Does more need to be done to get the crows out of Rochester? Many people would say the answer is yes and one of those is the Executive Director of the Rochester Downtown Alliance, Jon Eckhoff.

Eckhoff says he's been getting an earful from business and property owners in Rochester's historic 3rd Street area.

The sidewalks in that section of the city were recently cleaned, but you can still see the remnants of the crows presence in the trees and on roof tops.

Eckhoff says the city's original plan of pushing the crows south of the downtown area worked, but not nearly well enough.

     "I think we're going to need to take a look at a way to curb the crow population. It's the population of crows, more than just the location. I for one just don't want to push the problem around.

On July 14th at 7:00pm, Kevin Strauss, Education Coordinator with the Zumbro Watershed Partnership, will present Three Things Everyone Can Do to Help Clean up the Zumbro and Prevent Floods at the Cascade Meadow Wetlands & Environmental Science Center. Learn how to "Slow the Flow" of water on your property and community to keep more water on the land and less water flooding and eroding the banks of the Zumbro River. Learn why reducing runoff is critical to solving some of the Zumbro's biggest problems including erosion, sedimentation, water pollution, and flooding. 

The Olmsted County Fairgrounds haven't been updated in 50 years or so, but that could all change soon.

One local group is looking to revitalize the space, at a price of 45 million dollars.

"It's more than just a fairgrounds, and you're belittling it by calling it a fairgrounds, when it could be a fantastic event space or a place you want to take your family," said Adam Ferrari, the Chair of "Friends of Graham Park".

Because as it stands now, this 55-acre tract of land is pretty much a ghost town. 

But now, the "Friends of Graham Park" is looking to revitalize the space into an "urban park." 

"The idea is, if we can create interest all year round and programs and opportunities all year round, then the availability for people to entertain, to put on events, for businesses to operate, would have a great chance of survival