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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 January Newsletter �. City Hall Newslettter --- - ----------------- ....... . City of City of Hugo, 5524 Upper 146th Street North, Hugo, MN 55038 . 429-6676 New Water Tower and Well At a cost of just under$1.4 million dol- in neighborhoods abutting County Rd.8A. lars, construction of the City s new water 2.The ability to provide water service to tower and well have been completed. With existing homes in the Bald Eagle Lake area 500,000 gallons of water storage capacity, and businesses in the Bald Eagle Industrial and the ability to pump 600 gallons per Park. minute, these water system improvements 3.Increased system reliability through multi- should handle the City's expected growth for ple sources of water storage. ; the foreseeable future. The project included 4.More responsive system maintenance by construction of the new water tower, well, allowing wells and towers to be isolated G and watermain to connect existing facilities with limited disruption of service. with the new improvements for an integrat- 5.Provide capacity to serve new growth in ed water system. It is expected that fees the community. charged to new homes and businesses con- During 1994, the water main on $" necting to the system will pay for the County Rd. 8A, between Highway 61 and -improvement in ten years. Benefits from the Goodview Ave., will be expanded in con- )rovements are: junction with the County's reconstruction of 1.Increased water pressure for fire protection the roadway as the final phase of this project. Egg Lake Road Construction County Rd. 8A, between Highway 61 and Goodview Ave., reconstruction are currently being prepared, and will be the will be reconstructed in 1994 by the Washington County subject of a public hearing in January. Tentative design fea- Public Works Dept. The road design has been the subject of tures include two, 12 foot driving lanes,a six foot safety shoul- two public meetings between residents along 8A,Washington der on the north side of the road,parking on the south side of County, and the City of Hugo. Preliminary plans for the the road,and construction of a parallel bike trail. MR Emm MWr oma.sanm AW 4 ©G,i�Uf�C� a nlC o 1[ i PQG OW.LMIE 7R? L (SWM CURB a CSU MR-=- CIRAM-1 Sam Volunteer Firefighters Needed See inside for the The Hugo Volunteer Fire Department is seeking members to provide fire lighting,emergency medical response,and other safety services to the commu- nity. Good physical health, a desire to serve the community, and the ability to results ' 1993 provide quick response to emergencies are necessities. Priority is being given to individuals who are available during the day and/or have medical training. Citizens Surve Applications may be obtained at the Hugo City Hall from 8:30AM to 3:OOPM, Monday through Friday. November 1993 Citizen Survey Results The survey was conducted as part of the City's review the households in the community. This is an exception,- of its comprehensive plan to determine public concerns and response rate, and indicates a high level of public interes opiniAon i%Ay*issues facing the City. The questions in the future of the community. were generated by citizen committees researching policy Listed below is a general recapitulation of the options as part of the planning process. The survey was responses received. administered by Research Quick, a professional survey Copies of the survey results are available for review, firm. or may be purchased for the cost of reproduction, at the 1,096 surveys were returned representing over 60%of Hugo City Hall during normal business hours. likely use if located in Hugo were a grocery store, discount store, drug store, and restaurants (dine in and take out). People responding to the survey have lived in the com- 53.1% of the respondents stated that small stores and service munity from under six months to 79 years, with the average businesses should be limited to industrial zones in the City. length of residence being 14 years. 33.1% indicated that they should be premitted to operate in The median point for residency, that is the point where residential areas. half of the people have lived in the community longer and the other half for a shorter period of time, is 8 years. The ages of people filling out the survey range from 8 to 92,with an aver- age age of 44.2 years. 85% are married, with an almost equal ENVIRONMENT split between men and women. Approximately 18% of the respondents were business owners in the community, with roughly half of these being The results of the survey indicate that residents of Hugo share involved in agriculture. a high level of concern for environmental issues. 69% of respondents favored licensing lawn service companies banning phosphorous fertilizers, unless a need for them is How large is the lot upon which your documented by a soil test. 82.8% believe the City should pro- dwelling is located? hibit the disposal of yard waste in lakes, wetlands, and drainage ways with a provision of municipal compost site. 1 TO 5 ACRES(n1%) 55.7% felt there should be regular inspections and mainte- nance of septic systems. LMS THAN IACRE(30.4%) Which of the environmental issues you NO ANSWER(L5%) have labeled "very important" is the most important to you? 11 TO 2D ACRES[1.6%) WOODED AREAS(13.5%) P" WEU,WATER(24.6%) GREATER THAN 20 ACRES(10.4%) WETt.ANDS(IL9%) 7 6 TO 10 ACRES(1&0%) a AIR OUAIJrY(5.0%) DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRESE(11.596) NOISE LEYEIS(7.296) 68.1%of the people completing the survey indicated that DRAINAGE SYSTEMS(10.8%) NO ANSWER(7.7%) City zoning codes should favor housing located on large lots, LAS AND STREA?&(7•&*) with 15.5% favoring more dense housing to preserve land for agriculture and recreation. 