On Dec. 29, 2022, Northern Township was awarded a $5 million federal grant to fund the first phase of the proposed wastewater project along the northwest side of Lake Bemidji. This was awarded through the 2022 Congressional Directed Spending program. The project was...

Northern Township is planning a project that would install a wastewater system around the Northwest end of Lake Bemidji.  The planned system will run north and east along County Rd 21 (Phase 1) and then along County Rd 20 (Phase 2), ending at Lake Bemidji State...

On January 11, 2022, the City of Bemidji and Northern Township met to discuss options for installing a wastewater system along the northwest side of Lake Bemidji. Five of the options presented by the City of the Bemidji involved annexation. One of the options did not...

Northern Township was notified at a Joint LGU meeting on June 16, 2021 by the City of Bemidji that Ruttger's Resort was petitioning the City of Bemidji to connect to their wastewater system. The City of Bemidji has a policy that only city residents are able to connect...