Olmsted Receives Top Credit Rating Olmsted County received an Aaa credit rating from Moody’s Investor Service and AAA from Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings. These are the best ratings an organization can receive. It is an affirmation…
Everyone deserves a safe home and everyone deserves a bed to sleep in at night. The Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (OCHRA) owns several low-income apartments. Some of them were built in the 1980’s and are…
More Low Income Housing Olmsted County HRA (Housing and Redevelopment Authority) contributed to First Homes’ purchase of Center Street Village Apartments. As a member of the HRA Board, I supported the Olmsted’s partnering with the Coalition…
Want to Help the County by Guiding it Services? Olmsted County Advisory Board Positions are Available Advisory Board Positions are an opportunity for people to get involved in the community. You can view the voluntary boards…
Board Sets Maximum Levy The projected total 2020 budget for Olmsted County is $199,132,421. To achieve this, the County Board set the 2020 Maximum levy at a 4.5% increase. This is about a $4.6 million dollar increase…
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…
The Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority has been providing affordable housing for many people and continues to work with other agencies to bring more affordable housing to the county. In 2018 the following occurred: Community…
The smartest investment we can make in our state’s future is securing a foundation of strong communities and stable homes for all Minnesotans. We thrive when families have a decent place to lay their…
I have supported partnering with non-profit agencies that have a record of benefiting the community as one alternative to solving the availability of low-cost housing. I have also supported the county’s ability to re-possess vacant…
At an open meeting on October 31 the County HRA Board discussed affordable housing and what the county can do to provide housing. You can read the Post Bulletin’s article on the Board’s discussion. http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/what-s-the-right-path-for-hra/article_d1b5adb2-382d-563a-8a1d-3facdb1310f9.html…