City of Lake City
Pickleball courts nearly finished
Sep 22, 2021
The new pickleball courts at Underwood Park in Lake City appeared to be missing just one thing Tuesday, Sept. 21: nets. Those are on backorder and expected to arrive next week, according to city Public Works Director Scott Jensen. In the meantime, players can bring portable nets to use on the...
Final layer of bituminous put down at Ohuta Beach
Sep 22, 2021
A lot has happened recently at the Ohuta Beach construction site: some of it obvious, some of it hidden from sight.
“The big progress to report is that the wear course was put down on Saturday,” said Megan Smith, Lake City’s Planning and Community Development director. “This is the finished layer...
Council approves 6.06% levy increase
Sep 15, 2021
By a 5-2 vote Monday, the Lake City City Council approved a preliminary property tax levy of $3,937,427.
Once the preliminary levy is set, it can be lowered or kept the same when the council approves a final levy.
The actual amount of city property taxes paid by individual property owners is...
Landscaping at Ohuta Beach
Aug 25, 2021
Progress continues on the Ohuta Beach project. Over the weekend landscapers planted trees and other plants. The restroom facility was put on hold due to a high bid, but other aspects of the project continue to move forward.
Trail group sees opportunity
Aug 25, 2021
Advocates of a multi-use trail northward out of Lake City believe that the time is right to push for major progress on an effort to eventually link Red Wing and Lake City by trail.
In the last two years, two city projects have have brought that goal a little closer to reality.
The Highway 61...
More progress at Ohuta Beach
Aug 18, 2021
It’s a little out of date now, thanks to some black-topping that’s been done in the area, but a recent photo from Steve Brown shows work continuing to progress at Ohuta Beach.
Making do on new pickleball courts
Aug 18, 2021
A photo posted in the Lake City Pickleball Group Facebook Page shows local pickleball players supplying nets and chalk lines to make the unfinished courts at Underwood Park usable for play. The new courts replace the tennis and pickleball courts removed from the Lake City Marina during the Ohuta...
Mayor’s state of the city
Aug 18, 2021
I am writing a “State of the City” report on our community. We are past the halfway point of our fiscal year and we are working on budgeting for 2022. When I think about our city, I like to reflect upon our core values and our strategic operating model that is commonly referred to as our city’s “...
Council OKs planning process for former public safety building
Aug 11, 2021
The Lake City City Council on Aug. 9 approved a three-step action plan aimed at developing a long-term plan for the city’s former public safety building across High Street from the fire hall.
City ambulance, police, and emergency management departments left the building in July of 2017 for the new...
Ohuta pavilion on hold after high bid
Aug 11, 2021
Construction of a four-season multi-use pavilion at Ohuta Beach will wait.
On Monday, Aug. 9, the Lake City City Council voted unanimously to reject the only bid received on the building.
Plainview-based WAK Construction submitted a bid of $753,277, about 2.5 times the $300,000 budgeted for the...
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