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Public urges slower process as Duluth council holds first reading on Lester Park conveyance
Summary
Hundreds of residents and outdoor groups urged the Duluth City Council to slow plans to convey 230 acres of Lester Park Golf Course to the city’s economic authority and demanded a full land‑use study and clear public protections for at least 1,500 acres of parkland before any transfer.
Dozens of residents packed council chambers to urge Duluth officials to preserve parkland and slow a proposed conveyance of the Lester Park Golf Course.
At a first reading of Ordinance 32, council members described the measure as a conditional conveyance of roughly 230 acres to the Duluth Economic Authority. The ordinance ties any transfer to several contingencies, including a formal land‑use study and protective designations on a minimum of 1,500 acres of city‑owned lands (park dedication, inclusion in the Duluth Natural Areas Program or rezoning to a P1 park/open‑space district). No final vote was taken; councilors said a second reading and additional materials, including a development agreement and land‑use study deliverables, will be required before…
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