Mower County, Minnesota

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Mower County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. As of 2000, it was home 38,603 people, 23,314 of whom live in its county seat of Austin.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • Provides a list of the current county commissioners and their contact information. Though e-mails are not included.[1]
  • Has information on local property taxes.[2]
  • Lists the places of meetings.

[edit] The bad

  • No listing the county budgets, audits, credit card receipts, or posting on the checkbook register.
  • While the Planning and Zoning department provides information on fees there is no downloadable forms or a way to check the permits status online.[3]
  • No listing of meeting minutes or agendas.
  • Lists only general contact information for county departments.

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