City nears finalization of Hartley Natural Area management plan
In 2018, the Duluth City Council nominated Hartley Park for inclusion in the Duluth Natural Areas Program (DNAP). The DNAP seeks to protect areas of special
Commissioner Nelson pushes for greater representation on ARC board
In 1973, the Minnesota state Legislature undertook criminal justice reform by passing the Community Corrections Act (CCA). The CCA’s reforms were based on the premise that
City-owned zoo prohibits public from attending board meetings
Prior to 2009, the Lake Superior Zoo was run by the city of Duluth. In 2009, the city hired the Arrowhead Zoological Society to run the
Parks Commission turns down Chester Park trail proposal
Chester Park has 3.3 kilometers of Nordic skiing trails. In 2014, responding to conflicts between skiers and pedestrians, the city conducted an experiment by officially designating
Zoo to ask city for inflationary increase of subsidy
Since 2009, when the city contracted with the Arrowhead Zoological Society to operate the Lake Superior Zoo, the city has given the zoo $7,041,500 in support
Planning commissioners grant front-yard parking variance, urge discussion
In June of 2017, the city of Duluth cracked down on certain people who were parking in their front yards. The city’s notice read: “The concerns
Mysterious RFP revealed
“I can’t be responding to seven different people with seven different requests,” School District 709 Human Resources Director Tim Sworsky complained to the School Board on
Zoo Director Simonson hires lobbyist to lobby Senator Simonson
Erik Simonson was hired as director of the Lake Superior Zoo in September of 2017. Seventeen days after he started his new position, Simonson announced that
School district stonewalls board’s request for information, again
The Duluth School District has recently come under fire for hiring an assistant superintendent with a criminal record, without informing the School Board of that fact.
Flag-raising scheduled for Sept. 18. Or maybe not.
Within the next week, the city will be inviting the public to a flag-raising ceremony for Duluth’s new flag. Though the flags have not yet been
