Duluth mayor pledges to tighten city's financial belt

Duluth, MN, mayor pushes downtown housing, warns of possible tax hikes

Work remains to make downtown Duluth, MN, livable, Mayor Roger Reinert said in his state of the city address, where he also warned of possible property tax hikes.

Duluth mayor pledges to tighten city's financial belt

DULUTH — Mayor Roger Reinert did not sugarcoat the financial realities confronting residents in the coming months. During his second “State of the City Address,” Reinert acknowledged that if the city takes no corrective action, it will need to boost local property taxes by 16% in 2026 just to cover its bills, followed by another 8% hike the following year. He told an audience gathered at Ordean East Middle School Tuesday evening that in addition…