City of Lake City
Biscuit: Dog park a paws-itive benefit
Mar 31, 2021
Woof! Woof! My name is Biscuit Nelson and I am a Therapy Dog who enjoys working and living in Lake City. I heard that a public dog park is being considered in town. It would be a wonderful area for me and my friends to run, play and socialize. A few of my dog friends have owners who are senior...
Another food distribution planned for April 9
Mar 31, 2021
Organizers are expecting a shipment of 400 boxes of food Friday, April 9, from Channel One Food Bank for the next pop-up food distribution event. The event will begin at 11 a.m. at Underwood Park in Lake City. The park is on North 10th Street across the street from the Lake City Public Safety...
City Council awards Ohuta Park contract
Mar 24, 2021
The Lake City City Council awarded a construction contract for the Ohuta Park redevelopment project at a special meeting Monday, March 22.
Pember Companies submitted the lowest of three bids for the project and received the contract. Their bid was about $2.27 million. In the request for council...
Back in chambers, just for one day
Mar 24, 2021
With a short agenda that included a closed session, the Lake City City Council met in its chambers at city hall for the first time in more than a year on Monday, March 22.
Six of the seven city council members were in attendance. And to keep socially distanced, only four sat on the dais. Council...
Commission to explore a city dog park
Mar 24, 2021
The Lake City City Council has directed the city’s Streets and Parks Commission to look into a potential municipal dog park in Lake City.
A motion approved by the council March 8 directs the commission to “research issues, potential locations, and cost to establish a dog park in Lake City.”
The...
Compost site could open Friday
Mar 24, 2021
The Lake City municipal compost site on Territorial Road will open Friday, March 26, weather permitting, City of Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen said in an email Tuesday.
For perhaps the first time, the city is trying to control access to the site for certain users. The council...
Calm before a busy time at Lake City Marina
Mar 24, 2021
The outer harbor at Lake City Marina was serene Tuesday, with calm water replacing the recently-melted winter ice.
But in a few weeks the area will be a hive of activity.
Work to put a new deck on the marina’s 800 dock began before ice-out. It’s on schedule to be completed by May 10, according to...
Port authority vote could come soon
Mar 17, 2021
A bill that would allow Lake City to establish a port authority could be on the verge of becoming law.
The state senate already passed the bill unanimously and two state house of representatives committees have voted their approval, according to State Rep. Barb Haley, who authored the bill in the...
Council pickleball offer follows recent trend
Mar 17, 2021
On March 8, the Lake City City Council offered local pickleball boosters roughly the same terms it has offered some other local groups seeking new amenities: raise half the cost and the city will pay the other half.
Pickleball is a net sport played with paddles on a court the size of a badminton...
Ohuta bid lower than expected
Mar 10, 2021
In a break from recent city projects that have seen bids come in higher than anticipated, the Lake City City Council got some good news at its Monday meeting.
City officials opened bids for two large projects March 4.
One was the largest piece of the Ohuta Park redevelopment project. Expected to...
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