City of Lake City
Council okays trailer purchase, lowers Ohuta cost estimate
Sep 30, 2020
The Lake City City Council had a lengthy discussion before approving, 4-3, the $20,000 purchase of a seasonal mobile home along the entrance to Marina Point.
The trailer is Trailer No. 9, one of the nine trailers the city needs moved for the Ohuta Park improvement project.
One of the nine trailers...
Highway project nearly two-thirds complete
Sep 2, 2020
It was a short update meeting for the Highway 61 reconstruction project Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Rochester Sand and Gravel Public Information Officer Dick Swenke announced that the project was 65 percent complete overall and that the third and final section of the project was 35 percent complete.
In the...
Large chair awaits social shares
Sep 2, 2020
An oversize blue wooden chair in McCahill Park invites passersby to stop and have their picture taken and, hopefully, share it to let people know that Lake City exists and they were there.
Sharon and Lee Eggenberger of Lake City ordered the chair from Leanna Fayerweather of Pepin, Wis., after...
Contractor - Highway project 60 percent complete
Aug 26, 2020
Section 2 of the Highway 61 reconstruction project in Lake City opened as projected Aug. 19, and the third and final detour stage went into effect.
Highway 61 traffic can now travel through downtown from Lyon Avenue southward. The detour now runs along Lyon Avenue, North 10th Street, and Grant...
Three join fire department
Aug 26, 2020
Three new firefighters have joined the Lake City Fire Department.
The fire department welcomed Jacob Schumacher, Brian Smith, and Tristan Montroy to the department in a Facebook post.
“The day they turned in their applications was the easy part. Now they will spend the next year studying and...
Project hits milestone as Section 2 reopens
Aug 19, 2020
The third layer of bituminous paving went down Tuesday. On Wednesday temporary lines were to be painted and then, probably by early or mid-afternoon, several blocks of Highway 61 were expected to reopen in downtown Lake City.
It hadn’t happened yet as of this writing, but if it goes as planned, it...
Road construction a sign of better days ahead for Lake City
Aug 19, 2020
Like most Lake Citians, I have been observing and experiencing our road construction since early spring. I am happy to say that I think the end result [i.e. north and south section now open] will make the inconvenience and the cost a small price to pay for the many, many future years of an improved...
UPDATED: City creates reimbursement program for COVID-19 expenses
Aug 12, 2020
Lake City businesses and non-profits can be reimbursed up to $500 for qualifying COVID-19-related expenses under a program approved by the city council on Aug. 10.
The council voted unanimously to use up to $40,000 of the money it’s receiving through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...
Downtown work in its final stages
Aug 12, 2020
The publicly available estimate for when Section 2 of the Highway 61 reconstruction project will reopen to traffic got more specific at Tuesday’s project update meeting.
Traffic is expected to return to the stretch of Lakeshore Drive between Elm Street and Lyon Avenue around Aug. 17 or 18,...
Council balks staff levy recommendation
Aug 12, 2020
A majority of the Lake City City Council Monday indicated that they wouldn’t support a preliminary levy increase of 5.49 percent.
Cities, school districts, and counties have to set a preliminary property tax levy by the end of September. Then they have until the end of the year to approve a levy...
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