Despite Complaints, Hugo Council Prepared To Adopt Budget
"Cut The Pork," Residents Say; Council Says,"What Pork?"
HUGO - Hugo's political division was once again on display during the City Council meeting of December 3, as council received public comment on the city's proposed 2008 budget.
As one might expect during a hearing focused on the city's property tax levy, most of the residents who spoke during the hearing complained about what they perceive to be an excessive city tax levy during difficult economic times.
... MoreLino Lakes Home Burns To The Ground
Five-Alarm Fire Destroys Two Buildings
LINO LAKES - The morning of November 28 started like any other for the Cerney family, but by 10 a.m. the family home in Lino Lakes had burned to the ground.
PHOTO BY SHANNON DEVINNY
Firefighters from the Centennial Lakes, Hugo, Lexington, Vadnais Heights, and White Bear Lake fire departments responded to the massive blaze at 6350 Otter Lake Road, but it was too late to save Michael and Ann Cerney's house and nearby shop building.
... MoreLongest-Tenured Employee In Hugo's History Set To Retire
Creager Has Served As City Clerk For 31 Years
HUGO - After 31 years working for the city of Hugo, City Clerk Mary Ann Creager, the longest tenured employee in the city's history, is set to retire at the end of this month.
"I've done a lot of laughing here, and I've had a lot of fun, but it's the right time," Creager said. "I never thought I'd last this long."
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... MoreResidents To Have Their Say On Street Project
Council To Take Comments At February Meeting
CENTERVILLE - Residents will be given another chance to have their say on the city's planned Street and Utility Improvement Project.
The project, which in 2009 would see 470 additional households in Centerville connected to city water and sewer and roads reconstructed, has proved to be a thorny issue with citizens since the first public information meeting was held on Oct. 4.
Some people claim they will be assessed for costs of up to $20,000 as a result of the plans, and say they were unaware of the first meeting at which they could make their feelings known.
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