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Public commenters urge library funding, question TIF deals; council approves consent agenda 9-0
Summary
During public comment, residents urged preservation and funding for libraries, criticized tax-increment financing deals and asked for expedited Safe Bay approval. The council approved minutes and a consent agenda by 9-0 votes and closed a public hearing on sidewalk repairs with no speakers.
Several public commenters addressed the Duluth City Council during the meeting’s public-comment period, urging continued library services and questioning recent tax-increment financing (TIF) deals. The council also approved procedural items on the consent agenda by unanimous votes.
Mary Kursling, a long-time library user, urged councilors not to cut library services and described heavy daily use of the West End Library by residents who rely on public computers, programs and social services. “I would hate to see any services cut in that…
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