At a public hearing held on Thursday, Sept. 22, the experts who ran the jail study gave their formal recommendation to construct a new detention center to replace the current Beltrami County Jail.
The Beltrami County Board narrowly passed a motion on Tuesday, Sept. 20, to include the full funding request of the Bemidji and Blackduck libraries in the preliminary 2023 budget approval.
The Bemidji City Council will hear a report from Beltrami County Administrator Tom Barry on the results of the Jail Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study on the county Jail during its Sept. 19 session.
Candidates for two races for the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners will participate in a political forum during the Turtle River Watershed Association's annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, at Old Salem Town Hall, 240 Salem Drive SE, in Turtle River Township.