WILLMAR — With $234,000 in hand from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Kandiyohi County is moving forward with improvements at Big Kandiyohi Lake County Park East.

In February, the county applied for a 2022 Outdoor Recreation Grant to help fund the project at the park. Last week, County Administrator Larry Kleindl heard back from the state.

“We were awarded that grant,” Kleindl said at Tuesday’s Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners meeting.

The commissioners unanimously approved a motion accepting the grant, and also gave their permission for the county to begin working with an architect on the design for the project.

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