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Rochester administrator briefs Olmsted County on downtown construction, transit and housing plans
Summary
City of Rochester administrator Allison Zellems updated the county board on major downtown projects including Bold Forward Unbound, Link Rapid Transit, unified development code changes and construction coordination via DowntownRochesterConstruction.org.
Allison Zellems, City of Rochester administrator, gave the Olmsted County Board an update on major downtown and citywide projects, saying the city is working to coordinate private and public investment and to reduce permitting delays for developers.
Zellems described a period of large private and public investment downtown — including the Bold Forward Unbound project and ongoing Mayo Clinic construction — and outlined city steps to manage the effect of simultaneous projects. She highlighted the city’s updated unified development code and said it has reduced the number of times developers must return to the elected body for approvals.
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