City of Lake City
City studying breakwater for Ohuta area
Dec 21, 2022
Lake City officials should have the results early next year from a feasibility study it’s conducting on the construction of a breakwater in the Ohuta Beach area.
The project was one of two for which the city can receive cost-match funding for from the state after they were included in a state...
Concourse tree goes up
Dec 14, 2022
The City of Lake City has put up the traditional Christmas tree in the government pier concourse turnaround. Trees often come from residents in Lake City who volunteer to have a large tree removed from their property to serve as the Christmas tree.
City Council presents employee service awards
Dec 14, 2022
The Lake City City Council recognized two police officers and one retired electrical worker for their years of service to the city at the Dec. 12 meeting. Lake City Police Officer Mike Becklund was recognized for 10 years with the city. Police Officer Matt Klees was recognized for 20 years with the...
City levy up 6.19%
Dec 14, 2022
The Lake City City Council set the final property tax levy for next year at $4,181,693, a 6.19 percent increase over this year’s levy.
Along with that the council approved a budget that City Administrator Rob Keehn said had no reduction in services.
In September the council approved a preliminary...
Park a clean, well-lighted place for the holidays
Nov 30, 2022
Scenes from the Patton Park holiday lighting event on Nov. 26.
Cemstone site getting a closer look
Nov 9, 2022
On Nov. 3, members of the Lake City Port Authority Board and its two directors toured the City of Lake City property known as the “Cemstone property” for the large defunct mining pit that occupies a portion of it.
The city purchased the roughly 100-acre property at auction in 2006. It lies between...
Funds available for commercial building rehabilitation in Lake City
Nov 9, 2022
The City of Lake City has rehabilitation funds for commercial properties available now, according to the Southeastern Minnesota Multi-County Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SEMMCHRA).
Commercial rehab funds can be used for front façade improvements, exterior painting, new signs, new awnings,...
Ground broken on 32-unit affordable housing development Underwood Terrace
Nov 2, 2022
Representatives of the City of Lake City, Three Rivers Community Action, Wabasha County, the Lake City Port Authority, the general contractor, the architect, and other organizations were on hand Wednesday, Oct. 26, at a ceremonial ground-breaking for Underwood Terrace.
The 32-unit apartment...
Clean Up Day lightens loads
Oct 12, 2022
Vehicles laden with the unwanted debris of modern life await their turn to unload at the Lake City Disposal and Recycling facility on South 8th Street Saturday for the City of Lake City’s Clean Up Day. Residents pay a fee on their utility bill for the service, which twice a year lets them drop off...
Faye Brown - City Council Candidate (incumbent)
Oct 12, 2022
Why are you running for city council?
I am running for re-election to City Council as I am nearing the end of my four years on Council. I have gained experience over the past four years and I think of it as service and giving back to the community. I truly love working for and listening to the...
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