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Pine Island reports rapid growth, sewer-district progress and experiments to address housing and childcare
Summary
City of Pine Island administrator briefed the Olmsted County Board on rapid population growth, housing needs, a multi-community sanitary sewer district, and pilot ideas for childcare and affordable housing.
Elizabeth Howard, administrator for the City of Pine Island, told the Olmsted County Board that Pine Island is among the fastest-growing communities in the region and outlined the city’s efforts to expand housing options, resolve aging wastewater infrastructure and explore childcare solutions.
Howard said Pine Island’s median age is 33.9 compared with 37.9 for Olmsted County and 42.1 for Goodhue County, and that school open enrollment is about 33 percent — both factors that drive demand for housing and services. She said the city currently has two single-family housing developments (one in Goodhue County and one in Olmsted County) and a new townhome subdivision on the Goodhue side. Howard said the city lacks…
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