The Kindness Of Strangers Plays Out(side)
Post-Tornado, Neighbors Continue To Step Up
HUGO - Christine Grygar has 14 kids—but only one of them is hers. And since May 25, her daycare kids haven’t been able to play in the grass outside her Creekview home in Hugo.
“We’ve been playing in the driveway since the tornado,” Grygar [pronounced gree-gar] told The Citizen.
County Emergency Siren Protocol To Remain Unchanged
Officials Acknowledge That Communication Needs To Improve
HUGO - At the end of a July 25 internal evaluation of the city’s emergency response to the tornado that tore through town exactly two months prior, Mayor Fran Miron made the observation that “any time you do something well, there’s always room for improvement.”
Based on e-mailed queries Th e Citizen received earlier in the summer from readers, one area where there is still such room is in the dissemination of Washington County’s emergency siren protocol to residents.
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Brother And Sister Send Allowance To Kick-Start Project
CENTERVILLE - When a letter from a concerned citizen dropped into Centerville City Hall last week, the staff and council members sat up and paid attention.
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Hugo Eying Purchase Of 120 Acres For “Featured Park”
Could former Gravel Pit Be A Ballfield “Diamond In The Rough”?
HUGO - City officials in Hugo are taking the first steps toward acquiring property that could ultimately serve as the city’s “featured park.”
On August 4 the City Council approved the formation of a committee that will work to obtain an independent appraisal of a 120-acre plot of land located west of Irish Avenue North with an eye towards someday converting the property into a ballfield complex.
“The city has always been interested in the property since I’ve been here,” said City Administrator Mike Ericson, who has worked for the city for eight years.
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