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City to host public meeting on planned Park Point beach nourishment project

[Duluth, MN] The City of Duluth will host a public information meeting in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, on Wednesday, June 24th at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will include presentations on the Duluth-Superior Harbor maintenance dredging and proposed Minnesota Point beach nourishment. Presenters will talk about the project purpose, plan for the potential placement of clean sediment from harbor dredging, and beach nourishment, in addition to the schedule of the project.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District plans to dredge the Duluth-Superior federal navigational channel and potentially place approximately 50,000 cubic yards of material on a portion of Minnesota Point beach between August 1, and September 30, 2020.  The content will be placed in the beach area from the ship canal to approximately the S-curve at 12th 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 as a “threatened species” by the MN Department of Natural Resources.

Those who would like to attend the meeting can choose to participate in a virtual WebEx meeting or call in by phone. The meeting is expected to go until 7:45 p.m. and will include a question and answer session for those who attend.

To join the meeting, please review the ways to attend below.

Option 1- Webex Meeting Link:

Go to https://usace.webex.com/meet/melissa.d.bosman

Enter your Name and Email Address. Click “Join Meeting”

Meeting Number: 146 398 7383      Meeting Password: 1234

Option 2-  Join by Phone:

Call using any type of phone (Toll-Free): 888-363-4734. Access Code: 7727569#. Security Code: 1234#

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