City of Lake City

Dog park could to be ready May 1

Apr 24, 2024

Local dogs could have a place to get off-leash and run and play—but not smoke—in about a week. Fencing started to go up last week at the site, which is across 10th Street from Underwood Park near the intersection of 10th Street and Wabasha County Road 5. Travis Dunn, the assistant Public Works...

City could strengthen short-term rental regulations

Apr 24, 2024

Staff at the City of Lake City are drafting an ordinance that would strengthen the city’s short-term rental regulation following a City Council workshop meeting on the topic Monday, April 22. Currently short-term rental operators in Lake City have a one-time registration, City Planning and...

New pavement management plan focuses on maintenance to delay costly rebuilds

Apr 10, 2024

In an April 8 presentation to the Lake City City Council, Matthew Mohs of city engineering firm Bolton Menk described the decision-making process around street maintenance and construction like this: “There’s a little bit of art, there’s a little bit of magic and there’s some science that’s...

City election filing period is May 21-June 4

Apr 10, 2024

The filing period for people who want to run for city council or mayor in Lake City will be May 21 until June 4 at 5 p.m., according to City Clerk Kari Schreck. Three city council members—Cindy McGrath, Megan Kramer, and Brian Quinn—and Mayor Mark Nichols have terms expiring this year. The Graphic...

Mayor’s state of the city message emphasizes ‘legacy decisions’ of the past and the future

Mar 27, 2024

An annual tradition interrupted by a global pandemic resumed March 14 when Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols and City Administrator Rob Keehn talked about Lake City’s past, present and future at a “State of the City” event organized in collaboration with the Lake City Chamber of Commerce. Dozens of...

Changing operations at city compost site

Mar 20, 2024

Lake City residents will no longer need a sticker on their vehicle to drop off leaves, brush, and lawn clippings at the city’s compost site off Goodhue County Road 5 on Territorial Road, which is expected to open April 1. The city began requiring stickers for drop-offs a few years ago in an effort...

Dog park construction begins

Mar 13, 2024

Work has begun on a public dog park on North 10th Street in Lake City. On Thursday, March 7, an excavator was working at the site, a gently sloping lot between the Lake City Public Safety Building and the intersection of North 10th Street and Wabasha County Hwy. 5. A concrete pad went in Monday,...

Council presents longtime volunteers, restaurateurs Ron and Joan Schimbeno with ‘Key to the City’

Mar 13, 2024

Ron and Joan Schimbeno received the City of Lake City’s highest individual honor—a “Key to the City”— at the City Council meeting on Monday, March 11. In a written version of his remarks posted on Facebook, Mayor Mark Nichols said: “The tradition of awarding a key to the city is a symbolic gesture...

City hires new firm to administer building code

Feb 21, 2024

The City of Lake City is getting a new building code administration service. On Feb. 12, the Lake City City Council approved a motion hiring MNSPECT to administer the Minnesota Building Code, pending city attorney review, from April 1 through the end of the year. The city has been evaluating...

City stakes out dog park

Feb 7, 2024

Stakes have appeared on a patch of land on North 10th Street between the Lake City Public Safety Building and the Wabahsa County Road 5 marking the location of a future city dog park. Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen said that after a lot of discussion about adding a dog park a few...