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Council to eliminate Duluth Legacy Endowment advisory board; demolition phase 2 described for former TerraCyte site
Summary
Councilors heard staff explain a proposal to eliminate the Duluth Legacy Endowment Fund advisory board and received details on phase 2 of demolition for a former TerraCyte property, including site stabilization and coordination with community groups.
City staff told the Duluth City Council that a resolution would eliminate the advisory board overseeing the Duluth Legacy Endowment Fund while keeping the fund and its annual interest intact for city projects.
Duluth Planning and Economic Development Director Van Tassel explained the fund was established by the council in 2004 to accept private donations for city purposes; in recent years fundraising had diminished and the advisory board primarily approved relatively small grants funded by interest—about $15,000–$20,000 a year—distributed in awards of roughly $2,500–$5,000.
Van Tassel said the resolution does not dissolve the…
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