City of Redwood Falls and DNR collaborate on bringing new fishing pier to Lake Redwood

Next spring, Lake Redwood will have a new fishing pier thanks to a collaboration between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the City of Redwood. The collaboration was approved at the city council meeting Tuesday evening.

The agreement calls for the DNR to purchase a 40 foot pier, which will have an additional 10 foot gangplank. Details about the pier are still to be determined, but the expectation is it will have wood construction over a metal frame, with possibly wooden rails on the sides.

The City of Redwood Falls will be responsible for setting up and taking down the pier in Perks Park every year, and doing whatever minor maintenance comes up. There is no cost to the city for the pier other than the cost for city staff to set it up.

The agreement also calls for the pier to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.