Happy Holidays and Thank You
Have a happy, pleasant, and peaceful Holiday. I look forward to 2020. Thank your for your support in 2019. I will continue to keep you informed on county events and Board actions in 2020. In 2019 I provided…
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Advising the County Board, Elected Officials Pay, Warming House, Affordable Housing,
Want to Help the County by Guiding it Services? Olmsted County Advisory Board Positions are Available Advisory Board Positions are an opportunity for people to get involved in the community. You can view the voluntary boards…
2020 Levy
What is the “Levy?” The Property Tax Levy is the portion of the budget that is paid for by property taxes. Property Taxes are the biggest source of funding the budget but there are also other sources. Other sources…
Feedback for Bonding Projects & Community Warming Center Construction Update
Olmsted County is seeking your help to advance our Bonding Projects State officials pay attention to public feedback on local government bonding requests. Olmsted is asking for bonding on three projects: Graham Park Regional Multi-Purpose Expo…
DMC, Mobility Village, Circulator, and Graham Park
The current route of the circulator has been a Broadway designation. This will require two lanes (one north and one south) dedicated to only the Circulator Bus traffic. This will leave only two lanes (one north and…
Bond Rating, Bonding Tour, Oronoco Flood Cleanup, Steamline Repair
Olmsted County Received Triple A Rating! Olmsted County received the TripleA bond rating from both Moodys and Standard and Poors rating service. This is the highest rating one can receive. This is a really big deal…
Walking in Nature, Domestic Violence Awareness, Absentee Voting, Zumbro River Cleanup and Fall Awareness!
A Walk in Nature is Healthy In the future you may visit a doctor for an ailment and the “prescription” you receive may be a walk in the Park. Olmsted County will be piloting a program…
Maximum Levy Set, County Improvements, and HRA Levy Increase
Board Sets Maximum Levy The projected total 2020 budget for Olmsted County is $199,132,421. To achieve this, the County Board set the 2020 Maximum levy at a 4.5% increase. This is about a $4.6 million dollar increase…
Updates: Living longer, minors buying alcohol, worker shortages, and rising home prices
Live Long and Prosper in Olmsted County Olmsted County is ranked 43 out of the top 50 counties where people live the longest. This according to USA Today. See the article here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/09/06/the-50-counties-where-people-live-the-longest/40072465/ 82.24 Years: Life expectancy…
Updates: Warming Shelter, County Park at Lake Zumbro, Importance of Cars and Phones, & Roads of the Future.
Warming Shelter After a few false starts, the warming place for the unsheltered has been selected. The first place that was mentioned was the former Silver Lake fire station. I opposed this site because it was too…
Give Your Opinion: Graham Park
The city of Rochester is seeking community feedback on the proposed route from the Seneca/Graham Park site to downtown. It is also seeking your opinion on the type of vehicles that should be used; bus or…
Updates: Highway 14 & Census 2020
Highway 14 Corridor Analysis Please participate in Highway 14 Analysis. This analysis is looking at Highway 14 from Kasson to 60thAve (intersection of County Road 104) on the west side of Rochester. To participate go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/highway14and complete…
County’s Cost of Burials & Small Businesses in Olmsted County
Do You Know the Cost of Burial? The cost of burying indigent residents is increasing. 2014 $114,299 71 Burials 2015 $148,560 79 Burials 2016 $141,994 76 Burials 2017 $146,667 80 Burials 2018 $199,417 103 Burials The county averaged 65% cremations versus direct burials. The County’s burial…
Updates: ROCOG, Regional Transportation, Pathways to Prosperity, Flood Repairs, and Polluted Property
Rochester Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) ROCOG is made up of representatives from the City of Rochester, Olmsted County, Townships, smaller towns and community folks. These representatives meet to plan the future transportation system. The plan is…