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Around 100 residents of Duluth’s Park Point neighborhood crammed into a community center last week to learn about St. Louis County’s upcoming process to assess the value of homes on

Residents of Duluth’s Park Point gathered this week to air concerns about rising property values and taxes — worries that have grown in the wake of billionaire Kathy Cargill’s high-profile purchases of several homes in the neighborhood.

Many wonder whether the trend will only accelerate as more people discover the fragile sand bar that juts seven miles into Lake Superior