Kelli Latuska

City of Duluth to host City Hall-oween event

By Kelli Latuska Duluth City Hall will again be open for trick-or-treaters for its City Hall-oween event, scheduled on Wednesday, October 30 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. City Hall-oween will be a safe place for children to come in costume and trick-or-treat from each department housed in City

City of Duluth provides update on sanitary sewer repair near Chester Creek

By Kelli Latuska The collapsed section of 15-inch sanitary sewer pipe that caused a sanitary sewer leak into Chester Creek on October 2 has been replaced. The repair was completed on Wednesday, with much of yesterday and today dedicated to site clean-up. The bypass installed to mitigate the overflow will

Mayor Reinert announces selection of new city attorney

Terri Lehr received her juris doctorate from the William Mitchell College of Law and has worked 22 years in the City Attorney’s office, both in criminal prosecution and civil division work.

Fralich appointed to the Sixth Judicial District bench

By Kelli Latuska In a press release from the Governor’s office, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced today the appointment of Jessica Fralich as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District. “It has been a privilege to serve the City of Duluth as City

City of Duluth responding to sanitary sewer blockage near College Street and Kenwood Avenue

By Kelli Latuska City of Duluth Utilities Operations was notified at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2 of a possible sanitary sewer backup near the intersection of Kenwood Avenue and College Street. Utilities crews responded and determined that a sewer release was occurring near Chester Creek. Crews worked

Reinert’s zero max levy budget proposal passes council unanimously

Comparative city preliminary levy data shows that the Duluth 2025 max levy is a significant relief, considering the financial pressures every city faces.

City of Duluth accepting letters of intent for vacation dwelling unit permits

By Kelli Latuska The City of Duluth’s Planning and Development Division is taking Letters of Intent (LOI) to apply for a waiting list for Vacation Dwelling Interim Use Permits beginning Friday, May 24, and ending Friday, June 14, 2024. The waiting list will be used to allocate future vacation

Work scheduled to begin on Raleigh Street reconstruction project

By Kelli Latuska Contractors for the City of Duluth will begin work on the first phase of the Raleigh Street reconstruction project on the morning of Tuesday, May 28. Work on this project will include: . Full-depth reconstruction of the street, sidewalks, and utilities on Raleigh Street from Grand Avenue/Hwy

City of Duluth provides updated traffic impacts for Third Street reconditioning project

By Kelli Latuska Beginning Wednesday, May 29, additional traffic impacts will occur due to the ongoing Third Street reconditioning project. The City of Duluth will close all avenues between Third Street and Fourth Street from 12th Avenue E to Mesaba Avenue except for Fourth Avenue W, Lake Avenue, Sixth Avenue

Mayor Roger J. Reinert provides statement on the close of the 2024 legislative session

By Kelli Latuska Despite months of work, the House and Senate adjourned on Sunday without a bonding bill, leaving Duluth's legislative priorities unfulfilled. Legislative inaction left critical infrastructure projects unfunded. This work includes our water treatment plant that serves 130,000 people in our region and in four

Tourism Marketing Working Group to host listening sessions

By Kelli Latuska The City of Duluth’s Tourism Marketing Working Group today announced a series of listening sessions to gather feedback and insights from industry partners and individuals passionate about tourism marketing. The sessions provide a platform for stakeholders to share their perspectives, ideas, and concerns, contributing to the

City of Duluth, community partners to host brownfield cleanup and redevelopment informational meetings

By Kelli Latuska The City of Duluth, along with state and community partners at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, TAB, and Kansas State University, announce their collaborative Brownfield Redevelopment and Cleanup Resources symposiums. Interested parties can join neighborhood business leaders, small businesses, landlords, and government partners for a conversation about

Mayor Roger Reinert’s office welcomes two new hires

By Kelli Latuska Mayor Roger Reinert’s office welcomed Senior Advisor, Communication and Marketing Jessica Hehir and Senior Advisor, Policy and Government Affairs John Dukich to their first day on the job this week. Their positions had been held open since the mayor began his term on January 2, 2024.

City of Duluth announces rollout of ePlace permitting and licensing system

By Kelli Latuska The City of Duluth is rolling out its new enterprise permitting and licensing system, ePlace. ePlace will be available to the public beginning Tuesday, May 14. ePlace will help to automate and streamline the permit review process through online applications and file submissions. The City’s eTRAKiT

City of Duluth invites public to community input session for Norton Park

By Kelli Latuska The City of Duluth’s Parks and Recreation Division invites the public to an interactive community input session for proposed park improvements to Norton Park. In June of 2016, a park plan was adopted for Norton Park as part of the St. Louis River Corridor Initiative. Additional

City of Duluth previews rollout of new permitting and licensing system

By Kelli Latuska The City of Duluth will be unveiling its new enterprise permitting and licensing system in mid-May of 2024.  The city’s newly-branded ePlace will be the portal allowing the public to submit building and zoning applications, rental license applications, pet licensing applications, residential parking permits, as well

Reinert delivers his first State of the City address

Reinert pledged to hold Duluth's 2025 local property tax levy flat for the first time since 2014. “After nearly 50% growth in just the last eight years, Duluth taxpayers need a breather,” he said.

City of Duluth Notebook: Duluth Fire Department responds to wildland fire in West Duluth

By Kelli Latuska The Duluth Fire Department was dispatched to a call of a wildland fire located near 215 South 37th Avenue West in Duluth at 9:30 a.m. today. Crews from Headquarters, Lincoln Park and Duluth Heights, along with a crew from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,

City of Duluth encourages residents to help 'Keep Duluth Clean'

By Kelli Latuska Spring’s arrival means that it is time for some spring cleaning in Duluth. The City of Duluth supports community clean-up initiatives that address the problem of litter and illegal dumping throughout our neighborhoods. To maximize these efforts, residents are encouraged to get involved. “Every spring, as

Reinert appoints community members to lead Lester Park Recreation working group

By Kelli Latuska Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert announced today the formation of a new Lester Park Recreation working group. This will be a group of community members charged with the evaluation of year-round recreation opportunities in Lester Park including, but not exclusive to, public golf. Convened by Tim Meyer and

City of Duluth provides update on its response to rain event

By Kelli Latuska Officials from the City of Duluth, along with officials from community partners Saint Louis County and the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, provided an update on the response to the heavy rain event over the weekend at a press conference today.   Four inches of rain fell in

Larson presents 2024 city budget; candidate Reinert's response

“Securing the additional state LGA money is a gamechanger for Duluth. It, along with years of sound fiscal management before, through, and coming out of the pandemic, has put us in a position to make these critical investments.” -- Duluth Mayor Emily Larson

Public comment period for the draft Hillside Sport Court Park Plan

By Kelli Latuska The public is invited to review and comment on the draft Hillside Sport Court Park Plan. The public comment period will close on Thursday, June 29, 2023. The draft Hillside Sport Court Park Plan and a comment form is available at https://duluthmn.gov/parks/parks-planning/progress-in-the-park/

City of Duluth to build manufacturing workforce strategy

By Kelli Latuska The City of Duluth will join a new peer-learning cohort led by the National League of Cities and the US Department of Labor to accelerate city and workforce board efforts to design, develop, and launch a workforce initiative to build pathways into good jobs. The Good Jobs,

Duluth Workforce Development to host on-site job fair

CareerForce Duluth will continue hosting Hiring Now! Job Fairs the first Wednesday of each month, with a focus on Caring Careers in July and August.