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…
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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…
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…
This is a census year. It is very important that everybody is counted. For Federal dollars alone each person represents about $2,500 per year in Federal funds. That could be a gain for Minnesota of $2,500 per person…
Live Long and Prosper in Olmsted County Olmsted County is ranked 43 out of the top 50 counties where people live the longest. This according to USA Today. See the article here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/09/06/the-50-counties-where-people-live-the-longest/40072465/ 82.24 Years: Life expectancy…
Here are some of Olmsted County’s 2018 Accomplishments: A new road was completed that will help people in the northwest part of the county access the Pine Island school and Highway 52 Plans were made…
National Night Out takes place the first Tuesday night in August every summer. This is an event to promote neighborhood friendship and to reduce neighborhood crime. It is a good opportunity for people to get to know…
This is a chart that shows population diversity in Minnesota, Olmsted County and the Olmsted County workforce. The column on the right shows that in Minnesota, people of color make up 16% of the population. …
At an open meeting on November 7, the County Board discussed the current and future needs of the County’s aging population. (Read the Post Bulletin article, “Are we ready for growing senior needs?” http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/county-keep-sights-on-growing-senior-needs/article_d99886d5-b68c-51f8-a833-89f996b459e1.html I…
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…