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Osakis Lake Association hopes lakeshore taxes can cover the bill through a Lake Improvement District 12:00 am, Jul. 2, 2021 ×
The Osakis Lake Association is trying to form a Lake Improvement District to fight an aquatic invasive plant called curly leaf pondweed. (Echo Press file photo)
Curly leaf pondweed invaded Lake Osakis decades ago, so long ago that many boaters assume that the wavy-leafed plant belongs there, said Osakis Lake Association President Bruce Magnus.
However, it’s actually a trouble-making intruder originally from Eurasia, Africa, and Australia that the DNR says was first noted in Minnesota in 1910. Magnus estimates it will cost about $200,000 a year for three years to treat.
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Osakis Voices column: Residents should watch for meeting on watershed plan
A lot of our residents, unless they go online to read the 350 pages, have no idea what this plan involves. Both Douglas County Commissioner Jerry Rapp and I believe we need to hold a meeting in Osakis to try to answer questions. 4:20 pm, Feb. 25, 2021
By Randy Neumann, Todd County commissioner
Since my last article, I stated I was up for re-election in November 2020. I am very grateful for the continued support from the voters of Todd County, District 5 who I will have the honor to serve for the next four years. Our county board will remain the same for the next two years as Commissioners Erickson and Becker also got reelected.