Election Notice and Sample Ballot
A notice of General Election on November 6, 2018, can be viewed here. A sample ballot for the General Election can be viewed here. Absentee voting for the General Election is now open. Vote absentee in person at 1421 3rd Ave SE, Rochester, MN, or you can request your absentee ballot at mnvotes.org.
Meeting Notice
New Haven Town Board members plan to attend the Township Legal Seminar on Saturday, October 13, 2018, beginning at 9:00 AM at the New Haven Town Hall. The complete meeting notice can be viewed here.
Douglas Center Grove Cemetery
The Douglas Center Grove Cemetery has a website that can be viewed here:
http://www.douglascentergrovecemetery.com
The website includes a short history of the cemetery, veteran information, along with other information and pictures.
Possible New Haven Road Closing
The New Haven Town Board adopted Resolution #2017-15 Temporarily Closing New Haven Road NW, at a meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. A road closing gate and signage have been installed. The road closing gate may be closed as needed without further notice.
In order to maintain safety and keep New Haven Road open to through traffic, the New Haven Town Board adopted Resolution #2017-17 on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. This resolution requested a MNDOT speed zone study to allow the township to lower the speed limit on New Haven Road. The MnDOT letter agreeing to do the study can be viewed here. The latest report from MnDOT is that the study should be completed in the fall of 2018.
MN State Auditor Report
The Minnesota State Auditor released the 2016 Town Finances Report in November 2017:
http://www.osa.state.mn.us/default.aspx?page=20171113.000
Excerpts from State Auditor report for townships in Olmsted County can be viewed by selecting a financial year:
2016 2015 2014
Analysis shows that New Haven Township is in great financial shape. New Haven Township has the lowest tax levy mill rate and lowest taxes per capita in Olmsted County. New Haven Township also has one of the highest total reserves and reserves per capita for any township in Olmsted County and no debt.
Property Tax Mill Rates
New Haven Township once again has the lowest property tax mill rates in Olmsted County in 2018. A comparison of the property tax mill rates for townships in Olmsted County can be viewed by selecting the year below:
2018 2017 2016 2015
Historical property tax mill rates back to 2007 for government units in Olmsted County: http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us/prl/propertyrecords/PayingPropertyTaxes/Pages/TaxRates.aspx
A comparison of historical property tax mill rates for New Haven Township and some neighboring communities is available here.
To calculate the property tax from a government unit on a parcel, divide the taxable market value of the parcel by 10,000 and multiply by the mill rate for the government unit.
A chart presented by the township clerk at the January 9, 2018, regular town board meeting, showing a long-term plan to balance cash reserve decreases with property tax levy increases over the next five years, can be viewed here.