Test your knowledge: Growth by 2040
Olmsted County is growing by leaps and bounds! Take the quiz below to test your knowledge on the Planning 2 Succeed 2040 Draft Comprehensive Plan projections over the next 25 years!
April 2018
Making Graham Park More User Friendly and Creating a Community Gathering Space
The County Board received preliminary plans from the Hoisington Koegler firm to make Graham Park (The County Fairgrounds) into a more user friendly and year-round space. The park will still retain all the functions for the…
Lake Zumbro Dredging and Public Hearing
Lake Zumbro was first created in 1918-19. For the last 100 years, silt has slowly been carried into the lake. The silt has reduced the depth of lake and made parts of it unusable for recreation. Dredging the…
Zippity Zoo Da: Teddy Bear Band Reschedule to April 22
Teddy Bear Band is rescheduled for Sunday, April 22. This is a fund raiser sponsored by the Friends of Oxbow. The recent snowstorm created the need to reschedule this activity. Here is the new event information: Where:…
County Efficiency is reduced because of State Government Computer Failures
Two state computer systems that counties rely on and are required to use are failing. These “State Information Technology failures are costing taxpayers money [and increased property taxes] through wasted [county] staff time and potentially inaccurate…
Olmsted County – the healthiest in the Country!
Olmsted County has the healthiest population in the USA according to the U.S. News and World Report rankings on the healthiest communities. The report states that the people living in Olmsted County are among the fittest, happiest,…