City of Lake City
City approves levy, budget
Dec 10, 2025
The Lake City City Council held its annual Truth in Taxation Meeting during its regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 8, before unanimously approving the final budget and levy for the coming year.
The Truth in Taxation meeting included a presentation on the city property tax levy from City Finance...
Volunteers sought for city’s planning and historic preservation commissions
Nov 19, 2025
The City of Lake City is calling on community members to help shape the city’s future by volunteering for one of two important boards: the Planning Advisory Commission and the Heritage Preservation Commission.
Both commissions play a vital role in guiding responsible development, protecting...
Banks Heating and Air Conditioning donates furnace, air conditioner for Hok-Si-La Park
Nov 12, 2025
Banks Heating and Air Conditioning in Lake City has donated and installed heating and air conditioning for the park manager residence at Hok-Si-La Park.
Banks Heating and Air Conditioning owners Rodney and Heather Banks said their “family has enjoyed Hok-Si-La so much over the years, when it...
Ribbon cutting held for new pickleball courts
Oct 15, 2025
Lake City pickleball players celebrated the completion of two new pickleball courts at Underwood Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony recently.
Fundraising committee members Mark Nichols, Brad and Wanda Pederson, and Kris Klassen were in attendance.
“The two new courts bring us to a total of four...
Work underway on N. Garden Street utility conversion project
Sep 17, 2025
Starting Monday, Sept. 15, our contractor, Castrejon, Inc., will begin construction on the N. Garden Street Electric Distribution Improvements Project. The goal of this project is to convert the overhead electric system along N. Garden Street to a modern underground distribution system, improving...
Lake City’s preliminary tax levy up 7%
Sep 10, 2025
The Lake City City Council approved a preliminary property tax levy increase of 7% and a corresponding 2025 budget at its Sept. 8 meeting.
The breakdown of the $5,267,106 proposed levy is as follows: General Fund - $3,825,991, Library Fund - $195,225, Capital Project Fund - $715,813, 2021A Street...
Public works director speaks to Kiwanis
Sep 10, 2025
Lake Cty Kiwanis president Tom Kregel welcomed Mitchell Rigelman to a weekly meeting where Mitch spoke about his new position as the public works director for the City of Lake City.
He grew up in the area, graduated from Lincoln High and lives in town with his young family. His vision is to...
Years-long effort bears fruit with arrival of wayfinding signs around Lake City
Sep 10, 2025
The committee that spearheaded the multi-year effort to add wayfinding signs around Lake City is celebrating the installation of 17 signs and looking forward to the next phase.
According to Larry Lyons, who led the committee, Destination Lake City (DLC) “first identified in a 2019 town hall...
Wayfinding signs appear
Aug 20, 2025
New signs pointing the way to parks, the marina, and other amenities have gone up around Lake City. One of the most prominent, pictured above, is at the eastern end of Lyon Avenue. A local group working on behalf of the city developed the project, which was later approved.
City honors DJ Siewert for 30 years with Streets and Parks Department
Jul 16, 2025
Even Lake City residents who don’t know the name DJ Siewert are familiar with his work. “DJ is the backbone of the parks department and he is responsible for ensuring that our community green spaces and parks are maintained at the high level that they are,” City Administrator Rob Keehn said. “He...
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