I removed some clutter from the sidebar, including tag cloud and calendar, and added Archive which is a monthly archive of PPCC’s Posts.  Just select a month and see what was posted at that time.

You also might notice the 2014 Rummage Sale has a time added to it, 8am – 5pm.

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Click ParkPointRummageSale on the menu bar on this website, or read on below:

The 34th Annual Park Point Rummage will be held Friday June 13 and Saturday June 14, 2014 8am-5pm. 4 miles and approx 125 yards of Bargains. Food available throughout the event. Just cross the Aerial Lift Bridge to Park Point and start your shopping adventure. Plenty of free parking on both sides of the street. Sorry No Public Area for sales. All sales must be on private property with approval of owners. For more information:

Contact Volunteer Co Chair: Charlene parkpoint@charter.net or 218-722-6828. with your questions

This event is sponsored by the Park Point Community Club.

The Park Point Community Club Membership Form has been added in the sidebar of this website.

Skating at Lafayette

A huge thank you to Dave Lavamaki, Bob Boynton, Dave Poulin for our skating rink and access to Lafayette. Thank you also to the City of Duluth crews who come down to water and sweep when they can. Thank you to Pamela Page and Kathy Bergen at the City as well for checking on us down here to see how things are going.

If the temp rises above zero, the lower level of Lafayette will be open for gear-up & warm-up during these times:

Friday 4:30pm to 9pm

Sat. and Sun. 10am – 8 pm

Weeknights: Volunteer dependent, weather dependent

Small Area Plan

Residents were able to speak to the Planning Commission on December 17 about the Park Point Small Area Plan outcomes. The Small Area Plan Committee is an advisory committee comprised of Park Point residents selected by Councilor Sharla Gardner.

The Planning Commission is now looking at the city staff recommendations, the SAP committee’s reports, the PPCC survey, and the public comments collected. Planning commissioner Ms. Zandra Zwiebel said that further public comments can be relayed through City Planning- contact Jenn Reed Moses, Planner II, jmoses@duluthmn.gov Phone: (218) 730-5328. The Planning Commission will have a public hearing prior to adoption then the City Council will discuss a resolution of adoption of the plan.  Both meetings are public and will take comments. Watch for a date for the next Planning Commission meeting on the website or in an email.

 Minority Report by Sharla Gardner and Heather Rand

Minority Report by Tom Beery, Sally Rauschenfels, Jan Karon, Kinnan Stauber

Beach Biking

Beach Biking was superb in early December,  best I have seen in several years. The window of opportunity for this activity is short so you have to be on alert for optimum conditions.

Thanks to our neighbor down near 42nd for these good pics of a happy dog and some neat sights along the beach.

January 2014 Meeting, Happy New Year, let’s eat pizza!

See you on Thursday, January 16th for pizza at Lafayette. Don’t forget your membership form and $5.00

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The Huloa was built in Nova Scotia in the 1930’s for Father McGranahan. Dr. Art Huderle, a Duluth dentist who lived at 3108 Minnesota Ave., was part of the crew who sailed the Huloa to Duluth from Nova Scotia. “Doc” Huderle later owned the schooner and anchored her near Lafayette.

Note of interest: Father McGranahan married Dave Poulin’s parents. Dave’s family boat, Seabird is also in the photo anchored near Huloa off of 31st. Dave Poulin grew up at 3101 S. Lake Ave. Seabird is now “Lydia.”

Street end anchorage on Park Point

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Survey Data: SurveySummary for PPCC final

Scroll to the last pages for hundreds of comments.

246  citizens participated, thank you.

This data will be shared with City of Duluth Administration and Planning: Keith Hamre, John Judd, Mayor Ness

The PP Small Area Plan Advisory Committee will be looking at all comments.

City Planning will be collecting your input at their Public Meeting on Wed., Oct. 30, 4-6pm at Lafayette

Public Meeting on Park Point- Bring your input !

Small Area Plan Scheduled for October 30

[Duluth, MN] – The City of Duluth invites the public to attend the Park Point Small Area

Plan Public Open House meeting on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, from 4:00 to 6:00

pm at the Lafayette Community Recreation Center located at 3026 Minnesota Avenue.

At this meeting, city planners and Plan Committee members will be on hand to

discuss the City staff and Plan Committee’s work to date and share options for

recommendations to be included in the Park Point Small Area Plan. The public is also

encouraged to review and comment on the various options included in the Plan.

The Park Point Small Area Plan build on the goals, policies, and implementation

strategies in the City’s 2006 Comprehensive Land Use Plan and serves to augment that

Plan by providing more analysis and detailed recommendations. The Park

Point Plan study area includes the entire 583.5 acres of Park Point from the Aerial lift

bridge to the Superior Harbor entry. Recent residential development activity on Park

Point, as well as potential commercial development, along with long standing issues

with public access to beaches, transportation patterns and infrastructure (water and

sewer) capacity concerns, has raised a number of questions regarding changes

to existing and future land use and the character of the Park Point neighborhood.

Therefore, it is necessary for the City to study the area in greater detail to develop

and implement a long term plan that will maintain but also enhance the neighborhood

character for residents of and visitors to Park Point.

The planning process began in the January of 2013 and is expected to conclude later

this year with a report to the Planning Commission. To learn more about the Park

Point Small Area Plan, including Plan Committee meeting summaries and other plan

documents go to http://www.duluthmn.gov/planning/sap/park-point.cfm the public can

also submit comments on the website.

Questions can be directed to John Judd in the City’s Planning Division, (218) 730-5301.