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What do I get for my tax dollar?
Public Works
7,000 camping nights
650 canoe and boat rentals in County parks
743 acres of conservation and wetlands
732 miles of road maintenance
45 miles of road resurfacing and seal coats
6 miles of new road construction
2 bridges replaced, 1 new bridge under construction
16 County parks with 1 new river landing
Human Services
216 child protection investigations
332 out-of-home placements for children
9,916 foster care days
Community Health Services
38,490 hours of case management for adults and children
10,470 therapy hours
$6.8 million in child support collected
Law Enforcement
64,791 answered 911 calls
32,024 jail bed days
3,286 processed individuals
2,939 traffic stops
1,536 prisoner transports
1,879 assists to Blue Earth County cities
Veterans Services
$7.8 million administered in Federal benefits
$5 million administered in health care benefits
123 trips to the VA Medical Center
656 Veterans transported for health care to VA Medical Center
Environmental Services
67,000 tons of materials recycled
28,000 tons solid waste accepted at landfill
170 wells and septic systems inspected
122 building permits issued
119 feedlot inspections
45,000 pounds of hazardous waste collected
Taxpayer Services
53,327 vital stats, drivers license, DNR and vehicle transactions
12,750 documents recorded and/or processed
3,000 passport applications
12,575 physical property assessments
51 special election absentee ballots processed
14,667 voter registrations processed
Conducted all election administration for the City o fMankato for 17 polling places
Conducted absentee voting for 6 township elections
Conducted a special primary and general County Commissioner District 1 election
Community Corrections
8,921 work crew hours worked
5,315 total days of electronic home monitoring for offenders
1,980 offenders on probation, supervised release and parole
977 investigative reports on criminals for courts
Library
450,000 materials checked out
18,000 card holders
5,700 hours open to the public
210 children’s story times and programs
10 adult programs
35 public computer terminals
County Attorney
871 juvenile delinquency cases
499 adult felony cases
342 paternity and nonsupport cases
215 civil cases
65 child protection cases
