County Road 9 (College View Road) & T-21 (Tobacco 21)
County Road 9 (College View Road) At the March 19th County Board Meeting I voted to keep County Road 9, also known as College View Road, as a 4-lane road. County Road 9 reconstruction from…
Updates
Updates: Oxbow Park, Americorp, and Census Bureau
Did You Know? The bison herd at Oxbow Park has been deemed one of the most genetically pure. Most bison have lots of bovine (cow) DNA but bison at oxbow have very few bovine genes. Genetic testing…
Updates: Budget Forecast, Regional Behavioral Health Crisis Facility, and Tobacco
February State Budget Forecast Decreases The state budget surplus is projected at $1.05 billion. This is $500 million less than the November forecast. Lower state tax revenues and a slowing economy was the economists’ reason for the…
Updates: Engineering Awards and Snow Removal
Two Olmsted County projects received engineering awards this year: The Zumbro River Restoration in Oronoco received the Grand Award. The Reconstruction of Olmsted County CSAH (County State Aid Highway) 22 and CSAH 33 received an…
Updates: Child Protection, Homelessness, Affordable Housing, and Jeremiah Program
Child Protection Last year the state of Minnesota spent about $644,000,000 on child protection. That amounts to about $19,000 per case. Minnesota counties bear the burden of most of this cost. Homelessness About 416 Olmsted County individuals…
Updates: DMC Joint Meeting, License Renewals, and a Solar Farm
Destination Medical Center Joint Meeting On February 5 Olmsted County, Rochester City and the DMC Board met. The discussion was to provide an update on DMC and to gather information on the events of the…
2018: Year in Review!
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…
Updates: Excellence in Reporting, VA Transportation,
Excellence in Financial Reporting For the 33rd year in a row Olmsted County received the Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The certificate is a testament to the transparent…
Updates: Census, Human Rights Commission, Real ID, Jumping Worm
Census 2020 Planning has begun for the 2020 Census. The results of the census will determine the distribution of Federal and State funding. Additionally, it will determine the number of Minnesota’s Congressional seats. It is important that everyone…
Property Tax Refunds: Good News
I supported an effort by PRL (Property Real Estate and Licensing) to promote Minnesota’s property tax refund system. I believe that this is an important method to insure that low-income homeowners can receive assistance to…
Updates: Medicare Open Enrollment, Home Modifications for Aging, and the Flu
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15 If you still have questions a good source to begin looking for answers is the Senior Linkage Line. The Hours are Monday – Thursday 8am to 6pm. The Friday hours are…
Updates: Community Health, Bierman House, Property Taxes
Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Olmsted County has mailed to 2,000 randomly selected households a questionnaire to determine the health needs of Olmsted County. If you received one, please complete the survey and return it. You will…
Updates: Transportation, Lake Zumbro Update, and Building Better Roads
Long Range Transportation Plan Olmsted County is required to update its Long Range Transportation Plan every five years. The LRTP must include the entire county and have a twenty year horizon. The plan will guide future development…
Changes in Medicare Cost Plans – Very Important Update
Medicare Cost Plans are ending on December 31, 2018. If your are affected by this, you should have received a letter from the Centers for Medicare an Medicaid Services informing you that your current Medicare Cost…