Washington County

Cottage Grove was accepted into East Metro Strong last month and named its members to the organization’s board and technical advisory committee. East Metro Strong is a public-private partnership, aiming to bring “more and better transit investment” to the east metro area and...

The Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment is asking residents to do their part to clean up during Earth Day week April 17-23. The department encourages groups to spend 20 minutes cleaning up litter outside homes, schools or businesses. For details, visit www.co.washington.mn.us...

Residents of Washington County’s District 2 will have one more election to vote on this fall. An election will be held to fill the county commissioner seat left vacant by Ted Bearth’s death March 10. Bearth, of Oakdale, was two months into the second year of his four-year term...

Cottage Grove, Newport and St. Paul Park economic development authorities have put their support behind a plan to add economic development powers to the Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The change needs needs legislative and county approval, HRA Deputy Executive...

A roundabout at 70th Street and Jamaica Avenue is on its way. The Cottage Grove City Council on Feb. 3 approved plans and specifications for the project and set a bid date of March 3. Washington County Engineer Wayne Sandberg said the city and county are working together to make...

Washington County Library users still have a few days to share their thoughts on a plan that will guide the system’s future growth. Washington County is taking comment on a draft of the library strategic plan through the end of the month. The document pulls together months of work,...

A new state study shows perfluorochemical levels continue to decrease in Washington County residents whose drinking water was contaminated by 3M-related pollution. The Minnesota Department of Health study of area residents found PFC levels generally have fallen since a public health...