"If they're going to rebuild, not rebuild, or how they're going to rebuild, that's up to them," Lindquist said. Otter Tail County Commission Chairman John Lindquist said Thumper Pond officials haven't shared their plans with the commission and perhaps are eyeing competition from a new casino planned by the White Earth Nation about 10 to 15 miles from Thumper Pond. No word on what caused the roof to collapse has been shared with the city, county or the sheriff's office, officials said. He said he also talked in general terms about things governments can do to spur development, such as tax abatements and tax increment financing, but "there wasn't any kind of specific dialogue about" what the county could do, or "here's an option for Thumper, specifically."
Leonard said they talked about the tax implications of losing a building and how it will affect taxes on the property. Leonard said he didn't "get a real clear answer in terms of what their plans are."
Nick Leonard, Otter Tail County's director of tourism and economic development, said he and the county auditor and assessor have met with Stevens and Bill Schultz, who is listed online as the vice president of Madison Hospitality Group, which owns Thumper Pond. Ottertail City Clerk and Treasurer Elaine Hanson said no building permit has been sought as of last week to rebuild or replace the water park. "I don't know what their investors or management" are thinking. There really isn't a lot of information to give at this point," Rosenthal said. "We haven't been privy to any of their planning. She said the city has not been approached for aid, such as tax increment financing, for the project. Heather Rosenthal, Ottertail's deputy mayor, has heard little about Thumper Pond's plans. No one was injured, the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office reported. He did not elaborate on who the target or targets of any litigation were.Ī 120-foot section of the roof over the resort's water park collapsed late at night on April 14 after the facility had closed. "We are not able to comment on the investigation of the collapse due to pending litigation," Stevens wrote.
Stevens was also asked whether the cause of the mid-April roof collapse had been determined. "The pool will come back in," was all Guest Services Manager Alan Thomas said he could share. "We will share the construction timelines as soon as possible." He did not elaborate on what sort of construction is planned. "At this time, we are in the final stages of reviewing plans and bids," Brad Stevens, Thumper Pond general manager, said in an email Thursday. Local residents wonder if the water park will be rebuilt, and if so, when? On Wednesday, the area was covered with wet, sloppy snow, with only a tower and a couple of corkscrewing slides remaining on the water park site, all of it surrounded by a chain link fence and some yellow caution tape. Debris is gone from this spring's collapse of the roof over the water park and spa at Thumper Pond in Ottertail near the shores of Ottertail Lake.īut other than the roof and walls of the facility being removed, little outwardly appears to have been done to rebuild the attraction at this resort.
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