A complicated deal appears to be coming together to redevelop the former Seaway Hotel property. Written By: Peter Passi | ×
The Esmond Building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
Time soon may be running out for the Esmond Building, formerly known as the Seaway Hotel.
A previous effort by Minnesota Opportunity Zone Advisors LLC to put together a plan to renovate the Lincoln Park building has been abandoned, due to the challenges of reconfiguring the structure and its poor condition, as reported in Perfect Duluth Day.
Now, the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority, which owns the Esmond, is working with a new would-be partner: Merge Urban Development of Cedar Falls, Iowa. And this time around, plans call for the Esmond to be demolished, clearing the way for a new building with retail on the ground floor, topped by three more floors that would accommodate 42 units of rental housing.
Dispute over Keyser City Council seat not over
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KEYSER - The dispute over the vacant seat on Keyser City Council is not over, and Curtis Perry says he remains the appointee.
Despite the council re-doing their vote last week to rescind their appointment of Perry to fill the seat that has been vacant for several months, Perry is contending the second vote was not any more legal than the first.
On Nov. 18, the council voted to appoint Perry, the next-in-line in terms of votes in the city’s July 28 election. Council member Billy Meek made the motion to appoint Perry, and Jim Hannas seconded it.