Duluth's Future - Be a Part of It!

YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK ABOUT DULUTH’S FUTURE
Duluth Comprehensive Plan

Do you know about the Duluth Comprehensive Plan? My friend, Vicki wrote a letter to the editor the other day reminding us about the opportunity we have to be part of the planning for Duluth’s future.

Vicki went back to school after her daughter was grown and gone from their home. At the time she did this, I thought her very brave, because it meant spending a year in Rochester, hours away from her husband in Duluth. She lived there to finish her degree. She earned a degree in Urban Planning. She has been able to use that degree to work with the city planners that are working on a long term Comprehensive Plan for our city.

In her letter to the editor she wrote that this is no ordinary time for Duluth, for which changes are happening. Building projects are happening. Professionals, service industries, staff for service industries, students and people nearing retirement are coming to Duluth. Vicki asks us “what do you want for Duluth and where do you want it? If you want businesses to come to Duluth with jobs for our children, where do you want to see them? When young people come to Duluth and look for housing, where should residential opportunities exist for them. Why did you move to Duluth? How do you like it? What made you stay? Answers to these questions may help you realize why it’s necessary to preserve Duluth the way you want it.”

Your chance to help keep Duluth the way you think it should be: Attend one or all of the upcoming public meetings about Duluth’s Comprehensive Plan. The meetings will include opportunities to break into small groups and share ideas and feelings about the draft land-use map and to share priorities for the future land use in Duluth. Consultants, city staff and comprehensive plan committee members will be there to hear your thoughts. Each meeting will have the same format and same information presented so people can go to one or to all three and hear opinions from people throughout Duluth!

These are all happening this week! If one is not noted on your calendar already here are the dates and places:
Tomorrow evening, Feb. 27 6:30 pm at City Center West – 58th W/Grand
Tuesday, Feb. 28th 6:30 pm at Lake Superior College
Saturday, March 4th 9:30 are at the Environmental Protection Agency
6201 Congdon Blvd. (across from Brighton Beach, Hwy 61)
I am with Vicki when she tells us not to miss another opportunity to speak up and be heard regarding where you would like new development or open space. Remember, it's YOUR city! Speak up!
PS…If you are a native of Duluth, don’t let us “transplants” make all the decisions.
Take an interest in your beautiful city. (spoken by a happy transplant)