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Board chair outlines 2026 priorities, highlights budget, services and diversion project
Summary
In a State of the County address, the Clay County board chair summarized departmental accomplishments, noted legislative wins including $1.2 million for a psychiatric residential treatment facility, and described the adopted 2026 levy and budget details; the board also highlighted an expected diversion project completion with flood protection in 2027.
The board chair delivered the 2026 State of the County address on Jan. 6, summarizing departmental accomplishments, service expansions and fiscal actions taken by Clay County in 2025 and plans for 2026. The address noted investments in public safety, public health and infrastructure and highlighted the board’s work with state partners on treatment and flood mitigation.
The chair said county appraisal staff reviewed about 3,000 parcels during the required quintile review and that the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s State Board of Equalization supported Clay County’s valuations without issuing state…
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