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Public commenter urges county to examine links between housing shortages, health harms and drug markets

3642318 · June 3, 2025
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Tom Heelan urged the county to increase public participation and hold a detailed meeting on links between housing shortages, homelessness and adverse health outcomes, and he raised concerns about drug markets and cannabis.

A member of the public, Tom Heelan, used the public-comment period to urge the Olmsted County Board to increase public participation in policy discussions and to hold a future meeting examining links between housing shortages, homelessness and health outcomes.

Heelan related personal health circumstances and said he has relied on Mayo Clinic care for many years. He…

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