Right: Jim Lauer, McLeod County Veterans Service officer, is available to help vets with all their questions. For more information, call Lauer at 320-864-1268 or email james.lauer@co.mcleod.mn.us.
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or Hutchinson residents the place to find most governmentt functions is at 111 Hassan St. S.E. Hutchinson City Center provides building permits, a place to pay bills for water, sewer and garbage, and resources regarding ordinances. Hutchinson City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. at the building on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The Hutchinson School Board meets there on the second Monday of each month. Hutchinson Public Library is Less than a block away, at 50 Hassan St. S.E., which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Blocks away at 30 Glen St. N.W. is the District Office for Hutchinson Public Schools District 423. Those seeking county services can find most in nearby Glencoe. The newly constructed McLeod County Government Center at 520 Chandler Avenue North houses Health and Human Services, County Administration, Soil and Water Conservation District, Veteran Services, The Assessor’s Office, The Auditor Treasurer’s Office and The Record’s Office all under one roof. The McLeod County Courthouse can be found just down the road at 830 11th St. E., Glencoe. But anyone seeking McLeod County Environmental Services, including the recycling program, can find it in Hutchinson at 1065 Fifth Ave. S.E.
Getting vets through the door can be a challenge. “Why is that? A lot of them will look at their service, look at others’ service and say they didn’t do significant service. They’ll say, ‘I served in the U.S.,’ or, ‘I served in Germany and didn’t see combat.’ They might say, ‘I didn’t serve in a combat zone.’ If they served in a combat zone, they’ll say they didn’t see direct combat. If they saw direct combat, they’ll say they didn’t get injured. If they get injured, they’ll say they didn’t die. A Medal of Honor recipient will just say they did their job.” Jim Lauer, McLeod County Veterans Services officer
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Above: The new Health and Human Services lobby is on the second floor of the new McLeod County Government Center enter in Glencoe.
