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Comprehensive Plan City of Hibbing (St. Louis County, MN) Accepted and Filed by Vote of Hibbing City Council on December 19, 2018 Hibbing’s Centennial Fountain located near City Hall, 2018 1 Prepared for: City of Hibbing, MN Hibbing, MN City Offices Phone: (218) 262-3486 Mail: City of Hibbing 401 East 21st Street Hibbing, MN 55746 Website: www.hibbing.mn.us 2 Acknowledgements The City of Hibbing, Hibbing City Council and Comprehensive Planning Steering Committee would like to thank our residents and stakeholders for your valuable contributions to the development of this Comprehensive Plan. Your participation in the survey process, Community Visioning Sessions, interviews and discussions have helped us as a community to define a vision, identify our core community values and establish goals and plans for our future. We have valued your ideas and input and will do our best to include and address them as we all work together to carry this plan forward. We would also like to acknowledge the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board for providing financial contributions and support for this project. Hibbing City Council and Administration Rick Cannata, Mayor Patty Shafer, Councilor Tom Dicklich, City Administrator Jack Lund, Councilor Patrick L. Garrity, City Clerk/Treasurer Tim Harkonen, Councilor Ray Pierce, Jr., Councilor Jennifer Hoffman Saccoman, Councilor Comprehensive Planning Steering Committee Members Georgia Andria Shaun Germolus Kim McLaughlin James Bayliss Marcia Grahek Heather Matvey Celia Cameron Councilor Jennifer Nathan Pederson Hoffman Saccoman Mayor Rick Cannata James Plese Pat Ives Austin Dusek Jackie Prescott Wayne Kangas Justin Fosso Dan Scally Jennifer Lucarelli Pat Furlong Shari Majkich Brock Nicole Gandrud Plan Adoption The Hibbing City Council this Comprehensive Plan during its regularly scheduled public meeting on December 19, 2018. voted to accept and file 3 This page intentionally left blank. 4 Hibbing Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents INTRODUCTION History of Hibbing………………………………………………………………………………...…………9 Geography & General Maps…………………………………………………………………….……..10 Demographic Profile……………………………………………………………………………….…….13 Population, Age, Race, Households, Education, Income, Poverty, Employment Comprehensive Planning History………………………………………………………………….20 Community Involvement……………………………………………………………………………….20 Steering Committee…………………………………………………………………………………20 Community Visioning Sessions…………………………………………………………...……21 Community Survey………………………………………………………………………………….21 Communication…………………………………………………………………………….…………22 Holistic Economic Development……………………………………………………………………22 Healthy Communities Model Approach…………………………………………………………24 COMMUNITY VISION AND VALUES Vision Statement…………………………………………………………………………………………...27 Community Values…………………………………………………………….…………………………..28 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT………………………………………………………………………………………..29 Land Use………………………………………………………………………………………………………..30 Current Land Use…………………………………………………………………………………….31 Zoning…………………………………………………………………………………………………….31 Zoning Map………………………………………………………………………………….………….32 Significant Land Use Residential……………………………………………………………………………….……………..33 Mining……………………………………………………………………………………………….……34 Mining Maps………………………………………………………………………………….………..35 Open Space…………………………………………………………………………….……………….36 Preservation and Conservation…………………………………………………………………….37 Solid Waste and Recycling……………………………………………………………….………37 Future Land Use…………………………………………………………………………………….………38 Future Land Use Map 1……………………………………………………………...………..43 Future Land Use Map 2……………………………………………………………...………..44 Goals, Recommendations, Strategies and Actions………………………………….………45 BUILT ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………………………………………………….……….46 Transportation…………………………………………………………………………………………..….47 City Sidewalks, Streets and Roads…………………………………………………………….48 5 County Highways/Roads…………………………………………………………………………49 Trunk Highways………………………………………………………….…………………………..50 Range Regional Airport……………………………………………………………………………52 Public Transit………………………………………………………………………………………….53 Railroads………………………………………………………………………………………………...54 Housing………………………………………………………………………………………………………...55 Housing Demographics……………………………………………………………………………55 Housing Stock…………………………………………………………………………………………57 Housing and Redevelopment Authority……………………………………………………57 Future Needs in Housing…………………………………………………………………………58 Community Facilities…………………………………………………………………………………….59 City Hall………………………………………………………………………………………………….59 Hibbing Memorial Building…………………………………………………………...…………59 Historic and Cultural Structures…………………………………………………………..……….60 Utilities………………………………………………………………………………………………………….62 Wastewater…………………………………………………………………………………………….63 Storm Water……………………………………………………………………………………………64 Septic Systems……………………………………………………………………………...