View Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth Communications Office
Mayor Roger J. Reinert
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information, please call 218-730-5309
DATE: 12/1/2014
SUBJECT: Media Advisory: News Conference, Today, 1:30
BY: Daniel Fanning, Communications & Policy Director - Mayor's Office
SUBJECT: Media Advisory: News Conference, Today, 1:30
BY: Daniel Fanning, Communications & Policy Director - Mayor's Office
Media Advisory: News Conference, Today, 1:30
Mayor Ness to Discuss St. Louis County’s Sales Tax Proposal
[Duluth, MN] Mayor Don Ness will hold a news conference today, December 1, at 1:30 PM, in the Mayor’s Reception Room to discuss the .05 percent sales tax increase being proposed by St. Louis County.
Mayor Ness and other community leaders are encouraging residents to participate in the public process and ensure there is adequate time given for community input to be heard. The Mayor is also seeking assurances that any transportation related work which is funded by the proposed revenue be done proportionately throughout the entire county. He will address these and other concerns at the news conference this afternoon.
WHO: Mayor Don Ness, City Officials
What: News Conference to Discuss County’s Sales Tax Proposal
When: 1:30 PM, Today, December 1, 2014
Where: Mayor’s Reception Room, 4th Floor of Duluth City Hall
The public is also encouraged to attend and participate in a public hearing about the proposed sales tax being held tonight, 5 PM, at the Hermantown Governmental Services Building, 5105 Maple Grove Road, Hermantown, as well as at the St. Louis County Board Meeting, tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2, at 9:30 AM on the Second Floor of the St. Louis County Courthouse, 100 N. 5th Avenue West, Duluth.
####