Meeting Announcement
Governor Dayton Water Quality in Minnesota Monday July 31, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Heintz Commons, Rochester Community and Technical College Governor Dayton is hosting a Town Hall Meeting to discuss his goal to improve…
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Minnesota Legislature Must do Better
Minnesota Legislature Must do Better The Olmsted County Board of Commissioners wrote the following Opinion Editorial which was published in the Post Bulletin. I supported the OpEd because I believe the State Legislature did not meet its…
Updates: Graham Park, Cascade Creek, Successful Audit Report, and Hazard Mitigation Plan Approval
Graham Park Olmsted County has submitted a grant for $10 million to the Minnesota Management and Budget department to reconfigure and provide multipurpose buildings at Graham Park. This will allow Graham Park to provide year-round…
Tobacco Tax Reduction at the State Legislature
The Minnesota Legislature had choices. I believe they made the wrong choice. The Minnesota Legislature could have used surplus tax money to reduce property taxes and make owning a home more affordable. Additionally, the tax…
Veteran Services in Olmsted County
Olmsted County Veterans Services The Olmsted County Veterans Services assists veterans, their dependents, and survivors with attaining federal, state and local benefits. These benefits include service connected disability compensation, non-service connected pensions, education benefits, medical…
County Calendar: Board of Appeal and Equalization Meeting June 20th
Board of Appeal and Equalization Meeting June 20 at 6:30 PM Olmsted County Board Room View the Olmsted County Meeting Calendar at: https://www.co.olmsted.mn.us/yourgovernment/calendar/Pages/default.aspx
Updates and Positions: June 6th
Budget Review The Board continues to study the county budget and is meeting with department heads to review efficiencies and personnel issues. Sheriff’s Office Body Cameras The Olmsted County Sheriff Deputies are now required…
Quiz: How Much Does it Cost?
There are about 155,900 people in Olmsted County and the county provides a lot of services! Take the survey below to learn how much per person the county spends on different services! The…
Updates: Public Health Feedback, Government Shutdown, and Zumbro River Closure
Public Health Feedback The public health department wants to hear from the people on ways Olmsted County’s Public Health Services can improve and to learn the public health issues people believe the county is facing…
Updates: Public Health Department Audit, Openings in the County, Lake Zumbro Dredging, and Budgeting
Public Health Audit and Measles Our public Health department was recently audited by the Public health Advisory Board and received a great report. 95 out of 100 measured that were assessed received a score of…
Affordable Housing Update
The Federal Government notified Olmsted that it would not fulfill its Housing and Urban Development fund obligation. As a result, Olmsted Housing Authority was forced to create a plan to reduce the number of families…
Commissioner Wright Honors Disabled Veterans
Commissioner Wright honors disabled veterans by approving vehicle fee waiver for disabled veterans: “Olmsted County Commissioner Gregg Wright, who sits on the county’s park commission, said the decision was easy to make, especially since the…
Information of Interest – April
Increased Efficiency In order to increase efficiency, Olmsted county initiated an electronic document management system Fall, 2013. This was started in the Family Support Area because of the huge amount of paperwork involved. Moving to…
Olmsted County Environmental Quiz!
The environment is a pretty huge deal! Test your knowledge by taking the quiz below and learn some more about the county today!