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…
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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. …
Housing A Successful Test for Modest Size Home The HRA and County Board heard from builders for many years that smaller homes will not sell. As houses became larger they also became more expensive leaving…
14th Annual Veterans Deer Hunt Olmsted County Parks, Minnesota Chapter 28 DAV, Olmsted County Public Works, and Olmsted County Veterans’ Service Office sponsored the 14th annual disabled veterans deer hunt November 14-17. About 30 disabled…
Olmsted County leads the way in affordable Housing The Olmsted County Board and Housing Redevelopment Authority has completed the first of 10 houses in a Pilot Project to prove that more modest size…
Housing I supported a $15 Million contribution to the Housing Coalition. The Housing Coalition combines Olmsted County Board’s contribution with other contributions and grants to build, restore, and buy houses and rental units in Olmsted…
Recycle Food Scraps You can be part of the study on Olmsted’s Food Scraps initiative. 21% of the trash that comes to the Waste to Energy plant is food waste. Food waste can be composted. …
Thank you for your past support and for re-electing me to serve another term. I will work to ensure that Olmsted County continues to serve the needs of the people in the most efficient and cost-effective…
A Vibrant Community Where Everyone Thrives: Olmsted’s Strategic Plan Over the last 18 months the county examined where the county is currently and how the county can improve. Input into this process was provided by county…
Commitment To Innovation The Dodge and Olmsted Community Corrections program received the Lead Innovator Award from the Minnesota Association of Community Corrections. This award is recognition of the innovations Community Corrections have applied and modeled for…