City of Lake City
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...
Hok-Si-La boat launch closes for dredging, concrete work
Aug 4, 2021
The Hok-Si-La Park boat launch was closed Tuesday for work related to the low water on Lake Pepin. City Public Works Director Scott Jensen said that boaters using their engines to propel boats onto trailers created a hole that needed filling. Concrete ramps on either side of the boat launch are...
Port authority switch could be done by the end of 2021
Aug 4, 2021
Lake City could have a port authority as early as this year.
The Lake City City Council at a special July 26 meeting discussed an enabling resolution that would create the new entity.
It would replace the city’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) and fill much the same role. Port authorities...
Council talks O’Neil pool - What’s its condition? What do residents want?
Aug 4, 2021
The Lake City City Council devoted the majority of its special meeting July 26 to a discussion of the city’s aging O’Neil Community Swimming Pool.
Constructed in the mid-1980s, the pool appears to be in good shape – though what lurks below the deck is a mystery, and some of its amenities are...
City promotes Adopt a Drain program to keep pollutants out of Lake Pepin
Jul 28, 2021
Every Lake City resident lives on the lakefront, hydrologically speaking.
That’s the message the Lake City Environmental Commission is trying to communicate and why it’s promoting an Adopt a Drain program locally.
Rainwater falls on streets and yards, picking things up along the way and carrying...
Levy discussed at council workshop
Jul 21, 2021
For the last few years, the Lake City City Council has capped increases to the city property tax levy at 3.5 percent.
But at a workshop on July 12, City Finance Director Jerome Illg warned the council that continuing to do so would not be sustainable if the city wants to keep offering services at...
Smith: Ohuta Beach construction going well
Jul 14, 2021
Lake City Planning and Community Development Director Megan Smith’s update to the city council on the construction progress at Ohuta Beach was almost all positive.
“A tremendous amount of work has been done” since the May groundbreaking, she said.
“The bulk of the utility work is done,” she said...
City recognizes four long-time employees
Jul 14, 2021
The City of Lake City held a brief employee recognition ceremony at the July 12 Lake City City Council meeting for three employees who have been with the city for 20 years and one 30-year employee.
The city recognized Lake City Police Department employees Jeff Daggett and James Iem, both of whom...
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