Recognizing the challenges of making decisions that impact many facets of the businesses and residents, it’s the Owatonna Chamber’s goal to provide you perspectives from our business members.
The Chamber supports pro-growth policies that will have long term impact for the community. Expenditures that are complicated, but important like:
- Road infrastructure
- Waste Water Treatment expansion
- Tax Increment Financing for development projects
This includes future projects like the East Side Corridor, which the Chamber supports.
Budget concerns from the business community come when analyzing year over year increases in operating costs that have a compounding effect on the budget and the commitment of the taxpayer.
The Owatonna Chamber, on behalf of the 550 businesses and organizations who are members, encourages local governments to look for ways to improve efficiencies and reduce the levy before their final votes in December.
