Ten Ton and An Improved Way to Shoppes on Maine The folks in the south end of District 3 will soon have an improved road to Shoppes on Maine and access to Highway 63. Road work…
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New County Assessor Julie Hackman was sworn in as Count Assessor at the May 3 Board Meeting. The appointment is tentative until it is approved by the Minnesota Department of Revenue. This appointment was necessary because the…
Apply to be an Election Assistant in the 2022 Elections A special election for the First Congressional Seat is needed because of the death of Rep. Jim Hagedorn. The election will take place on Tuesday, August…
Road Improvement for SE Rochester The long anticipated improvement to County Road 101 in SE Rochester will begin in Spring 2022. This road used by many people on the south side of my district is the…
In Honor of Alex Trebec, the Jeopardy Host, Here is the Answer: $331,249. What is the Question? What is the average sold price of a Single Family Home in Rochester so far in 2021? (This statistic…
Aaa Olmsted County has again achieved the Aaa bond rating from Moody’s. It attests to excellent financial management of the county. The bond rating directly reflects on lowering costs to the county and keeping our levy rate…
$8.7 Million Olmsted County has distributed to small businesses and non-profits about $8.7 Million. The money came from the State of Minnesota, Federal Government, and County Funds. $7 Million was distributed to small business $1.7 Million…
Olmsted County Launches it new Website: www.olmstedcounty.gov View Olmsted County’s new and improved website. I supported the cost of the website development so that the people can find County Information easier, do business, apply for services on…
No increase in Property Tax Levy The County Board set the preliminary 2021 Property Tax Levy at a 0% increase from the 2020 levy. The actual Property Tax levy for 2021 will be set at the…
County Road Nine Phase One and Phase Two The first phase of County Road 9 (College View Drive) will open on August 3. At the same time Phase 2 will begin. Phase two will close College View…
On January 10 the County Board met with the area legislators to tell them about our four priorities for state funding. Graham Park Multipurpose Expo Building. Olmsted is requesting $12.5 million dollars (to be matched…
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…
What is the “Levy?” The Property Tax Levy is the portion of the budget that is paid for by property taxes. Property Taxes are the biggest source of funding the budget but there are also other sources. Other sources…
Olmsted County is seeking your help to advance our Bonding Projects State officials pay attention to public feedback on local government bonding requests. Olmsted is asking for bonding on three projects: Graham Park Regional Multi-Purpose Expo…