City of Lake City
County gives city money for new ambulance
Nov 11, 2020
Lake City will get a new ambulance thanks to a $175,000 grant of CARES Act funds from Wabasha County.
The City Council voted unanimously to accept the money at its Nov. 9 meeting.
City Administrator Rob Keehn said the money will pay for most of a new ambulance, and the city should be able to take...
Losing ground to COVID-19
Nov 11, 2020
Organizations both private and public are tightening restrictions as COVID-19 rates spike in the area and around the state.
With Minnesota setting daily records for new COVID-19 cases, Gov. Tim Walz has announced further restrictions on social gatherings that go into effect Friday, Nov. 13, at 10...
Redmond: Your support was overwhelming
Nov 11, 2020
Thank you to everyone who supported me in my bid to become mayor.
Unfortunately our shared vision for a truly transparent city government was thwarted by the narrowest of margins. Hopefully, this is the wake up call the mayor and council needed to see. They don’t have carte blanche to only do...
Work on Marina Point trailer sites has begun
Nov 11, 2020
Work has begun on the seven new vacation trailer sites on Marina Point.
The work includes “earthwork, tree removal, installation of new water and sewer lines and service connections, and preparation of the site pad and finish grades,” according to the Oct. 12 City Council Agenda.
In October the...
Ribbon cut, road re-open
Nov 4, 2020
Highway 61 in Lake City ceremonially reopened Thursday, Oct. 29, with a ribbon cutting ceremony, then it reopened for real.
Michelle Larson, executive director of the Lake City Chamber of Commerce, was the emcee for the afternoon gathering of of local officials, representatives of the Minnesota...
A week of tributes for departed firefighter
Nov 4, 2020
From the red lights in porch lamps throughout the city to the tip of Marina Point, Friday, Oct. 30, where a steady procession of vehicles passed by a display that included flags on the ladder truck, a city and its fire department paid tribute to one of their own.
Lake City Firefighter Clayton...
Snowstorm was earliest in years
Oct 28, 2020
The snowstorm of Tuesday, Oct. 20, was the earliest plow event in at least 22 years, according to City of Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen.
“The Halloween storm that is often referenced would be the earliest in our recollection and plowing likely started on Nov. 1,” he said of the 1991...
Any day now, weather permitting
Oct 28, 2020
“(W)ithin a few days, weather permitting.”
That was the estimate Tuesday for how long it would be before traffic was once again allowed to travel on Lakeshore Drive between Lyon Avenue and Grant Street.
It’s the third and final stretch of a rebuild project that extended from the pier concourse...
Updated: Fire department grieves, honors departed member
Oct 28, 2020
Sirens wailed, lights flashed, and cannons fired in the Tuesday night darkness to honor Lake City firefighter Clayton Brandt, who died that evening.
According to the Lake City Fire Department Facebook page, emergency services responded to a single-vehicle accident at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday.
Brandt was...
Lake City receives $1.6 million for Ohuta breakwater, Hok-Si-La utility connection
Oct 21, 2020
Two Lake City requests received funding in the 2020 Minnesota bonding bill passed by the state legislature and expected to be signed by Gov. Tim Walz this week.
The $1.9 billion bill includes $587,000 to design, engineer, and construct a water and sewer connection from Hok-Si-La to the City of...
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