OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND INTENT TO ADJUST BY RESOLUTION THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CHARGES

October 24, 2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the authority granted under Minnesota Statute 400.08 and Sections 4:02(C) and 4:03 of the Otter Tail County Solid Waste Management Ordinance, that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners intends to adjust by resolution the Solid Waste Management Charges.  The proposed adjustments to the Solid Waste Management Charges will be considered at a public meeting (in accordance with Minnesota Statute 375.51) of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners in the Commissioners’ Room at the Otter Tail County Government Services Center, at 515 West Fir Ave, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. The meeting will also be available for viewing via Livestream.  
Sections 4:02(C) and 4:03 of the Otter Tail County Solid Waste Management Ordinance describe the procedures for adjusting the amount of the Solid Waste Management Service Charges.  Under specific consideration will be a proposal to adjust the per parcel solid waste management service charge from $16.00 per point per parcel to $17.00 per point per parcel.  The proposed change would become effective January 3, 2025.
The Otter Tail County Solid Waste Management Ordinance is available on the Otter Tail County website at  https://ottertailcountymn.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/OTC-Solid-Waste-Ordinance-2013.pdf.  This document and supporting information is also available for viewing at the Otter Tail County Solid Waste Department located in the Fergus Falls Recycling Center, 1115 Tower Road N, Fergus Falls, MN  56537.  Additional information regarding the proposed revision can be obtained by calling 218 998-8950 or by emailing sdreyer@ottertailcounty.gov.
All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing or to submit written testimony prior to the public hearing date. Written testimony should be submitted to the County Administrator’s office, 520 West Fir Ave, Fergus Falls, MN 56537.   Written testimony shall be received no later than 4:30 p.m. local time on November 18, 2024.  Those wishing to participate remotely may do so by contacting the County Board Secretary at (218) 998-8051.

Chris McConn
Otter Tail County 
Solid Waste Director
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