[mou] Park Point land sale

[Michael Hendrickson]

The land at Park Point is up for sale hence the signs posted on each side of existing homes in Park Point.  The land has been rezone for residential developement and that rezoning was at one time turn down by the city council but in the last month or so two councilers reversed their original vote and decided to rezone the land.

The councilers who switched their votes had a tough time with their decision and HOPE that the land will be bought by either the Nature Conservancy or the DNR.  ( this information came from our local newspaper )   

The land is up for sale and that is a fact. Its been surveyed ( survey stakes and ribbons currently on these lots ) and has signs on each plots with information displayed on these signs for those who maybe interested in purchasing the lots.

Also it was Mayor Don Ness idea and project to rezone the land for developement and to sell the stain glass windows to try to the city our of budget woes ( 6-7 million in the red ) If you want the birding community to get involve then email me or call me and inform me of these meetings. I am very good friends with Counciler Jeff Anderson and Jay Fosle and also been to a few small private gatherings with Roger Reinert ( council president ) and got a chance to know him as well.

I was also inform that the last bit of land behind the Bayfront Market that allow the public to have access to the bay and view Herding Island is beign viewed by the marina as land they want to have.  I was approached by a park point community center member about this a week or so ago.  This was land that several birding folks fought to protect but may not know about this.

So all in all I am not spreading false information and it would be nice to get invitations to these meetings because I think my relationships with a few of the councilers could help your cause!!!  The land is for sale and that is a done deal hence "For Sale" signs posted on the lots but the land has not YET been sold to anyone but its up for sale!  Yes in my humble opinion someone with money will no doubt want to build a home on park point.  Look at how most if not all the small homes were bought and large expensive homes were built on these lots.  Each year there is always some developement going on down at park point and more and more luxerious houses are being built on Park Point.  So that is why I made a prediction that we birders will no doubt lose some land in Park Pt.

Also there has been discussions about getting birders to be more proactive on cases like this -- well if birders learn to communicate with other birders and get them involve with thier meetings than more can be done to help. 

Clearing the air.

Mike
 
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/



----- Original Message ----
From: John Green <jgreen at d.umn.edu>
To: mou-net at moumn.org
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 12:42:21 PM
Subject: [mou] Park Point land sale

Contrary to the posting by Mike Hendrickson, the sale of land on Park 
Point is not "a done deal".  Several of us are working with the City to 
try and come up with an alternative.  Rather than spreading false 
information, it would be helpful if birders who are concerned about the 
land sale either contacted the mayor and/or council members (email 
addresses on the City's web site) or send a letter to the Duluth News 
Tribune.  There have been many letters against another asset sale the 
City is proposing (an historical Tiffany stained glass window) but only 
one about the Park Point land sale.  Those of us who went and testified 
at the City Council and met with the mayor and staff need some 
expression by the birding community that they also think that the sale 
and development of this land is tragically wrong.

Jan Green


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