Personal Life
Olerud lives with his family, Kelly (wife), Garrett (son), Jordan (daughter) and Jessica (daughter) in Clyde Hill, Washington. Olerud's father John E. Olerud, MD also played baseball at Washington State University
In 2012, Olerud while living in Clyde Hill, WA pressed the city to find "view obstruction" violations by his neighbor, a Presbyterian minister, to force him to cut down two trees. This neighbor had given Olerud's family the use of his home for 8 months while Olerud's house was being built. This put him in the center of the Clyde Hill view obstruction controversy of 2012. By a three-to-two (full count) vote, the Clyde Hill Board of Adjustment ruled in favor of Olerud. His $4 million dollar ($3.3M assessed value 2011) home is estimated to increase in value by $255,000 by gaining this view. According to Olerud "I know Mr. Baker has said in the past we have a 180-degree view. We don't have a 180-degree view; we have a 30-degree view of the west."
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