Diane Desotelle
About
Diane Desotelle's platform emphasizes leveraging her past council experience to guide the city toward responsible growth. Her campaign focuses on sustainable development and effective local governance.
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Campaign promises (1)
- developmentEncourage responsible growth utilizing past council experience.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 21
- Total speaking time
- 1:24:24
- Avg per meeting
- 4:01
- Segments
- 919
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Top issues during term (12)(Parks Rec)
Underfunded parks and natural resources management
Speaker cited a deferred maintenance backlog exceeding $100 million.
Youth Access to Recreation and Enrichment Programs
Costs aren't spelled out yet, but bike donations, repairs, and program facilitation will need volunteers and possibly funding.
Library accessibility improvements
Lakewalk closure and shoreline protection
$9,884,980.33 contract, offset by up to $8,196,234 in federal and $2,049,752 in state grants.
Athletic Venues Reinvestment Initiative
$50,000 remains to be raised; the project is privately funded.
Cross City Trail Funding
$450,000 in grant funds accepted for trail construction.
Indigenous People's Day planning (October 12)
City permitting costs may apply, but no budget figure was given.
West Duluth Branch Programming and Parking Challenges
Ojibwe language and art project funds
The status of previously allocated project funds is under review.
Orange Shirt Day at Park Point
Hillside Sport Court and community giving garden
A contract of up to $1,369,367.50 is on hold; delay is within the 60-day bid window.
Parkland protection and housing debate
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Desotelle was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
No votes found matching Parks Rec.