…………65 Drinking Water…………………………………………………………………………………….....65 Electricity and Steam……………………………………………………………………………….66 Natural Gas……………………………………………………………………………………………..67 Broadband…………………………………………………………………………….……..…………67 Goals, Recommendations, Strategies and Actions………………………….….…………..69 ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………………………………………..………….71 Workforce Employment Profile…………………………………………………………………...……………72 Income……………………………………………………………………………………………………73 Education…………………………………………………………………………………….………….74 Economic Base Workers by Industry……………………………………………………………………………….76 Employment Counts by Major Industry……………………………………………………77 Employment and Wages by Occupation……………………………………………………77 Major Employers…………………………………………………………….……………………….78 Mining Industry……………………………………………………………………………78 Health Care and Social Assistance Industry……………………………………78 Tourism……………………………………………………………………………………….78 Market Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………79 Other Opportunities for Development Tax Forfeit Properties…………..………………………………………….……………81 Opportunity Zones………………………………………………………….…………….82 6 Local Organizations Supporting Workforce and Business Development………….…………………………….………83 Goals, Recommendations, Strategies and Actions………………………………………….84 LEISURE ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………………………………………...……………..86 Benefits of Leisure……………………………………………………………………………..………….87 Community Input……………………………………………………………………………………..……88 City Services Department……………………………………………………..……………………….90 Parks………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………91 Trails…………………………………………………………………………………………….………………94 Attractions……………………………………………………………………………………….…………...95 Marketing and Communication…………………………………………………………..…………96 Goals, Recommendations, Strategies and Actions……………………………..…………..97 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT………………………………………………………………………….………………...98 Educational System……………………………………………………………………….………………99 Hibbing School District…………………………………………………………………………..100 Early Childhood…………………………………………………………………...………………..101 Hibbing Community College…………………………………………………………………..101 Faith Community…………………………………………………………………………..…………….103 Health Care…………………………………………………………………………………..……………..103 Emergency Services and Community Safety Law Enforcement…………………………………………………………………………………..104 Fire Department and Emergency Services………………………………………………104 Hibbing Foundation……………………………………………………………………..……………..105 Social Activities and Events…………………………………………………………..………….….105 Goals, Recommendations, Strategies and Actions………………………………………..107 POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………………………………………………....109 Governance Structure Legal Organization………………………………………………………….………………..……110 City Government Mission………………………………………………….………..………….110 Community Vision Statement…………………………………………………………………111 City Departments and Services…………………………………………………………………….111 Citizen Engagement and Communication………………………………………...…………..112 Plan Implementation and Execution………………………………………………...………….113 Goals, Recommendations, Strategies and Actions……………………………..…………115 APPENDIX A – Community Survey………………………………………………………………..………...117 APPENDIX B – Community Survey Responses………………………………………………..……….128 APPENDIX C – Action Plans…………………………………………………………………………….………159 APPENDIX D – Sources…………………………………………………………………………………..……….165 7 INTRODUCTION 8 History of Hibbing In the late 1800’s, rural NE Minnesota experienced a dramatic change in its demographic, cultural and economic landscape with the launch of the mining industry. Immigrants from 43 different nations, mostly European, settled in the undeveloped frontier in pursuit of a better life for their families and the opportunities mining would provide (Serrin, 1982). One of the early pioneers was Frank Hibbing who was born in Hanover, Germany in 1856, moved to the U.S. to Beaver Dam, WI and later settled in Duluth, MN in 1887. An expert iron ore prospector, Frank Hibbing and a party of 30 men set out to explore the wilderness area west of Mountain Iron, MN in search of ore deposits. Little did they know that their venture would lead them to such significant mining that a community would establish in honor of Frank Hibbing and continue to prosper and grow for decades to come. Founded in 1893, Hibbing, MN is part of Minnesota’s Iron Range which quadrupled in population from 1900-1920 due to the booming mining economy. Hibbing’s population alone grew to about 20,000 people in its first twenty years in existence (Hibbing Chamber of Commerce, n.d.). Numerous schools and churches were built, new businesses developed, and a melting pot of families settled and weaved their culture and traditions into the fabric of their new community. Hibbing was thriving as its vast iron ore mines including the Mahoning, Hull Rust, Sellers and Burt provided the raw material needed for the industrial revolution. As mining progressed, it began to encroach