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Duluth council adopts short-term rental moratorium and human-rights commission changes amid robust public comment
Summary
The Duluth City Council approved a temporary moratorium on certain short‑term rental permits and took other ordinance actions after a lengthy public comment period that included calls to restore a full‑time sustainability officer.
The Duluth City Council heard more than a dozen public commenters, considered multiple ordinance items and passed several measures at its meeting. Public comment featured sharp criticism of council priorities from Eleanor Dolan and Brandon Parker, concerns about library staffing and transparency from Asher Estrin, and repeated appeals to retain a full‑time sustainability officer (testimony from Dr. Brett Cease, Linda Herron and Beth Tamminen). Dr. Cease told the council that the prior sustainability officer had helped secure "over $50,000,000 in outside grants and funding," and speakers urged the council to restore that capacity to pursue grant opportunities and the city’s Climate Action Work Plan.
On regulatory and legislative business, the council first convened a special…
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