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County heroes for County Government Week
April 08, 2005
National County Government Week, from April 10 to 16, is a chance for Blue Earth County to honor all 382 of its hard working employees. The theme of the week is “Honoring County Heroes.” When taking a closer look at the quality of services from all County departments, it’s obvious Blue Earth County employees often take extraordinary measures to ensure quality of life for citizens.
In 2004 Blue Earth County employees provided these services:
Law Enforcement
41,201 answered 911 calls
26,059 jail bed days
4,550 traffic stops
1,651 arrests
1,807 prisoner transports
1,263 assists to Blue Earth County cities
Environmental Services
63,000 tons of materials recycled
33,000 tons solid waste accepted at landfill
279 wells and septic systems inspected
121 wells sealed
216 building permits issued
191 feedlot inspections
109 tons of hazardous waste collected
County Attorney
659 juvenile delinquency cases
421 adult felony cases
296 paternity and nonsupport cases
142 civil cases
55 child protection cases
51 civil commitment cases
Library
380,000 materials checked out
20,000 card holders
3,000 hours open to the public
104 story times
40 public computer terminals
Extension
2,556 youth in 4-H and other programs
308 people in 13 Nutrition Education programs
119 programs about 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Food, Environment,
Community Vitality, Family Development and Natural Resources
Public Works
6,555 camping nights and 800 boat rentals in County parks
1,481 acres of day-use parks, conservation and wetlands
732 miles of road maintenance
50 miles of seal coat
22 miles of bituminous overlays
3 miles of new road construction
1 County bridge and 2 Township bridges replaced and 1 new major bridge constructed
Taxpayer Services
184,820 vital statistic transactions
64,265 drivers license, DNR and vehicle transactions
16,723 documents recorded and/or processed
28,769 voter registrations processed
3 elections administered
Veterans Services
116 van trips to VA Hospital
654 Veterans transported to VA Hospital
$3.49 million in medical care to County Veterans
$9.75 million in VA benefits for County Veterans
Community Corrections
22,204 work crew hours worked
1,440 days of electronic home monitoring
1,571 offenders on probation, supervised release and parole
694 investigative reports on criminals for courts
382 days of youth house arrest
151 youth involved in diversion programs
27 youth involved in Teen Court
32 victims who received mediation services
Human Services
$5.54 million in child support collected
47,460 hours of case management*
28,371 foster care days
1,476 therapy hours
195 out-of-home placements for children
172 child protection investigations
300 sexual violence reports resulting in services
* child welfare, and adults and children with disabilities
The Blue Earth County Library will be celebrating County Government Week with two special story times next week. Kids can learn about the environment and agriculture with the Blue Earth County Extension Department at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. After story time kids can take part in fun Extension activities. The Sheriff’s Department will also make an appearance at the Library at 10 a.m. on Thursday when they tell fun stories about being a detective. Kids can also look at some equipment used to crack tough investigations in Blue Earth County.
In honor of County Government Week, Blue Earth County will soon have a County coloring book available for children at the Blue Earth County Library, the License Center, the Courthouse and on the County website at www.co.blue-earth.mn.us.
National County Government Week is sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) to raise public awareness about the roles and responsibilities of counties. Blue Earth County is one of more than 1,000 counties nationwide that participate in the week.
For more information contact Christine Nessler, Public Information Specialist, at 507-389-8491.
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