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Duluth Council questions plan to drop mask mandate
Six days after the city announced it would cease enforcement of a local ordinance requiring people to wear face coverings inside public spaces, councilors ask: Why? Written By: Peter Passi | ×
Dr. Verna Thornton hands out free face masks in Superior during a Duluth NAACP mask drive in April 2020. (Jed Carlson / 2020 file / Superior Telegram)
On Monday, the Duluth City Council will consider whether to repeal an ordinance, lifting a requirement that people wear masks inside public buildings and enclosed common areas. But at least to some extent, that ship appears to have sailed already.
The proposed debt-relief package is considered a first step toward reinvesting in and revitalizing the recreation area. Written By: Peter Passi | ×
Young skiers begin down a slope at Spirit Mountain on Sunday March 21, 2021. Updating the Skyline Chalet (background) and upgrading the beginner ski terrain (beyond the fence) are two of the recommendations made by a consultant looking at the recreation area’s future. (Steve Kuchera / News Tribune)
The Duluth City Council unanimously decided Monday night to hit pause on a request to erase three-quarters of the $1.2 million in debt the Spirit Mountain Recreation Area owes the city.
Spirit Mountain maxed out a line of credit the city extended in 2014 and has been unable to pay it down since then. What s more, Noah Schuchman, Duluth s chief administrative officer, said it s impractical to think the debt can be recovered.
A resolution passed Monday calls for the development of an action plan. Written By: Peter Passi | ×
Pedestrians walk past a section of Duluth’s Lakewalk a day after it was damaged by a storm Oct. 10, 2018. (Steve Kuchera / News Tribune)
Duluth officially proclaimed a climate emergency Monday night, by an 8-0 vote of its City Council, with at large councilor Derek Medved absent.
Several citizens addressed the council using an online platform, as the body continues to meet virtually, in an attempt to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Lisa Fitzpatrick helped collect more than 700 signatures on a petition calling on the council to take action and said: “We can and must reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to zero as soon as possible. We are in a race to stop the climate crisis. It’s the race of a lifetime. It’s a race for the future.”
Councilors seek to hear concerns and make local government more inclusive. Written By: Peter Passi | ×
Participants in the the 2009 Duluth-Superior Pride parade in Superior display a 37-foot by 74-foot rainbow flag. (News Tribune file photo)
The Duluth City Council unanimously voted Monday night to establish a Nonbinary, Queer, Trans, Two-spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex and Asexual Commission.
Sean Hayes spoke in support of the commission, saying it could prove useful, as Homophobia and transphobia are alive and well here in the Northland.
Evan Adams, too, spoke to the value of the proposed commission, saying: The creation of this commission is needed to address a multitude of disparities.