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This site uses the Open Source Content Management System Plone and has been designed to be completely accessible and usable, working in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG v1.0). If there is anything on this site — accessibility or validation related — that is not according to the standard, please contact the Site Administration, and not the Plone Team.

Access keys

Access keys are a navigation device enabling you to get around this web site using your keyboard.

Available access keys

This site uses a setup that closely matches most international recommendations on access keys. These are:

  • 1 — Home Page
  • 2 — Skip to content
  • 3 — Site Map
  • 4 — Search field focus
  • 5 — Advanced Search
  • 6 — Site navigation tree
  • 9 — Contact information
  • 0 — Access Key details

Accessibility Statement

We have undertaken to use our knowledge and understanding of the ways in which different people access the Internet, to develop a web site that is clear and simple for everybody to use.

Validation

We have used XHTML 1.0 and CSS that conforms to specification, as laid out by the W3C because we believe that usability and accessibility must have a solid foundation. If anything on this web site does not validate correctly, please contact the Site Administration, and not the Plone Team.

We have also endeavoured to achieve AA accessibility as measured against version 1.0 of the WCAG. We are aware however, that a number of the checkpoints of the WCAG are subjective — and although we are sure that we have met them squarely, there may be instances where interpretation may vary.

Rochester Area News

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Olmsted County shares 2025 budget information (December 18, 2024)

The 2025 budget for Olmsted County and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) combined totals $428,667,792. ... Read more ...

Olmsted County rolling out new mobile crisis response process in 2025 (December 16, 2024)

Press Release: ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mental health continues to be a top concern for Olmsted County residents. When someone is experiencing a mental health crisis, timely assistance from trained mental health professionals is critical.     ... Read more ...

City Housing Support (December 14, 2024)

Home Ownership Creation Program - Prairie Ridge: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, MN hereby approves the contribution of $4,000,000 to the Prairie Ridge development to support the creation of 201 for-sale homes via the Home Ownership Creation Program.  PB Reporting regarding TIF $14M Requests (Sherman and Prairie Ridge) 2024-12-14  ... Read more ...

Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program (December 11, 2024)

The current Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program application is for the Tax Assessment Year 2025 - Tax Payable Year 2026, the tax savings for this application will not be realized until the Tax Payable Year 2026.   ... Read more ...

Mayo Platform: A wealth of data, but how is it protected? (December 09, 2024)

PB Reporting: Measuring the breadth of Mayo Clinic’s medical data abundance.  Researchers beyond Mayo Clinic’s walls might make use of the Mayo Clinic Platform. Its data network, Connect, uses millions of de-identified patient records, test results, imaging, pathology reports and more from Mayo Clinic and seven other large health care systems across the world.   ... Read more ...

"Link BRT a milestone project for Rochester (December 07, 2024)

City of Rochester Receives $84.92 Million Federal Grant for Transformative Link Bus Rapid Transit Project LINK Progress Report to City Council  Rochester eyes TIF to support Transit Village, Public Parking   ... Read more ...

Rochester Public Transit (December 06, 2024)

To better serve the needs of residents in the southeast part of the city, Rochester Public Transit’s (RPT) on-demand transit service “RPT GO” has been modified in the following ways:    ... Read more ...

City of Rochester, MN Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients (December 05, 2024)

Mayor Norton Honors 2024 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients Mayor Norton Honors 2023 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients Mayor Norton Honors 2022 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients   ... Read more ...

Exam Room Podcast (December 04, 2024)

Rochester Clinic featured on The Exam Room podcast by Chuck Carroll alongside Rochester's Mayor Kim Norton.     ... Read more ...

Resources for Homeless Students and Families in Rochester (November 22, 2024)

Collaboration of Rochester Public Schools, Olmsted County, and Three Rivers Community Action PB Reporting RPS Nov 2024 Family Engagement Presentation ... Read more ...

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