Opinion
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Mark Spence
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
My name is Mark Spence and I am seeking re-election for City Council this fall. My wife and I moved to Lake City in 2000 with our daughter and are proud to call Lake City our home. I graduated from Iowa...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Mary Lou Waltman
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
My husband Terry and I have lived in this beautiful community 51 years. I worked for the Red Wing Shoe Company 35 years, we raised our three children here, and I am retired. We are members of Bethany...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: John Mead
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I have been a Lake City resident for 28 years. I am an honest, hard working individual that believes family is very important. I believe that I can bring common sense to the table regarding budgeting,...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: James Rainwater
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I am an 1980 graduate of Red Wing Central High School, and I hold a bachelor of arts from the University of Minnesota and a juris doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. I...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Mark Fayette
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I have been a business owner in Lake City for the past 35-plus years. In 1982 my wife Shayna and I moved to Lake City, built and then operated Waterman’s Restaurant on Lake Pepin. Since selling the...
Letter: Golf carts overly regulated
Jul 28, 2016
To the editor:
The next meeting of the Public Safety Board will be Wednesday, Aug 3, at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall. I urge all interested persons who own golf carts and those who are interested to attend this meeting. In fact, I urge everyone to attend to see how such meeting are run.
There has been...
Letters: Neighbors oppose 'wetland' solar garden project
Jul 28, 2016
To the editor:
Should a wetland be destroyed for solar energy? This is exactly what is going to happen to the wetland located on southbound Highway 61, between the Historic Round Barn Farm Bed and Breakfast and Flower Valley Road/County Road 21. This so-called solar garden is one of four going...
Letter: A reminder to vote Aug. 9
Jul 28, 2016
To the editor:
I am writing this letter to the editor to remind everyone to vote at the primary election Aug. 9. This is a very important election as there are 12 individuals running and this will reduce it to six candidates and then in November you can vote again for the best three that will...
Letter: Truck traffic is essential to Lake City
Jul 28, 2016
To the editor:
In regards to Mr. Peters’ recent article in the Graphic regarding truck traffic, apparently Mr. Peters has not had to make a living driving truck, because everything in the city of Lake City is truck-related, including business and furthermore all the truck drivers that live in Lake...
Letter: Two stand out in good primary field
Jul 28, 2016
To the editor:
We have a good field of candidates in the upcoming Lake City City Council primary election. Two of them bring experience without which the council’s perspective would be incomplete.
Without equal, Phil Gartner possesses the most intimate knowledge of Lake City governance including...
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