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Superior National Forest has issued a final Record of Decision on the proposed 495-acre Lutsen Ski Hill Proposed Expansion Area On December 15 the USDA Forest Service’s Superior National Forest issued a final Record of Decision on the proposed 495-acre Lutsen Ski Hill Proposed Expansion Area. Based on findings through the National Environmental Policy Act process and tribal consultation, the Superior National Forest has selected the “No Action Alternative and will not be approving the permit application.” “Through input from the public and partners, consultation with our local tribes, along with the environmental analysis, the Forest made this decision of ‘No Action’ for the Lutsen Ski Hill Proposed Expansion Area,” said Tom Hall, Forest Supervisor for the Superior National Forest, “The NEPA process is designed to include public engagement to ensure federal actions consider all relevant information and potential impacts of a proposed project prior to approving a project.

Todd Ford, Public Information Coordinator All North Shore Health and North Shore Living Staff and visitors, due to exceeding the values of a respiratory illness outbreak defined in the Respiratory Illness Prevention Program, we will be mandating mask use until further notice. If you have any questions, or concerns, please contact Troy Batchelor, Director of Nursing or Jason Yuhas, CIO, ICD, QIC.

Cook County Emergency Director Mike Keyport presented the Cook County Emergency Operations Plan Review to the commissioners at the board’s December 12 meeting. Every four years, commissioners must review the county’s emergency plans.

Next, the master plan will go to the Grand Marais City Council for final approval The Grand Marais Park and Recreation Board concluded a six-month review and upgrade of the park's 2009 master plan at the board's Tuesday, December 5 meeting. Throughout the process, the park board worked with Gabrielle Grinde, HKGi consultant and the project lead, assisting in updating the 2009 Master Plan.