Freeborn County, Minnesota

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Freeborn County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 32,584. Its county seat is Albert Lea.

Contents 1 Transparency of the county website 1.1 The good 1.2 The bad 2 See also: 3 External links 4 References

Transparency of the county website

The good

• There is a listing of the board of commissioners along with their contact information.^[1]

• There is a listing of meeting minutes and agendas.^[2]

• Property taxes can be found out on a personalized basis online.^[3]

• There is a listing of city and township officials.^[4]

• Links to lobbying associations that it belongs to.

The bad

• No information on how to file for public records.

• No listing the county audits, credit card receipts, or posting on the checkbook register.

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See also:

• Evaluation of Minnesota county websites

External links

• Freeborn County Museum
• Freeborn County government website

References

1. ↑ Freeborn County, Board of Commissioners
2. ↑ Freeborn County, Meetings
3. ↑ Freeborn County, Tax Information
4. ↑ Freeborn County, Administration

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