There is still time to submit your application for the 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program. The 4(d) program helps property owners obtain property tax reductions for agreeing to keep a portion of rental units affordable for 10 years. Submit your application materials before 5 p.m. on Monday, January 31, 2022.

Pfizer boosters available at five months after primary series.

Additional primary dose for certain immunocompromised children.

Isolation and quarantine periods updated.

Redistricting listening sessions are an opportunity for you to share valuable information with local governments before redistricting occurs. This can include sharing perspectives from communities of interest, such as a neighborhood, community, or group of people who have common policy concerns and would benefit from being maintained in a single district. 

To help Olmsted County residents learn more about updates to the General Land Use Plan (GLUP), a collection of StoryMaps is now available for public review on the county’s GLUP webpage. These user-friendly summaries introduce Olmsted County’s land use planning efforts and policies, the factors that influence them, as well as plan updates and implementation strategies.

Commissioner Mark Thein assumed the role of chair of the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners on January 4, 2022. He shared these words at the January 4 Board of Commissioners meeting.

If you would like to make a difference in your community, Olmsted County has several volunteer openings on several advisory boards/commissions!

Olmsted County Public Health Services will be holding a clinic for individuals to receive their COVID Pfizer booster on Saturday, January 8, 2022 from 9 a.m. to noon. Only Pfizer boosters will be administered at this clinic and you must register in advance.

Getting the COVID-19 vaccine and booster, if eligible, is more important than ever as we continue to battle COVID-19 and its variants. As COVID-19 runs rampant in our communities, our hospital systems are facing significant strain. Our hospitals have been operating at or near capacity for months and in recent weeks, we have seen increases in the number of COVID-19 patients needing care.

Olmsted County’s Parks department is looking forward to a new amphitheater at Chester Woods Park, pending a $338,800 grant.