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Two members join marina board, vacancies elsewhere remain
Aug 7, 2024
The Lake City marina board is back to capacity with the appointment on Monday, Aug. 5 of Josh Smith and David Brustad to the board.
The City Council approved the appointments as part of its consent agenda.
Before the vote, Mayor Mark Nichols thanked Smith and Brustad for getting involved.
He also...
Two races on Aug. 13 primary ballot
Aug 7, 2024
Self-identified members of the Republican Party and Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) parties can vote for their party’s nominees in two federal races on Aug. 13.
As a partisan primary, voters are not allowed to vote for candidates of more than one party.
Seeking the Republican nomination for U.S....
No filers so far for school board
Aug 7, 2024
As of Tuesday, Aug. 6, a week before the Aug. 13 deadline, no candidates had filed for the four seats on the Lake City School Board up for election this fall.
School board members serve four-year terms and oversee school district operations, which include Bluff View Elementary School, Lincoln High...
MnDOT sells lakefront parcel, buyer unknown
Aug 7, 2024
A lakefront parcel in Lake City offered for sale by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has found a buyer.
According to Becky Swanson of MnDOT’s Property Conveyance Unit, the sale occurred last week.
Details of the sale, including the identity of the buyer and the price paid, were...
City council looks at process for addressing concerns with board and commission members
Aug 7, 2024
Following a contentious discussion that resulted in a split vote to remove a member of the city’s planning commission on July 8, the Lake City City Council spent time at a retreat meeting July 22 discussing changes to the process.
According to minutes from the meeting approved by the City Council...
City administrator to fill planning role while city seeks a news planning director
Aug 7, 2024
The vacancy created by the departure of Lake City Planning and Community Development Director Megan Smith is being filled temporarily by her predecessor in the role.
On Monday the city council unanimously included additional compensation of roughly $1,500 every two-week pay period for City...
City council to meet a week earlier in August
Jul 31, 2024
The Lake City City Council’s regular meeting for August will be on the first Monday of the month, Aug. 5, rather than the second Monday, which is more typical. The meeting is scheduled to begin at the usual time, 6 p.m.
The date change creates space for the primary election scheduled for Tuesday,...
School board filing now open
Jul 31, 2024
The filing period for the election of four members of the seven-member school board at Lake City Public Schools began Tuesday, July 30 and runs through through Aug. 13.
School board members serve four-year terms and oversee school district operations, which include Bluff View Elementary School,...
Man charged after allegedly threatening people with knife in downtown Lake City
Jul 31, 2024
Grant William Oly, 67, of Florence Township, is charged with second degree assault and threats of violence, both felonies, and carrying a pistol with out a permit, a gross misdemeanor, after being arrested by the Lake City Police Department on July 25, the department said in a news release.
“On...
Hok-Si-La gains regional park status
Jul 31, 2024
The City of Lake City is proud to announce that Hok-Si-La Park has been officially designated as a regional park by the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC).
This prestigious designation follows a comprehensive evaluation of the park’s master plan, highlighting Hok-Si-...
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