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Dakota and Scott counties hold joint workshop to explore shared services and savings
Summary
Commissioners and senior staff from Dakota and Scott counties met in a joint workshop to compare demographics and identify opportunities to share services — from jail health care to IT, human services and solid‑waste programs — and asked staff to return with prioritized options.
County leaders from Scott and Dakota counties convened a joint workshop to map demographic trends and seek areas where the two jurisdictions could share services or avoid duplicative spending. Dakota County’s board chair framed the session as an opportunity to “find common interests, and share the weight” of delivering expensive services.
The meeting centered on a data-driven review showing that Dakota (about 457,000 residents)…
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