Join Cloquet mayor Roger Maki for coffee and conversation at the Cloquet Public Library at 1 p.m. Friday, July 12. The meetings with city elected officials are scheduled for once a month, and started with Ward 2 councilor Sheila Lamb on June 14. Several residents joined Lamb for a wide-ranging conversation about everything from sidewalks and potholes to Enbridge and sex trafficking.

“It is a chance for citizens and city leaders to meet in a welcoming, informal space and have a dialogue about the issues facing our community,” said assistant library director Anne Lundquist, noting that t...