Families and Babies Public Health cares about Healthy Families and Babies. Several Programs serve this population to give families the support they need. 4005 Home visits were made in 2025. These visits include support for…
Property Tax Error Olmsted County discovered an error in the 2026 property tax levy. The error created an additional $1,500,000 being calculated into the total levy needed for 2026. The total levy for 2026 was…
Best Place to Raise a Family Minnesota is the #2 Best place to raise a family. (Massachusetts ranked #1.) According to Wallet Hub. See: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-raise-a-family/31065. Early Learning and Outdoor Programs Olmsted county is seeking…
$56,000 A renter must earn $27.47/hour ($56,,000) to afford a 2 bedroom rental in SE MN 60% of renter households spend more than 50% of their income on rent Only 20% of those eligible for…
Olmsted’s Waste to Energy Facility Destroys PFAS The Minnesota Resource and Recovery Association has confirmed through independent studies commissioned by MRRA, “that modern resource recovery facilities destroy nearly all per-and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) through…
Truancy The county has the responsibility of keeping children in school. Truant behavior is reported to the county by the schools. The county works with the family, the truant child, and the school to prevent…
2026 Committees As part of my activities as Commissioner, I will be serving on the following committees in 2026: Physical Development (Buildings, Roads and Bridges, Infrastructure, etc.) Housing and Rehabilitation Administration Housing and Rehabilitation Authority…
Red Hawk Project for Affordable Homes The 10 Red Hawk Drive homes was a project to find out if more modest size houses at a cost of about $300,000 would appeal to buyers. I helped…
Olmsted County was the first in Minnesota (and I believe the first in the nation) to respond to the Federal Government shutdown of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Olmsted County sparked a cascade of community…
Community Health Needs Assessment Olmsted County completed the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment. The report is available at 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment. The report identified three priorities: Mental health, access to care, and food…
Olmsted County Maintains Triple A Rating Moody’s Investors Service gave Olmsted County its highest possible rating of Aaa. This is due to Olmsted’s sound fiscal practices and low debt. Only about 100 counties out of…
Combustor Ash is Saving Money When Municipal Solid Waste (Trash) is burned, it leaves combustor ash. The ash falls to bottom of the combustion chamber and is removed. The ash is taken to the Kalmar…
Recyclables Lowers the Cost of Garbage Bills When you bring your recyclables to the Olmsted Waste to Energy plant you are helping to lower the cost of garbage bills. The recyclables that you put in…
Wood and Yard Waste The city and county are investigating co-locating a new wood waste and yard waste drop off facility. The joint venture would serve the city and county. Composting yard waste would continue. …