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April 4, 2016
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Hugo Short Line Railroad
SF 2243, HF 2643
Introduced and Referred to Capital Investment on March 8, 2016
$1.1 million request for repairs
6.5 mile line
Washington County and Minnesota Commercial Railway partnerships
Essential to many businesses and their location choice
Specific to Hugo and nearby communities
Hearing Requested; White Bear Area Chamber to testify
w HF 3189, HF 3190
• State-wide freight railroad preservation; Bond Request of $4,500,000
The House Transportation Committee forwarding to Capital
City of
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Stormwater Reuse
HF 1043, SF 936
Bonding request to partially fund three stormwater reuse
projects in Hugo
$1,000,000
Total Cost for Projects = $2 million
Waters Edge
Lions Park
CSAH 8 Median
Working with Legislators to gain momentum after committee
hearing
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WBL Augmentation
HF 3314, SF 2917
• Introduced March 17, 2016
■ Referred to Capital Investment March 17, 2016
• Grant Specific to Augmenting WBL
■ HF 1557
• Introduced March 9, 2015 and referred to Environment and Natural
Resources Policy and Finance
■ Conduct Study on Feasibility of Wastewater Treatment to Augment WBL
■ SF 1910
• Introduced March 19, 2015, and referred to Environment and Energy
• Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance on March 25, 2016
• Proposed Amendments, none approved to date.
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Settlement Agreement Update
City Staff met with the DNR on Tuesday, March 28, 2016
Working with multiple agencies regarding Hugo's 17% reduction
Surrounding communities continuing dialogue on water
conservation ideas and practices
In the meantime, the trial date is set for March 6, 2017
2 competing proposals:
New water supply vs. augmentation
No support from area cities so far
Hugo's position has been neutral (so far)
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