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Speakers accuse city leaders of dealmaking as library relocation concerns rise
Summary
Multiple public commenters criticized the council’s handling of the Lester land transfer and raised alarm about a possible relocation of the downtown Duluth Public Library to a UnitedHealthcare campus, saying the move would reduce transit access and services for vulnerable residents.
Public commenters at the Duluth City Council’s December meeting urged councilors to halt what they described as secretive deal-making tied to a recent land transfer and warned that the downtown Duluth Public Library could be moved to a site that lacks public transit access.
Asher Estrin, who identified himself as a District 4 resident, alleged the mayor promised funding for the library and other services only if councilors “played ball on the Lester vote,” calling that arrangement a quid pro quo and saying the proposed relocation would push…
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