HUGO — Work has begun on the new elementary school, which will be located west of Forest Boulevard North/Hwy 61 across from 152nd Street North.
Plans for the new school have been underway since fall 2019, when voters approved District 624’s $326 million bond referendum. The new elementary school is estimated to cost more than $43 million.
The Hugo City Council unanimously approved a site plan, conditional use permit (CUP), property line adjustment (with Xcel Energy) and a development agreement for the new K-5 school April 5.
Hugo Community Development Director Rachel Juba explained that the site is approximately 137 acres, but only 35 of those acres on the northeastern corner of the site are buildable. White Bear Area Schools will…
