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Land acquisition for Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail another issue for Otter Tail County Commission.

Land acquisition for Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail another issue for Otter Tail County Commission. Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | × The Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail will run alongside this narrow section of Highway 34, requiring acres of fill. (Focus file photo) Even as the state chugs ahead in expanding high-speed internet access, broadband remains a source of frustration in many rural areas. At their March 9 meeting, Otter Tail County commissioners agreed to pay $30,000 for a two-year position to focus on expanding broadband access. It’s through an ...

Otter Tail County spurs housing growth with Big Build The 2020 projects in Otter Tail County increased new construction by 19% from 2019. Townhomes in Perham will be ready in mid-summer. 6:06 am, Feb. 25, 2021 × As part of Otter Tail County's Big Build project, 40 two and three-bedroom will ready in mid-summer 2021 in a neighborhood near Perham Health. (Meghan Perry / Focus) The first year of Otter Tail County’s Big Build initiative saw progress and success for housing growth. In 2020, $39.3 million in housing investment was added in the county from 656 new and reha...

More than 150 Otter Tail County businesses sought the grants.

Perham's Bucholz joins Otter Tail County commission Commissioner Lee Rogness of Fergus Falls, who was reelected in 2020, was named county board chairperson for 2021. Assuming the vice chair position for 2021 is Commissioner Betty Murphy of Maine Township. Written By: Tom Hintgen, Otter Tail County Correspondent | 6:06 am, Jan. 6, 2021 × District 1 County Commissioner Candidate Dan Bucholz. (Submitted photo) The five-person Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners has two new members who were sworn in during the first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Dan Bucho...