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Hear from and bring your questions for Duluth’s longest tenured councilor on what is new at the City of Duluth.

Arik Forsman was appointed as an At Large member of the Duluth City Council in 2018, was elected to the same post in 2019, and was re-elected in 2023. He's the former council President and 2025 chair of the Finance Committee. Forsman also serves on the Duluth Economic Development Authority and was appointed as the Mayor Pro Tem by Mayor Reinert from 2024 - 2026. He previously chaired the council's Intergovernmental, Public Works, Personnel, Committee of the Whole, and Recreation, Libraries & Authorities committees.