78.4%of respondents felt it important to encourage moreCITY NAME businesses to relocate within Hugo to increase the City's tax base, and 69.6% felt the City should take an active role in pro- 64.1%of respondents preferred keeping the City's name as moting such business development. Hugo.22.5%favored changing Hugo's name to Oneka. Specific business residents indicated they would most 11 flmm UN t4 zl­I JiLvi E SWZEET AND ROADS This survey shows a very low usage rate for existing recre- Responding to a question on whether the City should ati_onal facilities,but over 70%of those responding felt access pave all City streets in the community, 13.7%felt that such an creational facilities was important. action would be very important,31.1%felt it would be some- what important,and 54.3%felt that paving all the City's roads was not at all important. 48%of the respondents felt that upgrading the appear- Overall, are you more likely to use an ance of State Highway 61 and County Rd.8,with the addition expanded trail system or an of curb,gutter,and street lights,was at least somewhat impor- exp anded park system? tant.51.4%felt it was not at all important. TRAIL SYSTEM(34.1%) 50.4%of the respondents felt that the speed limits on the roads on which they lived was just right,with 35.9%feeling it was too fast.55.1%felt the speed limits were enforced well, PARKSYsrEM(17.0%) and 39.6%felt the speed limits were poorly enforced. 22.1%were very satisfied with the overall condition of the roads within Hugo,57.3%were somewhat satisfied,and NO ANSWER(L5%) 19.5%were not at all satisfied. EACH ABOUTTHE SAME(19.7%) RAILROAD • I , . F WAY USE NErnfER(27.796) 29.9%favored converting the railroad right-of-way on Would you prefer more, smaller parks the west side of Highway 61 into a bike trail. Interest was also shown for use of the property as a snowmobile or walking throwtetter developed parks?hout the city or fewer, larger, trail.21.2%favored keeping the land available for future use of light transit rail. MORE,SMALLER ER PARKS(36.6%) CITY CLEAN Over 79%of those completing the survey indicated they NO ANSR'F.R(3.296) would favor,and probably use,a city-wide cleanup day where facilities were Y�appli- ances, provided to dispose of old machiner li- p P PP ances,tires,and other junk not normally taken by local trash haulers.Another 13.7%indicated they would favor such an FEWFAL LARGER PARKS(4a7%) MASES NO DIbFERENCE(19.5%) effort,but would probably not use it. 64.1%indicated they would participate and support City beautification efforts,by assisting the City in picking up trash CITY SERVICES along highways,streets,and in City parks. Another 23.4% would support the project,but would not assist. Generally,the survey indicated public satisfaction with the services being provided by the City. 58%were very satisfied with snow removal from City Would you support and help the city streets.26.6%were somewhat satisfied,and 4.8%were not at conduct a city-wide cleanup once all satisfied. Of those having an opinion,high levels of satisfaction or twice a year? were indicated for emergency services from the police and fire WOULD SUPPORT AND MY(641%> departments. Regarding the City s storm drainage,45.4%had no com- ment,13.1%were very satisfied,18.5%were somewhat satis- fied,and 17.4%were not at all satisfied. 43%of the people returning the survey stated they use NO ANSWER(1.2%) municipal water and/or sewer service.Of these,58.6%were •y satisfied with the service they were receiving from the NO OPirnON(5.8%) J,30.4%were somewhat satisfied When asked,"Overall,considering the amount of taxes WOULD NOT SUPPORT(53%) ill you pay to the City for services and the services you receive in return,would you say you are satisfied with the value offered WOULD SUPPORT,PROBABLY NOT HELP(23.4%) to you by the City?",18.8%said they were very satisfied, 56.6%said they were somewhat satisfied,and 22.8%were not satisfied. Survey continued on back page The survey showed a high level of support for retaining Signal at Co. Rd. V the present division in school services between White Bear Lake,Stillwater,Mahtomedi,and Forest Lake,with 73.7% of A traffic signal will be installed in 1994 at the respondents indicating they would support leaving the the intersection of Highway 61 and County Rd Hugo educational system as it is. 8 (145th St.) in Hugo. Increased traffic demand at the intersection, and expected diversion of traffic from 35E during maintenance work I"AHEALTH %-,ZXRE planned for 1994, have made construction of 50.4% of the respondents have used St.John's Hospital in the signal a priority. In addition, the Minnesota Maplewood during the past five years, and 15.8% have used Department of Transportation is considering District Memorial Hospital in Forest Lake. United Hospital in St. Paul was used by 8% of respondents during that time,with improvements to provide safer vehicle turns. other hospitals being used at lower levels. 93.39o' of the respondents have used a doctor s clinic in the last five years. The most used clinics in the area include the Forest Lake/Hugo Clinic, with 28.97o of the respondents Walter Stoltzman, Mayor using the facility, followed by Maplewood Clinic at 24%. Bernard Brunotte, Ward 1 Unidentified clinics in White Bear Lake were third in usage, James Leroux, Ward 2 with 199o' of the respondents using these clinics in the last five years. Fran Miron, Ward 3 The results of the survey, including a very large number Debra Barnes, Council at Large of written comments, are currently being reviewed by the City Council meets 1st & 3rd Mondays Planning Commission, citizen committees, and the City Council in determining future programs and activities to be Planning Commission 4th Wed./monthly conducted by the City. If you are interested in participating in charting the future course of the City,please contact your local Council member or call Mary Ann Creager, City Clerk, at 429-6676. City Hall Newsletter BULK RATE POSTAGE City of Hugo 5524 Upper 146th Street North Hugo, Minnesota 55038 HUGO,MN 55038 PERMIT No.21 j i