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. 

Dear Park Point Summer Youth Program (PPSYP) Families,

After careful consideration and deliberation, we have decided to cancel PPSYP at Lafayette for this summer. Concerns about COVID-19, its projected trajectory and future impact for our area, and related planning requirements are just too dynamic and variable for us to proceed. We know that this news will be very disappointing to the campers (and their families!) who have looked forward to returning to PPSYP all year long. We are hopeful that the program will be able to run again in the summer of 2021.

In the meantime, I have been thinking about ways we might keep the campers connected virtually. To this end, I’ve started a PPSYP Camp Directory for previous participants. If you’d like your camper(s) to be included, please contact me asap at ppsypinfo@gmail.com.

If you have other ideas/input about how we might keep the kids connected during this time, please feel free to contact me with your suggestions.

Thank you so much for supporting the Park Point Summer Youth Program. In preparation for this summer’s camp, I spent many hours in collaboration with our amazing camp director, Kevin Chederquist, Park Point Community Club President, Dawn Buck, and former PPSYP Committee lead, Sally Buck. Thanks to all their energy and effort, we were poised to launch registration for another awesome summer of PPSYP. Needless to say, we are all deeply saddened that the program won’t be happening this summer but we are looking forward to seeing you all in 2021. Please stay in touch!

Thank you,
Kari Speer

PPSYP Committee

Click here for information.

Link to Sky Harbor Updates

Questions on the Sky Harbor Project? Contact:

Kaci Nowicki
Associate | Sr. Airport Planner, Project Manager
SEH – Building a Better World for All of Us®
651.894.2508 mobile
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Hi Neighbors,

Given the recent guidelines and most up to date information, canceling the meetings seems the right thing to do. Please spread the word and take care; give me a call with questions or concerns.

• This event is canceled, check back for possible new date.

• Thursday March 26 at Lafayette Square Park, upstairs
• 3026 Minnesota Ave.
• 5:30-7:00pm

Meet the counselors, check out the park and hear about the fun planned for this summer!

Nine week program runs June 8 to August 6, Monday – Thursday 8am to 5pm

Summer 2017 Video 

Summer 2018 Video

Summer 2019 Video

2.19.2020

4:30pm to 8pm this evening!

Reminder: Meeting, Tues. Feb 18, 630pm social, 7pm meeting 

On the agenda:

• Second vote on annual tree purchase
• 2020 PP Summer Youth Program Budget approval

• Rummage Sale dates are June 12 & 13 David Lavamaki has agreed to chair the event. Thank you, Dave!
• 50th Annual Park Point Art Fair, June 27 & 28

2.16.2020 Sunday

Thanks to Rink Manager Mark Elden for opening up Lafayette today from noon to about 8pm. Want to help out ? Call Mark at 218 340-6453

2.15.2020 Saturday

Thanks to Coral M. for opening lower Lafayette today for skating, noon to 8pm for warming room and loaner skate bin access.

Thank you Coral!

The Breeze of February 2020!

A huge thanks to Mark Elden and his family for hosting this magical day at Lafayette- the ice was superb! Thanks to Super One for their continued support of our community!

Special thanks also to City of Duluth Parks & Recreation, Bob Boynton, Rick Lyle, Coral McDonnell, Sally Buck, Gary Glass, Dave Poulin, Ted Buck, Jake and Will Kapsner

Thank you to our neighbors who have made the skating possible this season. The City crews helped clear the snow for the initial flooding.

Mark E., Coral M., Dave P., Jake K., Will K., Rick L., Bob B., Sally B., Gary G.

Mark E.218-340-6453

Fun times on Park Point!

6:30pm Membership Drive and Pizza Party

7pm Guest speaker

“Starved, drowned, and battered: The uncertain fate of Park Point”

John B. Swenson, Associate Professor and Associate Chair

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

University of Minnesota Duluth

“Lake Superior is near historically high levels, allowing wave action to attack Park Point to devastating effect. But how does the current dilemma fit into a longer-time context? Was erosion unimportant eight years ago, when lake levels were near historic lows? I will attempt to summarize what we know about long-term erosion of Park Point and—using results of recent and ongoing research by myself and colleagues—discuss models for Park Point’s future. Some questions we will address include the following: How old is Park Point? (It likely is younger than you think.) What serves as the source of its sand? How have humans disrupted its sand budget and what are the implications? What can be done—realistically—to mitigate beach loss, particularly in areas adjacent to the Duluth and Superior entries? The goal of the talk is to provide basic insight into the natural and anthropogenic forces shaping Park Point on timescales somewhat beyond those of straightforward human observation. Such insight might be useful to stakeholders.”

Sewer lining project update from Tom P. at the City

Hello and Happy New Year!

As you may have observed, the contractor (Michels) in continuing to work on pipe cleaning and CCTV pipe inspection efforts.

Yesterday, we mailed out a letter with our new schedule for completion of this project as follows:

Cleaning and CCTV inspection of the remaining pipes                       January/February 2020

Install CIPP pipe liner and post lining activities                                     March/April 2020

Contract complete                                                                                          May 22, 2020

Sincerely,

Tom

Tom Pfeffer

Senior Engineer
MN Licensed PE

City of Duluth – Public Works & Utilities

411 West First Street, Room 240

Duluth, MN 55802

www.duluthmn.gov

218-730-5104

TPfeffer@duluthmn.gov

Officials, citizens focus on Park Point erosion by John Ramos

Duluth Monitor 

Park Point erosion – Duluth Monitor 1:19:2020 pdf

Save the Date for clean-up along Park Point on Thursday, May 14 (5-7pm)

Want to help with planning this event in which the PPCC is partnering with the City of Duluth Volunteer Corps.?

Contact: Chery Skafte cskafte@duluthmn.gov