Beach Nourishment Virtual Meeting on June 24, 2020

June 18, 2020

MN Point Beach Nourishment Fact Sheet

The City of Duluth is hosting a public information meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the upcoming placement of clean sediment from harbor dredging on the beach from the ship canal to the S-curve at 12^th Street.

Attached and below are the meeting announcement and agenda for the call-in or WebEx-conference style meeting.

To join the meeting, contact Melissa Bosman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Project Manager, Melissa.D.Bosman@usace.army.mil or 313-226-7855 and she will send you the information on how to access the virtual meeting.

Public Information Meeting on Duluth-Superior Harbor Maintenance Dredging and Minnesota Point Beach Nourishment

June 24, 2020

6:15 – 6:30 PM (CST) Join Meeting via Options 1 OR 2 below

6:30 – 6:40 PM – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Melissa Bosman, purpose of meeting, project partner roles

6:40 – 6:50 PM – City of Duluth, Jim Filby Williams

6:50 – 7:15 PM – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Melissa Bosman, project purpose, plan, and schedule

7:15 – 7:45 PM – Questions and Answers

You have two options for participating in the meeting, call

1. Use the WebEx meeting link below to hear the presentation, see the slides, and ask questions;

OR

2. Call in the conference call phone number to hear the presentation and ask questions.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will dredge the Duluth-Superior federal navigational channel and place approximately 50,000 cubic yards of material August 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020.  The material is proposed for placement in the beach area from the ship canal to approximately the S-curve at 12^th Street.  The benefits of this placement include short term erosion control to protect structures, trees, and vegetation, including beach grass (Ammophila breviligulata ssp. Breviligulata) which is listed a “threatened species” by the MN-Dept of Natural Resources.

Melissa Bosman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Project Manager, will present information and answer questions about the upcoming beach nourishment project.  If you are unable to participate in the meeting using Options 1 or 2 above you can contact her at Melissa.D.Bosman@usace.army.mil or 313-226-7855.

For more information about the meeting please contact Jim Filby Williams, Director of Public Administration, City of Duluth, at jfwilliams@duluthmn.gov or 218-340-0791.

From Kyle Deming from City Planning 6/17/2020

The City is hosting a virtual public meeting June 24 on the upcoming placement of dredge material on the Minnesota Point Beach from the ship canal to approximately the S-curve.  Melissa Bosman from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be sharing details about the dredging and material placement process via a WebEx call that people can either view like Zoom session or call with a regular phone.