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Two Harbors City Council Report: August 11, 2025

Work has begun on the Two Har­bors City Hall facade. During the construction project, residents can access the building during regular business hours by using the City Council Chambers entrance.

The Council appointed seven area residents to serve on the Waterfront Task Force at Monday night’s meet­ing. Three members of the Council who will sit on the Task Force in­clude Todd Redmann, Lew Conner, and Robin Glaser. Other Task Force appointees include Janelle Jones, Jenna Udenberg, Terry Hukrie­de, Karen Howard, Kyle Johnson, Mike Kasell, and Two Harbors High School student, Noah Meck­lin. Members of the Waterfront Task Force will work to coordinate the various plans that have been devel­oped for the Agate Bay waterfront.

In other business, the Council ac­cepted a proposal from the Trees and Trails Commission to enter into a contract with Anderson’s Green­house for tree planting services. The City has a backlog of tree replace­ments from past road construction projects, where trees in the right of way were removed. The Trees and Trails Commission has identified 58 trees for replacement from past road construction. An additional 73 trees have been removed during the current road construction work and will need to be reviewed for re­placement based on the City’s tree replacement policy.

The Council voted to approve a licensing application and an interim Use Permit for Two Harbors Canna­bis LLC. The Council also accepted with regret the resignation of Toni Maki, as Deputy Clerk / Adminis­trative Assistant for the city. Maki’s last day in that position will be Au­gust 25th.

The next two Harbors City Coun­cil meeting is scheduled for August 25th at 5:30 PM.

Rick Evans
Rick Evans
My wife, Marsha Kinzer (a proud DEHS Greyhound, class of ‘77) introduced me to the North Shore on vacation in 2012. It became our regular escape when the stress of our careers in education became overwhelming, and it didn’t take me long to fall in love with the breathtaking scenery, the nice people, and “salad” containing Jell-o and marshmallows. So you can either blame or thank my loving wife for my being here, because when we needed to choose a retirement hometown, Marsha advocated hard for her beloved Duluth, and here we are, six months later. Yes, this will be my first northern Minnesota winter. Yes, I welcome thoughts and prayers. Government, public policy, and social justice weighed heavily in the curriculums I taught at the high school level over a thirty-eight year career. In addition, we were a laboratory school focused on critical thinking in conjunction with technical and scientific writing. So when I found myself adrift on the great ocean of retirement and spied a raft, I jumped at the chance to take up what I’d left behind…minus the bad teachers’ lounge coffee. My position at the NSJ allows me to combine my passions for government and writing, and it’s helping me to feel less out of touch in new surroundings. When I’m not being “Cubby” (Marsha’s favorite new nickname for this green reporter) I enjoy pointing at eagles and saying, “Look, honey. There’s an eagle.” I’ve had an active side hustle as a professional musician for almost as many years as Charlie Parr. As a guitarist/singer/songwriter, I graced the stages of clubs and festivals around southern Wisconsin, including an appearance on A Prairie Home Companion. Should I even mention A Prairie Home Companion, or am I the only one here old enough to remember what that is? Look! An eagle!
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