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1. How do I make a child support payment?
2. How can I get payment information on my case?
3. Why haven't I received a payment for a while?
4. What is the other parents address and place of employment?
5. How do I sign up for direct deposit?
6. How do I establish/change custody/parenting time?

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1. How do I pay my supervision/program fees to Blue Earth County Community Corrections?
2. Where do I pay or ask a question about a ticket?
3. How do I locate a bus schedule and pricing to travel to the Blue Earth County Justice Center?
4. How do I find information about NA / AA meetings in Minnesota?
5. How do I schedule my sentence to serve (STS) or community work service (CWS)?
6. What is the number for the drug testing call-in line?
7. Who do I contact to complete a chemical use assessment?

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1. Can I burn or bury my old shed?
2. I am a contractor. Do I need a commercial hauler license to haul construction and demolition (C&D) waste to the Pilgrim Landfill?
3. How do I dispose of asbestos related materials?
4. I want to demolish a structure. Do I need to contact anyone before I do?
5. What construction and demolition (C&D) waste can be recycled?

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1. What are the hours for City Hall?
2. How do I find County roads?

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1. Can I change my case manager?
2. What if I disagree with the services or decisions of the case manager?
3. Is IQ testing required to get Developmentally Delayed (DD) case management?
4. What is a "related condition"?
5. Can I still work and remain eligible for disability services?
6. What is a "Waiver"?

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1. What are some indicators that a house/apartment in our neighbor might be involved in selling
2. What can I do if I suspect a home / apartment to be a drug house?
3. How do the police shut down a drug house in Mankato?

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1. When will my benefits be on my EBT Card?
2. When will my case be processed?
3. Do you use gross income or net income in determining program eligibility?
4. What does MA cover?
5. How do I get a new EBT card?
6. How do I find other program resources to help me in my community?

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1. Doesn’t most garbage just end up in the landfill?
2. Why is it OK to burn garbage in an incinerator and not in a Burn Barrel?
3. Why is Resource Recovery preferred by the County over landfilling?
4. Where can I bring my waste if I want it to go toward Resource Recovery?
5. Why does the County run a Landfill?

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1. Doesn’t most garbage just end up in the landfill?
2. Can I burn my garbage in a backyard burn barrel?
3. How do I contact a hauler licensed to collect waste in Blue Earth County?

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1. Do I need a license to haul garbage in Blue Earth County?
2. How do I get a haulers license?

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1. Why do appliances need to be recycled?

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1. Is there a fee for businesses to dispose of hazardous wastes through this program?
2. How do I sign up to be a VSQG?

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1. How do I get a license to become a family child care provider?
2. Who do I contact to register for orientation?
3. How long does the licensing process take?
4. Is there a fee to become licensed?
5. What training is required to become licensed?
6. Do I need a background check to become licensed?
7. Can I operate a family child care somewhere else other than my primary residence?
8. Who are the childcare licensors at Blue Earth County?
9. What other services or support can I expect from the licensing staff?
10. How many licensed family child care homes are there in Blue Earth County?
11. Are there any resources to help guide me through the licensing process?

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1. How do I contact a city/county department?
2. Where can I find the answers to my frequently asked questions?

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1. What do you mean by “business medicines?”
2. What do you accept through the Medicine Collection Program?
3. Do you accept liquid medicine?
4. Do you accept syringes of medicine or epi-pens?
5. Why don’t you accept hydrogen peroxide?
6. What happens to the medicine?
7. Do I need to keep medicine in the original container?

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1. What is mental illness?
2. What are the most common types of mental illness?
3. What are some of the most effective treatments for mental illness?
4. What is the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?
5. What is a psychiatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse?
6. What type of program is Blue Earth County Mental Health Center and how is it staffed?
7. What is the SCCBI Psychiatric Services Hub?
8. What counties are included in the South Central Community Based Initiative (SCCBI)?
9. How are referrals to Blue Earth County Mental Health Center made?
10. How are services through Blue Earth County Mental Health Center paid?
11. Where is the Blue Earth County Mental Health Center located?
12. What are some of the housing alternatives for individuals with mental illness?
13. What are Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS)?
14. What are Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHHs)?
15. What are Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)?
16. What services are offered by South Central Crisis Center and where is it located?

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1. How do I get a charge account at the Ponderosa?
2. Is the Ponderosa Landfill open on holidays?
3. What environmental protections are in place at the Ponderosa Landfill?
4. Doesn’t most garbage just end up in the landfill?
5. Why do you burn off the landfill gas at a flare?

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1. What is a county ditch?
2. Can the general public hunt along or use a public ditch for recreational purposes?
3. A county ditch is blocked or needs repair. What can be done to solve this problem?
4. I want to do some work in a county ditch. How do I get permission?
5. Who pays for ditch improvements and repairs?
6. When is the “one rod” ditch buffer required on a county ditch?
7. What is a ditch repair?
8. What is a ditch improvement?

