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Lake City hospice project gets a hearing
Sep 14, 2017
A proposal for what Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols said would be the largest tax abatement in city history will get a public hearing.
The Lake City City Council approved the measure Sept. 11 in one of two votes relating to a proposed hospice facility in the Jewel development.
Developer Scott LeFavre...
Wabasha County healthcare claims rising as population ages
Sep 14, 2017
The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners heard a semi-annual report from county medical assistance provider South Country Health Alliance at its Sept. 5 meeting.
All Commissioners were present. County Administrator Michael Plante and County Attorney Karrie Kelly were also present.
SCHA is one of...
Wabasha County side-by-side rules explained
Sep 14, 2017
Recently, the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office has been receiving more requests for information in regards to where people can ride their all terrain vehicles (ATVs). Many say that with all the regulations and laws out there, that it just confuses most people.
ATVs or what some call four wheelers...
Goodhue County commissioners grapple with projected 7% levy increase
Sep 14, 2017
Goodhue County Administrator Scott Arneson gave an update on the 2018 budget and levy at the September 5 Board meeting. He explained that the County Board held a workshop two weeks ago and since that time has lowered the current levy projection by 3 percent.
The preliminary budget stands at $60.9...
Two open houses scheduled on proposed Bluff View expansion
Sep 7, 2017
Lake City Public Schools has scheduled two meetings to provide information about the district’s request to borrow $12 million.
The money would fund an expansion of Bluff View Elementary School that would allow for expanded pre-kindergarten offerings, among other things.
The first meeting is...
Lake City leaders present to House bonding committee
Sep 7, 2017
Lake City leaders earned praise from members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Capital Investment Committee Tuesday.
Committee members visited the city Tuesday on a bus tour that included stops at area projects vying for state bonding funds in 2018, including the ski jump at Mt. Frontenac...
City to Corps: Help us help you
Sep 7, 2017
Lake City might have uses for a sizeable amount of the sand the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge out of lower Lake Pepin over the next 40 years.
The Corps needs to dispose of about 10.7 million cubic yards of dredge spoils over the next four decades to maintain a nine-foot channel for...
Cruise history aboard paddlewheeler
Sep 6, 2017
The Goodhue County Historical Society invites the public to take part in a History Cruise focusing on the shoreline from Lake City to Old Frontenac. The three-hour cruise will take place aboard the Pearl of the Lake, departing from Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 17, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are...
Arts grant deadline nears
Sep 6, 2017
The Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) has announced a call for grant application proposals in three categories: arts and cultural heritage, presenter/production assistance, and small towns/rural areas. All proposed projects must begin no earlier than Dec. 1, 2017 and be completed within...
Wabasha County chips in to oppose dredge plan
Aug 31, 2017
At their Aug. 22 meeting, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to work in a collaborative effort with the City of Wabasha to contest the plan put forth by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dump millions of cubic yards of dredge materials onto privately-owned property in...
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