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Olmsted County requests more funding for regional materials recovery facility amid process questions

5101500 · April 1, 2025
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Olmsted County asked the Capital Investment Committee for an additional $19 million to expand a planned regional materials recovery facility after project costs rose; the committee questioned whether the statutorily required review of impacts on private facilities had been completed.

Olmsted County officials asked the Capital Investment Committee for an additional $19 million in state capital funds to expand a regional materials recovery facility (MRF) after rising costs increased the project’s estimated price.

Representative Smith, who carried the bill, said the county received $10 million in 2023 but higher-than-expected cost estimates and expanded scope prompted a request for roughly $19…

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