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1. Can I file for homestead on more than one property?
2. Why must I provide my social security number for homestead?
3. Are the homestead benefits the same on all properties?
4. How often do I have to apply for the homestead credit?
5. Is there anything else I should know about homesteads?

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1. What are your hours?
2. How long does it take to receive my passport?
3. Do you take photos onsite?
4. What will I need to bring in order to apply for a passport?
5. Do both parents need to appear with minor children under 16?
6. How much will a passport cost?
7. What is the REAL ID Act from Homeland Security?

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1. Is payment in full required the day of the sale?
2. How do I register for the tax sale?
3. Do you allow investors to invest at the tax sale without attending the sale?
4. What type of deed is used to transfer title?
5. What happens to the properties that do not sell at the auction? Can you purchase them later?
6. How often do you hold tax sales?

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1. How do I request a nurse to come visit me or my infant/child?
2. How can I get on the WIC (Women, Infants & Children) program?
3. What is home visiting?
4. How do I request information on immunization records, schedules, statistics, and resources?
5. How do I request a screening or services for my elderly parent?
6. Where could I apply for MA (Medical Assistance)?

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1. How do I request a copy of my or my child's immunization record?
2. Where do I find information about measles?

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1. How do I request a screening or services for my elderly parent?
2. Who should I contact about a MN Choices Assessment?

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1. How do I request a nurse to come visit me or my infant/child?
2. Where do I fax information related to a Maternal and Child Health referral?

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1. Do I have to sort my recycling?
2. What is accepted at the Recycling Center?
3. Can you recycle your recyclables in plastic bags?
4. Do my recyclables get thrown away at the landfill?
5. How is single stream recycling separated?

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1. How long does it take to recycle metal?
2. What metal items are accepted for recycling?
3. How often may metals be recycled?

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1. How many times can paper be recycled?
2. What paper items are accepted for recycling?

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1. Do I have to get my system inspected every year?
2. Do I need to get a compliance inspection every time I get a permit?
3. How long is a compliance inspection good for?
4. Who can do a compliance inspection?

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1. How do I get a record of the septic system on a property?
2. How long is a compliance inspection good for?
3. What form do I use for disclosure?
4. What is considered property transfer?

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1. Are there grants from the County to put in a septic system?
2. Can I get a loan for a system already installed?

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1. Can my neighbor pump out my septic tank?
2. Who can pump out a septic system?
3. Who do I call to have a pretreatment system serviced?
4. Why would I need a system with an additional treatment option?

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1. How do I know what kind of septic system to have installed?
2. How big does my septic system need to be?

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1. May I put unwanted medicine in with my sharps?
2. Where do I dispose of my sharps?
3. Is it illegal to throw sharps in the garbage?
4. Will you accept sharps in a red biohazard container?

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1. Where do I obtain an Order for Protection or a Harassment Order?

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1. What are public visiting hours for the jail?
2. How do I write to someone in jail?
3. What are the hours for fingerprinting services?
4. What are Jail's administration hours?
5. What are the Jail's lobby hours?

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1. What is a transfer station?
2. Why doesn’t Pilgrim Landfill accept all kinds of waste?
3. What is MWPC transfer station location or phone number?
4. What is the Pilgrim Demolition Landfill location and contact information?

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1. Do you have any openings?
2. How does the program take referrals and do you have a waiting list?
3. How do I find out more about Coordinated Entry Access Sites/ Points?
4. Do you assist people with security deposits and/or 1st month’s rent?
5. How do your program's subsidies work?

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1. What information can I obtain from the County about a specific maltreatment allegation?
2. What if I disagree with the County's maltreatment determination?
3. Who investigates concerns about the treatment of residents of a nursing home?
4. Who investigates concerns about the treatment of residents in a group home?
5. I have learned the County is investigating a maltreatment concern and I have information to share. Who do I contact?
6. If I make a report, can I remain anonymous or can someone find out I made the report?
7. Why would law enforcement be involved with an adult maltreatment investigation?
8. How long does a maltreatment substantiation stay part of the person's record?
9. What are the reasons the County would screen out a report?
10. How many County staff work in Adult Protection?
11. How many adult protection reports and investigations are completed each year in Blue Earth County?
12. I am not sure if I should report a concern or not.
13. How long does it take to complete an adult maltreatment investigation?

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1. How much will the water test cost through Blue Earth County?
2. What water tests are required when selling your home?
3. Where do I get my well water tested?

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1. Is there any financial assistance available for well sealing?
2. When is a Well Disclosure required?
3. Who can seal wells?
4. How can I find out if I have a well on my property that is not in use and not sealed?
5. How much does it cost to seal a well?

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1. How do I apply for cost-share assistance?
2. How much cost-share assistance will I receive?
3. How does the cost-share program work?

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1. How much do permits cost in Blue Earth County?
2. Where can I find information about existing wells on my property?
3. When is a Well Disclosure required?
4. What happens when a disclosure is not filed or when it is filed with inaccurate information?

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1. What should agricultural landowners do before starting a tiling project in Blue Earth County?
2. What should agricultural landowners do before starting a ditch cleaning project in Blue Earth County?