"Never really seen anything like this," Beth Toutges, a lifelong resident of Forest Lake, said. "Not this bad, not even close ...

Enough people have contacted the watershed district that officials decided to hold an informational workshop later this month ...

Now, the city is going ot have to fix this situation and then come up with a plan for this not to happen again.

Both purchases will likely be finalized by this spring, she said, and will be made using short-term bonds from last year — ...