Walking My District
Thank you to all the folks of Olmsted County District 3 who greeted me as I walked the district in June, July, August and September. I made an effort to visit every house and many…
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Keeping Us Safe
The County Public Health Department helps to protect us from communicable diseases, weather extremes and unhealthy restaurant conditions. Although the County works quietly most times, that does not mean that it is not constantly monitoring…
Updates: Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Expands & Composting
Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Expands The Housing and Redevelop Authority has accepted a friendly merger with the Community Housing Partnership properties. These are the Northgate Community apartments, Bandel Hills Townhomes and Byron…
Test Your Knowledge: 55th Street Bridge
The 55th Street Bridge is the largest out-state project in Minnesota to be funded by a local agency (Olmsted County.) The $33 million project was funded entirely with local funds and was recently opened! See…
Department of Health Launches Information on Opioids
Drug overdose deaths among Minnesota residents increased 9.2 percent from 2015 to 2016. The deaths in 2016 is six times greater than in 2000. Here is a website that you can view the Minnesota Department…
Olmsted County Sends Help to Florida
Olmsted County’s Captain Satzke from the Sheriff’s Department and other members of the All Hazard Response Team will help Florida with emergency management operations due to Hurricane Irma. Read more at this link.
Opioid Roundtable, MN Choices, 55th Street Ribbon Cutting, and More
Round Table on Opioid Epidemic Senator Al Franken conducted a roundtable discussion on the Opioid Epidemic in Olmsted County on August 25. The County Attorney (Ostrem) has been in the forefront of this discussion with…
Test Your Knowledge on Olmsted County Real Estate!
Real estate is very important to the county. Test your knowledge on the size and impact of the real estate prices on the county!
Public Hearings
The following hearings will be held on August 22, 2017, Sometime after 3:00 in the County Board Room Revisions to the Recording of Lot Splits Ordinance redirecting appeals of notices of violations or denials of…
County Administrator Hired
At the August 7th County Board Member Heidi Welsch was hired as County Administrator starting on November 1, 2017, to take over administrative duties when long-time County Administrator Richard Devlin retires. Mr. Devlin has served…
Elder Economic Security
June 2017 The Elder Index benchmarks basic costs of living for elder households and illustrates how costs of living vary geographically are based on the characteristics of elder households, including household size, home ownership or…
Aging Workforce and Suggestions for the Coming Impact in Minnesota
Current demographics have created a situation never before seen in the Minnesota and the United States. The workforce, even in Olmsted County are facing a shortage of workers. One way to lessen the shortage is…
55th Street Bridge, Road Pilot Project, Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo Updates
55th Street Bride and Extension; an Olmsted County project. If you have been to Essex Park recently you noticed that the 55th street extension is making good progress. The bridge and road is expected to…
Child Care Assistance Program Savings
Olmsted County has used innovation to implement changes to the Child Care Assistance Program that has resulted in an administrative savings of approximately $300,000. There is along waiting list for child care assistance, this…