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…
Passports 5,563 passports were processed by county services in 2022. 7,629 photos were processed. We will surpass this number by the end of October, 2023. The U.S. Department of State Passport Services conducts and oversight inspection of…
Nature Center The new Olmsted County Nature Center at Zollman Zoo is now open. The new nature center will be able to increase the capacity to educate students on the natural world. Here is a video…
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…
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…
A lot is happening at Graham Park. It’s more than a Fairgrounds. Here is a link for you to see the many events that have taken place at Graham Park. The activities include Weddings, antique shows, comic…
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…
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…
The current route of the circulator has been a Broadway designation. This will require two lanes (one north and one south) dedicated to only the Circulator Bus traffic. This will leave only two lanes (one north and…
The city of Rochester is seeking community feedback on the proposed route from the Seneca/Graham Park site to downtown. It is also seeking your opinion on the type of vehicles that should be used; bus or…
Graham Park 100thAnniversary This year marks the 100thAnniversary of Graham Park. Watch for details on this summer’s celebration. Community Vegetable Gardens Volunteers through Health, Housing and Human Services will be establishing community gardens in low-income housing…
100thAnniversary of Graham Park Olmsted County will celebrate the 100thAnniversary of Graham Park this summer. The land for the park was donated by Dr. Graham, a physician who worked with the Mayo Brothers, 100 years ago. Dr….
The Board has approved the master plan for the future of Graham Park. The master plan will preserve the current functions of the fairgrounds and provide for changes that will transform it into a community…
The County Board received preliminary plans from the Hoisington Koegler firm to make Graham Park (The County Fairgrounds) into a more user friendly and year-round space. The park will still retain all the functions for the…