Visit Duluth made Spirit Mountain’s problems worse
When Spirit Mountain approached the Duluth City Council on Dec. 12, 2019, asking for a $235,000 bailout, their primary reason given was that a blizzard had
Phase One cost of Nordic Center more than 400K over contract
In 2015, when the idea of building a new network of Nordic skiing trails at Spirit Mountain first appeared, the preliminary estimated cost of the project
Publisher’s Desk
Hello, readers. Six months have passed since the Duluth Monitor began its journalistic adventure, and things are going well. City councilors no longer respond to our
Past mistakes created current problems at Spirit Mountain
The Dec. 19, 2019, board meeting of the Spirit Mountain Recreation Authority was a glum affair. Ten days earlier, the Duluth City Council had granted Spirit
Duluth residents contribute 24 percent of tourism tax fund
On Dec. 9, 2019, the Duluth City Council considered a $235,000 bailout for Spirit Mountain. The money was proposed to come from the city’s tourism tax
Parking Commission approves last-minute proposal to eliminate 46 parking spots on Second Street
On Dec. 6, 2019, the Duluth Parking Commission voted to eliminate 46 metered parking spaces on East Second Street, between 9th Avenue East and 12th Avenue
Officials seek home for harbor dredge material
Each year, the Army Corps of Engineers hires contractors to dredge about 100,000 cubic yards of sediment from 19 miles of shipping lanes within the Duluth-Superior
Snow job: How Duluth was sold on Spirit Mountain
At the Duluth City Council’s agenda session of Dec. 5, 2019, councilors were presented with a surprise resolution granting an emergency bailout to Spirit Mountain. According
City gets creative in subsidizing zoo
On Dec. 9, 2019, the Duluth City Council will consider Resolution 850, a “Resolution Authorizing Agreement Amendment to the Line of Credit Promissory Note for the
Struggling operations routinely max out lines of credit
In addition to providing direct subsidies and emergency bailouts to struggling operations, the city of Duluth has another financial tool at its disposal: line of credit
