Passports 5,563 passports were processed by county services in 2022. 7,629 photos were processed. We will surpass this number by the end of October, 2023. The U.S. Department of State Passport Services conducts and oversight inspection of…
September 21, 2023 Maximum Property Tax Levy Increase Set at 5.2% The State of Minnesota distributed quite a bit of money this year to Counties; however, not all costs were covered by the State money. The…
Graham Park The County Board continues to work on plans to upgrade the facilities at Graham Park. The upgraded facilities will enhance the ability of the community to use park and increase the ability of the…
Agreement with Families First The HRA (Olmsted County’s Housing Authority) will develop an agreement with Families First of Rochester to manage a building large enough to house up to twelve families. The building was recently purchased…
Nature Center The new Olmsted County Nature Center at Zollman Zoo is now open. The new nature center will be able to increase the capacity to educate students on the natural world. Here is a video…
Housing and Redevelopment Authority The HRA owns 279 living units on 52 properties. These units are mostly in Rochester but some are in the small towns in Olmsted County. Many of the units are apartments but the…
Third Avenue SE Changes Third Avenue SE between 12th Street and Highway 63 South, will receive a bituminous overlay and lane striping that create a center left turn lane. This portion of third avenue is a County…
Rochester and Area Libraries $1,386,022 is appropriated from the Olmsted County Budget to support area libraries: Rochester Library Operations $1,157,200 Rochester Library Capital $57,909 Chatfield $33,120 Pine Island $58,600 St. Charles -$19,596 Stewartville -$59,597 Anaerobic Solid Waste Digester Olmsted County…
Olmsted’s Housing Stability Team Receives and Award The 2022 Community Service Award was presented to the Olmsted County Housing Stability Team. The award was presented by the Zumbro Valley Medical Society. The award recognizes the “outstanding leadership and quantifiable…
Open Space Planning County Planning is responsible for planning uses for the land outside of the Rochester and the small cities. This included land for agriculture, rural businesses, migratory routes and protected sensitive land (for instance…
I look forward to serving the people of District 3 in 2022 Thank you for your support in 2022; you elected me with over 66% of votes. In spite of the difficulties of the year caused…
2022 Election No incidences were reported at any of the polling places. The election ballot board is made up of eight people. The eight ballot board members represent both major political parties. Following the ballot board’s determination, the…
I look forward to serving the people of District 3 in 2023-24. I thank the voters for re-electing me and for their continued support. I also welcome the constituents who have been added to District 3 in…