Key Initiatives
Mayor Reinert is committed to ensuring the City of Duluth maintains core services that are effective, efficient, and at a tax rate we can afford and sustain. While campaigning residents spoke with residents about five big issues. Those issues are now the following key initiatives for his administration.
Housing across all income levels.
Everyone needs a place to live. The City of Duluth supports a mix of development of all housing types; single family , multi-family, and apartments across all income levels.
Growing our commercial tax base.
A robust tax base relieves the property tax pressure for homeowners while expanding the contribution to the City's general fund for street and infrastructure maintenance and improvements.
Improving our streets and infrastructure.
Streets are the backbone of a city, facilitating the transportation of people, goods, and services through the city and beyond. Ensuring we have well-maintained streets and public utilities helps individuals, business, and community institutions meet their obligations and improves the quality of life for our residents.
Revitalizing downtown Duluth.
A vibrant downtown is critical to the future of Duluth. From public safety to economic development, the City of Duluth is eager to partner with residents and businesses, as well as our partners in public safety, health, and human services at St. Louis County and the State , to help make downtown Duluth a hub for commerce, entertainment and living.
Ensuring property taxes are affordable.
Property taxes play a vital role in funding core city services. Affordable property taxes help keep people in their homes and reduces the cost of homeownership across the city. Expanding the City's property tax base through more housing and commerce reduces individual property tax bills while funding the critical services that residents rely on.