Guck, who was born and raised in Perham, finalized her purchase of The Willow Bookstore on Thursday, June 15. The bookstore will feature fiction titles from Minnesota authors.
The recently-finalized 2021 Perham Housing Study shows the town's population is continuing a years-long trend of growing faster than homes can be built.
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 rehabbed housing units; 427 of these being new construction and 229 being rehabbed units, according to an Otter Tail County news release. This progresses the county towards the Big Build’s goal of 5,000 new, preserved or significantly rehabbed units by 2025, and represents a 19% increase in new construction countywide compared to 2019.