Duluth Council agrees to pay $3 million for parking ramp removal

Duluth Council agrees to pay $3 million for parking ramp removal

DULUTH — City councilors voted 7-2 Monday night to approve a change order that could add up to $515,016 to the cost of tearing down an abandoned parking ramp. The total cost to demolish the structure now could soar to upward of $3.045 million — more than triple the original bid of $967,000. Monday's vote marks the second change order for the project, with councilors previously signing off on an increase of more than $1.56 million associated with…