Spot spraying for noxious weeds to begin June 26

Washington County staff will begin spot spraying noxious weeds in the more than 220 miles of rural roadsides June 26 through July 22, and again in October.

This is being done to help comply with the Minnesota State Noxious Weed law administered by the Minn...

Guided fitness hikes continue in Washington County parks, next ones June 29, July 1, July 4

Gather friends to explore the Washington County Parks trail system with guided fitness hikes in 2017. The one-hour hikes involve a warm-up and fitness challenges along the way. The next one is a fitness hike at Lake Elmo Park Reserve June 29, with additio...

Be in touch with Washington County faster with its new web app from Apple

The Washington County website now as an app that can be downloaded from the Apple store. Use it to reach Washington County faster.

Be in touch with Washington County faster with its new web app from Google

The Washington County website now as an app that can be downloaded from the Google Play store. Use it to reach Washington County faster.

Keep up to date with Washington County road projects with this map

Keep up to date with Washington County road projects with this map

Mailbox Update

Temporary mailboxes have been set up to the north on Hilltop Avenue and the 4 south ones on the east side are on 40th Street. This means that house numbers are no longer prominent/visible. We advise homeowners to make house numbers visible so that emergen...

PARK CLOSED

Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park will close March 1, 2017 for park improvements and remain closed until the spring of 2018. 

Click here for more information.

Project Update

The St. Croix Trail project continues to progress; however, the contractor has encountered numerous soft spots in the trail base. The soft areas must be corrected prior to paving as the trail will need to withstand numerous truck passes during constructio...