States two years ago.
They moved to Hugo about a
2002.
year ago.
Peloquin Industrial Park. This project will provide sewer and water
utilities to the Peloquin Industrial Park area and will include the extension While waiting to be able to
of sanitary sewer from the southeast corner of the Creekview Preserve devel- work in this country, Jodie
opment. The contractor has completed the utilities and most of the street studied for her EMT certifi-
construction within the industrial park, but was unable to complete the san- cate, which she recently
itary sewer to connect the area to City sewer. This will be completed next
spring. The water system within the industrial park was tested and activat- earned. She has become a fire
ed this fall allowing for service and fire protection. fighter for the City of.Hugo,
which she calls "a realization
County Road S. The first informational meeting for this project was held of a lifelong goal."
on January 15, 2002. The meeting was well attended, and many issues were
identified for further study. TKDA, the County's consultant on the project, Jodie says that she is extreme-
expects to study issues and concerns over the next few months and will be ly happy being a part of the
prepared to hold another public informational meeting in April. Hugo community. Jodie, her
Alternatives for the realignment of County Road 8 and their impacts will be
presented at this meeting, and public comment will be solicited. husband Roland, and their
dog, named Montgomery J.
Washington County is managing this project, but the City of Hugo will be Bad Dog, are enjoying the
a major participant in the planning and funding of the reconstruction of snow, which they rarely saw
County Road 8,which will be the gateway to the community from the west. in Australia, and recently tried
Your input is very valuable as this process moves through the next few ice skating for the first time.
months. Watch for future announcements regarding this project either in
the mail or in the newspaper.
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Public Works Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Smith
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Building Official . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Benson
City Clerk/Treasurer . . . . .Mary Ann Creager Monday—Friday except holidays
Finance Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Orkin 651-429-6676
Billing/Receptionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jodi Guareschi
City Hall FAX Number
Fire Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Compton
651-426-2859
City Council Washington County .
Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fran Miron 651-429-5961 Sheriffs Department
Ward 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Becky Petryk 651-426-4722 (Police non-emergency)
Ward 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frank Puleo 651-653-3736 651-439-9381
Ward 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chuck Haas 651-439-4475
Council at Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Granger 651-426-8171 Fire Hall
(Non-emergency)
Monthly Meeting Schedule 651-429-6366
City Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st and 3rd Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Fire & Police Emergency
Planning Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st and 3rd Thursday at 7:00 p.m. 911
Parks Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2nd Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
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