DULUTH — Mayor Roger Reinert says he wants to take politics out of the equation, as the city determines how to distribute more than $15 million in tourism tax collections next year.

Toward that end, he has enlisted Visit Duluth to evaluate applications for public support this time around.

Many of the funds are already precommitted to servicing debt related to the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Amsoil Arena, the Spirit Mountain Recreation Area and investments throughout the St. Louis River corridor.

However, $1,048,300 remains unappropriated and available to support other entities that intend to bolster Duluth’s tourism industry.

“Duluth consistently punches above its weight as a tourist destination,” Reinert said, noting that the city’s pull as an attraction also bodes well fo

See Full Page