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Detroit Lakes council authorizes engineering study for 270th Avenue sewer-water extension; accepts low bids for subdivision street projects

Detroit Lakes City Council and Commissions · May 16, 2025
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Summary

City engineers explained development-driven sewer and water needs on 270th Avenue and council authorized a preliminary engineering report; council also accepted low bids from RL Larson Excavating on two street-and-utility projects and set a June hearing on assessments.

The Detroit Lakes City Council voted to authorize a preliminary engineering report to evaluate extending sewer and water down 270th Avenue after staff said new development and a failing septic made the extension timely.

“...that was going to be developed,” city engineer John Pratt said, describing recent property sales and annexations that renew the need to extend infrastructure. Pratt told the council that one in‑city house has a failing drain field and that…

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