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Maps Page Updated

A few new maps have been added to the Maps page.  The City of Hugo updated their "Address Maps" and have included more of the developing areas in Victor Gardens.

Beavers Causing Damage, Trapping Planned

Single-family homeowners living near the Jardin fountain should be aware that the City of Hugo has contacted a trapper to solve a beaver problem.  Beavers have been destroying trees near the pond behind homes near the south west corner of Victor Gardens (near the Lino Lakes border). An experienced trapper will place traps underwater (approved by the DNR).  Please be aware that these traps pose a potential hazard for people. Scott Anderson, City of Hugo's new Public Works Director advises residents (and any pets) to stay out of the water near these areas until the beaver is trapped.

Proposed Xcel Power Line Route Through Victor Gardens

LaVonne Fitzgerald, Master Board Member from the Villas Association has been gathering information about the proposed power line and has met with City of Hugo staff about the topic.  They have shared a few renderings that show Xcel's proposed route through Hugo and Victor Gardens.  It is believed that the City Council will discuss this at their November 3 City Council Meeting.  Interested residents should call City Hall as that date approaches, to verify if they will be discussing this at the meeting.

 UPDATE 10/16:  The following info was published in the most recent edition of The Citizen:  "Directed staff to review options for the construction of a new feeder distribution power line extending southwest from the Waters Edge neighborhood through Victor Gardens into Anoka County. Xcel Energy requested approval to construct the line in its right-of-way. More discussion will take place at the Oct. 20 council meeting." -written by Aaron Rupar

Download more images/documents:

• Highlighted map showing proposed route through VG
• Original (unedited) color map showing route & easements
• Xcel - Hugo sketch #1
• Xcel - Hugo sketch #2
• Xcel - Hugo sketch #3 (shows VG)

Single Family Village - Oct. 21 Board Meeting Agenda Available

The Agenda for the October 21 Single Family Village Homeowners Association Board Meeting is now available for download on our resident website's  Single Family Village page.    Information such as meeting minutes and financial documents were updated as recently as yesterday.  

In addition to other important topics on the Agenda, the Board will re-visit the Association's Pet Policy.  This issue has been discussed at the SFV and Master meetings for months.  It appears that a conclusion is likely at the meeting.  The Victor Gardens Community Association (Master) Board has asked the Single Family Village Association to consider changes to our Pet Policy, which will likely be adopted by the Master Association later.  Our Community Manager, Casey Groff, is in the process of drafting new rules, mainly dealing with the leash control of dogs. The rules are expected to align closely with the relatively new Hugo City Pet Ordinance (link here.) This item has been added to Oct. 21 meeting's agenda.  Residents with opinions about changes to our Pet Policy are asked to speak at the Oct. 21 Board Meeting.  The Board will consider the options, listen to residents, and will likely make a final determination at the meeting.

Meeting starts at 6:00PM, on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Hugo City Hall.  All SFV residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

SFV Board Meeting Minutes & Financials Updated

Single Family Village Board Minutes from the September 4th meeting, and updated financial statements have been added to our Single Family Village page.  

Also, a new Meeting Agenda is being developed in preparation for the upcoming SFV Board Meeting on October 21 (6PM at Hugo City Hall).  The SFV Board hopes to publish the final Agenda in the next few days, to give residents enough notice prior to the meeting.

The agenda is expected to include further discussion of unfinished projects, the Architectural Review process, and discussion of the SFV Pet Policy.  (The Master Association recently encouraged the sub-associations to review their Pet Policies prior to any action taken by the Master Board.)

SFV Sprinkler Blow Out Service - $50 - Scheduled Saturday,Oct.25

This following message is from Tony Schwab, who has been coordinating irrigation winterization services for interested residents.  

"The Sprinkler Blow out is scheduled for Oct 25th Saturday. That will allow those people who have their system in their house or garage to be home, I have seven people so far, The cost is $50.00 even. Check is to be posted at your front door if not home and made out to Shawn Herman. If you are not on the list now you can be added to the list   Cut off will be Oct 22   Thanks, Tony "   

Shawn will also open these in the spring and set your heads if want that service , We will send a message in the early spring.

