Below is the text of an action the City Council took last night. We explicitly asked our staff to collaborate[…]
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2018 Local Elections
I am getting a number of questions about local races and non-partisan races in Rochester so I figured I would[…]
Read moreProposal to correct oversight
Today I will propose a change to how the City of Rochester oversees $7 million dollars in support for outside[…]
Read more“Final” Stantec Report
This was sent out as the “final” revised Stantec report. The Stantec report articulates the significant issues in the Olmsted County[…]
Read more9.5 years later still no progress on West Circle Drive
9 1/2 years after the needless death of a child, the county once again met to discuss ideas to address[…]
Read moreWhy some property taxes jump.
In general property taxes in Rochester are going up at about an inflationary rate. However some are substantially higher. Typically[…]
Read moreInteresting discussion of Ziprail
Rails is the future for regional connections. Getting from here to there is tough. https://streets.mn/2014/05/19/ziprail/ High Speed Rail to Rochester[…]
Read moreOpen streets and close Broadway!
Were shutting down Broadway to remind people that our public spaces can do so much more! The RDA is proud[…]
Read moreThe history behind the Olmsted County fairgrounds
Thank you to Steve Williams and Jane Bisel who provided this to the city. I greatly appreciate their dedication to[…]
Read moreSo how does an economic development loan work?
Thanks to RAEDI ED (and fellow elected official) Gary Smith for putting together a summary of how the Envirolastech loan[…]
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