City of Lake City
Chip sealing on Green Parkway, Clubhouse Drive
Aug 5, 2020
On Tuesday, Lake City Public Works announced that chip sealing will take place on all of Green Parkway and Clubhouse Drive in Lake City beginning Thursday (today) and lasting roughly two days.
Seven to 10 days later the street sweeper will sweep the streets.
Highway about half way complete
Aug 5, 2020
Half way, or thereabouts.
That’s the completion status of the Highway 61 reconstruction project in Lake City, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s weekly project update email.
At Tuesday’s weekly construction update meeting, Cindy Morgan, the public engagement coordinator for...
Mayor: An update on the “Five Pillars”
Aug 5, 2020
Last month I wrote about how impressed I was with the resilience of our citizens as they face the COVID-19 pandemic, the resultant economic crisis, and the challenges presented by the largest road construction project in our city’s history. I continue to be amazed by our community’s service groups...
Emerald ash borer is destroying trees here
Aug 5, 2020
Earlier this spring, the Lake City City Council established the Forestry Advisory Committee to help deal with the loss of trees due to storm damage and infestation from the emerald ash borer. The committee is headed up by Charlotte Eastin and committee members include Katie Himanga, and Kathy...
Downtown sidewalks continue to take shape
Jul 22, 2020
The sidewalks in downtown Lake City are getting a little more colorful.
Gaps between main slabs on the walkway are being filled with brown concrete. And the areas between the walkway and the street are filling with a mosaic of tan, dark brown, and reddish brown pavers.
At the highway construction...
[Updated] Crossings change, plea remains the same: go slow
Jul 22, 2020
Editor's note: Since this article was published, a notification went out that the vehicle crossings have changed again. The new updates (as of July 23 at 11 a.m.) reflect those changes.
Earlier this week one of the three routes vehicles can use to travel across the Highway 61 reconstruction...
A measure of certainty for Marina Point
Jul 22, 2020
The Lake City City Council on July 13 came to what may be its final final decision of the fate of the summer vacation trailers that line the inner harbor leading to Marina Point.
In previous votes, the council decided to move the trailers to make way for changes to Ohuta Park. It later approved a...
Sievers retires, Patterson is new Lake City fire chief
Jul 15, 2020
Now-former Lake City Fire Chief Greg Sievers retired effective at the end of June after 16 years on the department, the last three as chief.
On Monday, July 13, the Lake City City Council and administrator expressed their appreciation for his work on behalf of Lake City.
City Administrator Rob...
Permanent light possible
Jul 15, 2020
Responding to public interest in making the temporary traffic signals at the interection of Lyon Avenue and 10th Street permanent, City Administrator Rob Keehn told the city council Monday that the city can request a study, but the final decision will come from the Minnesota Department of...
Council discusses mask mandate
Jul 15, 2020
For now the Lake City City Council has adopted a wait-and-see approach to a potential ordinance mandating masks in some public spaces.
At the July 13 council meeting, Mayor Mark Nichols said he has heard from advocates of a mask requirement and asked fellow councilmembers to weigh in.
The Centers...
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