Thank You 

Tony (651) 429-2000

Xcel Plans Another Elevated Electrical Line through Victor Gardens

At the last Hugo City Council Meeting (Oct. 6, 2008) Hugo city staff discussed with Hugo's City Council a new Xcel Energy plan to build an additional electrical feeder distribution line through parts of Hugo.  Xcel plans a (35,000 volt) line to run through parts of Victor Gardens' commercial and town homes areas on 45' tall poles along side the existing elevated power line.  Xcel's existing line can be seen near Kindergardens Day Care Center, Sertino's, Victor Square, our Neighborhood Activity Center, and portions of the Gables Association.

Xcel currently has a utility right-of-way easement along the existing line and wants to construct an additional above-ground electrical line that would run parallel to the existing line.  The City Council was informed by city staff of Xcel's desire to install an above-ground line rather than a more costly buried line.  

The Council discussed Xcel's plan, and voted to direct City staff to immediately begin working on alternative options, such as burying the cables, and other options. This discussion was part of the City Council's Oct. 6 Agenda (New Business Item J-3.  Minutes for the meeting have not been posted to Hugo's website yet, but the discussion is currently able to be viewed on cable subscribers channel 16 (Govt. TV).  

The issue is scheduled to be taken up again at the next City Council meeting.  

UPDATE 10/7/08: 

This afternoon I emailed our Hugo City Council Member, Becky Petryk; City Administrator, Mike Ericson; and Community Development Director , Bryan Bear.  I offered to publish and email any updates to Victor Gardens residents about information updates regarding the progress of this issue.

Council Member Petryk responded quickly to my email and wrote back in part, "This electric line is a very important issue and we will do our best to minimize the impact to our residents. Mike will keep me updated on any meetings and or progress in working out an acceptable solution."    I expect that we will find out more information within the next few days.

- Mark V

Master Board Meeting set for October 1 - agenda added

The next meeting of Victor Gardens Community Association's Master Board is scheduled for October 1, 6:00PM at Hugo City Hall in the Oneka room.  Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.  A resident forum will be available for residents to address any concerns with the Master Board.  The meeting's agenda will likely be available in the next few days.

The last Master Board Meeting's minutes and recent financials are posted to the Master Associations page.  All Master and Sub-Associations pages can be found by starting with Associations page. 

UPDATE 2/29: The meeting's agenda has just been released by the Board and uploaded to our resident website.  It can be found on our Master Association page.

Hartman plans to build new home

Hartman Homes' model on Poet's Green recently sold to our neighborhood's newest residents.  Hartman now plans to build another new home west of Val Jean Park's tennis court, in a less built-up section of VG's Single Family Village.   This is welcome news for residents as this builder has a reputation in Victor Gardens of building high-quality, attractive homes. 

Gables Association New Website

Charles Kirk was the webmaster for our Gables Association website. Due to his relocation to Utah, we no longer have access to update that website. http://www.victorgardens.org The Gables Association Board of Directors feels there is still value in having a website for our association. We are in the process of establishing a new website. http://www.victorgardens.net/ Please start using the new website for information regarding the Gables Association. We still have alot of work to do to get this completed and appreciate your patience during this period of transition. June Fulton President Board of Directors, Gables

Lawn Care - Sprinkler Winterization Services

Thanks to Tony Schwab for coordinating aeration services for many homeowners.  Tony has also been coordinating with another lawncare professional, Shawn from Classic Lawnscape. Shawn is offering to perform seasonal blowing out and shut-down of resident's individual sprinkler systems.  In the past, Shawn worked with Tony quite a lot in planting perennials earlier this season, and has also worked alot in Victor Gardens on our community sprinkler systems.

Shawn's price for blowing-out sprinklers will be $50.00 per home.  He plans on performing the work around Oct. 20 - 25th.  

If you want this service performed, just follow these steps:

1.  Get on the list by Oct. 18 - Call or email Tony Schwab (email probe55110@yahoo.com)  (651) 429-2000 (home) or (651) 497-1447 (cell) or  to sign up. 
2. Leave a check at your front door, made out to Classic Lawnscape on your day of service.