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5/9/06 - Business North

3 years later, Lighthouse Point debate rages on

12/31/05 - Duluth News Tribune

Developer takes fight to court

12/29/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

Developer sues city over rezone denial

11/19/05 - Lake County News Chronicle

Council OK's first step toward new Point appraisal

10/2/05 - Beyond Main Street

The Coast is Clear

Fall 2005 - Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News

Working on Environmental Issues Builds a New Sense of Community

8/25/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

8/23/05 - Duluth News Tribune

Council votes down surprise rezoning motion

8/11/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

8/4/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

Planning commission denies Lighthouse Point rezone

7/28/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

No zoning referendum possible for Two Harbors

7/14/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

7/12/05 - Duluth News Tribune

Lighthouse group calls for zoning referendum

7/14/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

Petition calls for change in comp plan amendment, asks for repeal or referendum

6/24/05 - Duluth News Tribune

6/24/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

We'll be richer if we own the Point

5/26/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

5/19/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

Appraisal may show lands affordable

5/12/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

Two Harbors council puts moratorium on Point development

5/10/05 - BusinessNorth

Two Harbors Waterfront plan moves forward

6/11/04 - The International Association for Great Lakes Research

Public Access to Lake Superior Increases Inland Property Values

4/28/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

Protect the Point or timid compromise?

4/21/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

Lighthouse Point is the name, profit is the game

4/14/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle

4/6/05 - Minnesota Environmental Partnership

Turning green space to gold - Despite residents' vehement pleas to keep green space on Lighthouse Point, the Planning Commission OK'd a plan for controlled development.
(Excerpt from an undated Minnesota Environmental Partnership fact sheet titled The Great Lakes - A National Treasure - The State of the Great Lakes - Minnesota: Local Treasures): Lighthouse Point, one of the last pristine areas located on the North Shore, is home to arctic-like habitat found in few other places in the United States. The area supports a wealth of endangered plant life, including grasses such as small false asphodel, neat spike-rush, Hudson Bay eyebright and twin bentgrass, as well as the flowering butterwort plant. More than 200 types of birds have been spotted at Lighthouse Point. Many migrating birds such as the golden-crowned kinglet and magnolia warbler use Lighthouse Point as a critical stopover point.
However, the thriving tourism industry is creating pressure for more development in the area. Port City Development, LLC is seeking to rezone Lighthouse Point to allow for residential and commercial development. While the construction will not occur directly on the Lighthouse Point shoreline, the fragile habitat will serve as the back yard of the proposed residences and will be damaged by increased foot traffic and polluted run-off. Lighthouse Point is one of the few locations on Lake Superior where this rare native habitat survives.

5/19/05 - Lake County News-Chronicle