Rural Child Care Innovation Program Carlton County, MN

In collaboration with First Children's Finance and the Minnesota Department of Human Services, the Rural Child Care Innovation Program Community Solution Action Plan for Child Care in Carlton County, MN (March 2020).

• NE Minnesota Childcare Shortage Report, Wilder 2018

Arrowhead Brownfield Assessment Program

The Arrowhead Brownfield Assessment Program was formed by Arrowhead Regional Development Commission and its coalition partners: the Cities of Cloquet, Cohasset, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Two Harbors and Aitkin County use an Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield Assessment Coalition Grant over a three year period throgh September 30, 2023.

The Program can assist with wide range of environmental assessment activities on public and private properties including:

• Developing a brownfield inventory
• Evaluating eligible sites impacted by petroleum or hazardous substances
• Conduct Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I and II ESAs)
• Conduct site investigations, remedial action, and reuse planning
• Asbestos and lead-based paint surveys

Downtown Cloquet Revitalization Strategy

In October 2017, the City Council adopted the Downtown Cloquet Revitalization Strategy. The purpose behind developing this strategy is to provide a framework of concepts, policies, and action steps to guide decision making for local boards such as the Cloquet Economic Development Authority and City Council to improve the economic vitality of Downtown Cloquet. Specifically, this strategy lays out a vision to:

Revitalize Downtown Cloquet as a vibrant mainstreet with strong connectivity between the Historic West End Business District, Cloquet Avenue Business District, and St. Louis Riverfront Parks corridor.

Downtown Objectives:

• Embraces strong pride in local history
• Offers quality gathering places
• Provides retail attractions
• Provides business destinations and is economically vibrant
• Offers quality housing options
• Enhances downtown district visibility and aesthetic improvements
• Businesses and community partners support and promote Downtown Cloquet

City of Cloquet, MN Comprehensive Plan 2007-2027

In August 2007, the City Council adopted the City of Cloquet, MN Comprehensive Plan 2007-2027, a vision of what the City wants to be. It is a guide to help the City preserve what it values, enhance what needs to be improved, and create what is missing. The Comprehensive Plan is a general, long-term plan that analyzes existing conditions, provides goals, objectives, policies and plans and brings together various elements of Cloquet into a comprehensive, “big picture” plan. It provides a basic framework to guide other planning efforts in the city. It is a dynamic Plan that the City will review and refine as Cloquet continues to grow. The plan also includes maps of existing land use patterns as well as future land use that are consistent with the City’s vision.

Sketching Cloquet’s Future: A Community Revitalization Master Plan

(June 1998, HKGI, LHB, Ehlers)

This plan addresses community revitalization of Cloquet’s primary business districts. Each district has its own character, market forces and potential, and the strategies for revitalization will vary widely. The business districts and the directions for revitalization are addressed separately; as the intention of the plan is community revitalization, the futures of these district must be tightly linked. The business districts considered in this plan, Sketching Cloquet’s Future: A Community Revitalization Master Plan, are Hwy 33 South, Sunnyside, West End, and Cloquet Avenue.

Questions?

Questions pertaining to any of the Community Plans can be addressed to:

Holly Hansen, Community Development Director
City of Cloquet
101 14th ST
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 879-2507 x4 hhansen@cloquetmn.gov;