bluff view expansion

Expansion, gratitude on display at Bluff View

Sep 18, 2019

The message, printed in large, bold script on the back of a map handed out to people arriving for the Bluff View Elementary School Monday night was unambigous: “Thank You.” The school and school district were expressing their appreciation to the community for supporting a $12 million expansion...

Contractor: Bluff View Expansion Complete

Aug 29, 2019

The Rochester office of Kraus-Anderson has completed additions and remodeling at Bluff View Elementary School, the company said in a Aug. 26 news release. Designed by MLA Architects, the $12 million, 32,000-square-foot addition features six new classrooms for pre-school and kindergarten students...

Gym and cafeteria take shape

Nov 1, 2018

A crane at Bluff View Elementary School lowers a section of pre-cast concrete into place. The concrete will form the walls of the school’s new gymnasium and performance space, part of a $12 million renovation and expansion project approved by voters last November. Hidden behind the walls are the...

Board tours Bluff View project

Sep 19, 2018

One of two rainbows that appeared overhead as the Lake City School Board toured the construction underway at Bluff View Elementary School on Monday, Sept. 17. School Board Chair Heath Oeltjen (left) and Lake City Public Schools Supt. Erick Enger are standing outside what will become new...

Planned outage will close Bluff View office

Aug 15, 2018

The Bluff View Elementary School office will be closed for a planned power outage. The outage will begin Aug. 28 and last for two-to-five days. The outage is part of the expansion and renovation project at Bluff View Elementary School. It had been scheduled to take place earlier but was delayed...

Public projects, lawsuit were year's biggest stories

Dec 27, 2017

A lawsuit against one of the city’s largest employers and three major public projects dominated the news for much of the year. In February, Dr. John Renelt filed suit against his former employer, Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City, alleging retaliation and defamation. Mayo has denied the...

Bluff View referendum campaign intensifies

Sep 21, 2017

The next week is chockablock with events surrounding the referendum election where voters will decide the fate of a proposed expansion to Bluff View Elementary School to make room for pre-school programs and wrap-around daycare for children in those programs. As early as today (Sept. 21) Lake City...