Final payment for NY Mills roof repair approved

By Tom Hintgen

Otter Tail County Correspondent

A motion by County Commissioner Wayne Johnson of Pelican Rapids and seconded by Commissioner Bob Lahman of Parkers Prairie was unanimously carried for a one-year agreement between Otter Tail County and Placer for Placer.ai, a location intelligence software.

This will allow for county employees to collect data for emergency response planning, traffic studies, tourism and economic impact analysis. “This software will be utilized across multiple departments,” said County Board Chairman Kurt Mortenson of rural Underwood.

Donation from

lake association

The West Battle Lake LakeShore Association donated funds to Otter Tail County in the amount of $500 to assist in the operational costs of two Internet Landing Installed Device Sensors (I-LIDS).

Internet Landing Installed Device Sensors (I-LIDS) are installed through the County Land and Resource Office.

The I-LIDS are self-contained, solar-powered systems at boat ramps used to reduce the risk of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) through video inspection of boats and audio education of boaters.

New York Mills

roof replacement

A motion by County Commissioner Bob Lahman of Parkers Prairie and seconded by Dan Bucholz of Parkers Prairie was unanimously carried to approve final payment in the amount of $120,022 to Herzog Roofing, Inc. for the New York Mills highway garage roof replacement project.

County Engineer Krysten Foster said this amount is an increase of $12,522 from the awarded quote due to overruns.