Olmsted’s Waste to Energy Facility Destroys PFAS The Minnesota Resource and Recovery Association has confirmed through independent studies commissioned by MRRA, “that modern resource recovery facilities destroy nearly all per-and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) through…
Olmsted County Maintains Triple A Rating Moody’s Investors Service gave Olmsted County its highest possible rating of Aaa. This is due to Olmsted’s sound fiscal practices and low debt. Only about 100 counties out of…
Housing A Successful Test for Modest Size Home The HRA and County Board heard from builders for many years that smaller homes will not sell. As houses became larger they also became more expensive leaving…
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…
Housing Olmsted County is an active participant in the Housing Coalition. You can see progress made by the Coalition at 9thAvenue SE (South of 4th Street) where Row Homes are being built. The Row Homes allow for more…
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…
New Area Added to District 3 As a result of the population growth of Olmsted County, the Commissioner Districts have changed to equalize the number of people in each district. The County Planning Department created six…
Olmsted County Opens a 30 Unit Housing Olmsted County HRA has responded to the community’s need for housing. The Mayowood housing project will have its Ribbon Cutting on October 26. Triple A Rating Moody’s Investors Service…
Low Income Senior Citizen and Supportive Housing Construction for a supportive housing apartment building has started. The project located on Mayowood road will cost about $8.4 million. The project received Housing Infrastructure Bonds from the state of…
Avoid Curbside Recycling Fines Local garbage haulers may assess a fine of $20.00 to customers that abuse the recycling bins. Please remember that the recycling bins cannot be used as an overflow for trash and garbage. The…
See the video: HRA Housing The COVID19 crises has brought an increase in the homeless people in Olmsted County. Temporary arrangements were made at the Civic Center and the Warming House extended the time to stay…
Did you Know: Although the COVID emergency appears to be all we hear and talk about, the county is still operating all of its functions in addition to meeting the needs of the COVID pandemic. I continue…
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…
Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho I attended a forum on March 8 with the Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho. At the Forum, Olmsted County announced that we are moving forward on an affordable housing project located on Mayowood…