PPCC is a supporter of this event. Thanks to all involved and congrats to the Smelt Queen! 2pm Sunday-meet at the grassy plaza behind Maritime Museum at the Aerial Bridge

Our annual tree planting weekend is THIS WEEKEND, May 15-17. Please give a call to Dick Gould @ 727-4067 to make a plan to pick up and plant our trees.

Pontliana Woods in the Reader

Questions about your property values? 

Call the County Assessor:

Duluth Assessor’s Office
St. Louis County Courthouse
100 N 5th Ave W #212
Duluth MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2304

Office hours are 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding major holidays

Lower Duluth Appraiser is Anne Sims, 726-2303.

Water Maintenance in May, see info here. Park Point Water Maintenance

Our trees will arrive on May 15 and we need volunteers to plant them.

Please call Dick Gould 727-4067 to schedule tree pick-up. Thanks to Dick for facilitating Park Point tree planting  for years!

This year we will be planting red and white pines and white cedars. 

Looking ahead- monthly meeting on May 21, the 3rd Thursday of the month. Hope to see you there.

20150512_May_Breeze_2015.pdf

Urban Planning Student Project Presentation and Working Group Meeting

A group of UMD students will share their analysis and recommendations for Park Point in their presentation:

Collaborative Planning
The Politics of Public Parks

All are welcome, 7pm, Lafayette on Tuesday May 5th

City Planning Street End Study Group starts May 6th

City of Duluth Planning Street End Study Group convenes on Wednesday, May 6th, 4:30pm, Room 303, City Hall. Keith Hamre and Planning Dept. will be facilitating the group.

Judy Dwyer, Bob Swanson & David Poulin are PPCC’s representatives moving forward in the process via Club resolution.

Hamre’s request to PPCC

City Planning Tier 2 Study Group Format

City Planning’s Roster of Participants April 30 2015

Summer Youth Program 2015  at Lafayette

Park Point Summer Youth 2015- Yes, summer is coming!

It’s once again time for Summer Fun at the Park Point Summer Youth Program
Lafayette Square: 3026 Minnesota Ave.
Program dates: June 8, 2015 thru August 6, 2015
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Monday thru Thursday

Fees: $400.00 for 1st child in family (entire 9 week program)
$300.00 for each additional child thereafter per family (entire 9 week program)
Or……..
$60.00 per week ( 4 consecutive days in a row: Monday thru Thursday)
$20.00 per day
********Bus fare for field trips is included in the above fee. Field trip costs are the
responsibility of the participant********

First priority will be given to Park Point residents and their relatives as the program is subsidized
thru the Park Point Community Club.

Remaining openings will be filled by a lottery based on the postmarked date of the completed registration form.

Please mail completed registration form to:

Registration form (pdf).

Park Point Summer Youth Program
PO BOX 16326
Duluth, MN.
55816-0326

************Please DO NOT send payment***********

Registration is open NOW thru MAY 15. Notification of status will be sent via email.

We look forward to hearing from you,

Park Point Summer Youth Program Committee

Questions: please email Joy at: 1234jfouts@gmail.com

Club Mission:

The purpose of the Club is to work for the betterment of the Community and the welfare of its residents.

Agenda items:

Second vote on support for Run, Smelt, Run– Jim Ouray, $300 as proposed.

Breeze Editor proposal, contract with Natalija Walbridge, PPCC executive board recommends a one year contract.

Park Point Working Group proposed resolution for public access, the resolutions from the group have been updated since the April Breeze, see below.

1. That the City council amend Resolution 14-0262R to remove section (d) that endorses the Tier 2 beach access system, and repeal City Resolution 14-0476R which requires a collaborative study to determine which a6 street ends would have been chosen;
2. That the public access be protected, with the current working group involved in the process of developing a public access plan that respects the environment, and the needs of both residents and visitors.
3. Until a community based plan can be developed, the moratorium on street end vacations should continue.”

Park Point Working Group

Hope to see you at Lafayette on Thursday evening!

20150408_April_Breeze_2015.pdf

35th annual Park Point Rummage Sale, dates are June 12 and 13, 2015 with contact number 218-729-8925

Depending on when you read this, there is now a membership list on the right side of the website under documents of interest.  If it is the year 2030, then I doubt it’s still there.

20150323_March_Breeze_2015.pdf