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🌱 How 431 new homes could reshape Otsego’s Highway 101 corridor
Make time for Otsego Open Playtime on the Otsego Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How 431 new homes could reshape Otsego's Highway 101 corridor
Also on today's calendar: The Blooming Pumpkin Floral Workshop and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Warmer with showers around, temps: high: 74, low: 50.
- Thursday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Otsego development would add more than 400 homes (finance-commerce.com) — A massive mixed-use project could bring 431 new homes, senior housing, and 60,000 square feet of commercial space to a 137-acre site off Highway 101 in Otsego. The city is reviewing environmental impacts now, with a key planning commission hearing set for October 19 and public comments accepted through October 22 before the council decides how to proceed. 
📸 Around Otsego
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Otsego
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★ Featured events ★
- Otsego Open Playtime →
Prairie Center, Otsego
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- 2026 Membership Pathway →
Monticello Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 205 Pine St, Monticello
8:30 am - Volleyball Game @ New Century Academy
New Century Academy, 950 School Rd SW, Hutchinson
4:30 pm - The Blooming Pumpkin Floral Workshop →
101 Market, 8980 Quantrelle Ave, Otsego
6:00 pm - Elk River Riders Swap Meet
Sherburne County Fairgrounds, 18335 Joplin St NW, Elk River - Horsehair Raku Pottery Workshop →
Mae Spencer's Studio, 11088 - 95th St NE, Otsego
1:00 pm - Otsego Open Playtime →
Prairie Center, Otsego
10:00 am - JV FB vs Pine City (Home)
Spectrum High School Athletic Fields, 10129 181st Ave NW, Elk Ri
5:00 pm - Planning Commission Meeting-Canceled →
Otsego, MN Calendar, 8899 Nashua Avenue NE, Otsego
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
📣 Otsego Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- MS FB vs Columbia Heights (Away)
Spectrum High School Athletic Fields, 10129 181st Ave NW, Elk Ri
4:30 pm - Albertville Lions Pumpkin Party →
Central Park, Albertville
4:00 pm - Volleyball Game @ New Century Academy
New Century Academy, 950 School Rd SW, Hutchinson
4:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for a quote on painting.
Would like my kitchen and loft cut in as well as 3 high spots in living room painted as I have vaulted ceiling's. (Nextdoor Beaudry Meadows)
🗞 Nearby News
Elk River
- Hans Larson understands what public service means (hometownsource.com)
- Osseo girls soccer reaches 8 wins (hometownsource.com)
- U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer faces DFL candidate Doug Chapin in District 6 (miamiherald.com)
Monticello
- Monticello breaks ground on new water treatment plant (hometownsource.com)
- Monticello schools' proposed levy rises about 5.5% (hometownsource.com)
- Demolition clears Highway 25 site for 7 Brew Coffee (hometownsource.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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