City of Lake City
Well trouble triggers request to conserve water
Jun 26, 2020
Lake City Public Works asked residents to conserve water over the weekend as it performed scheduled maintenance on one city well and unscheduled maintenance on another.
The request went out the morning of Friday, June 26, over the city’s CodeRED messaging system.
“This is not an emergency but...
Library friends prep for all-fiction book sale
Jun 24, 2020
Members of the Friends of the Lake City Public Library pose with their current reads to promote their upcoming “Pop Up! All-Fiction Used Book Sale” on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the former Lake City Public Safety Building next to the Lake City Public Library. People can buy paper...
New road, new detour, new traffic concerns on city streets
Jun 24, 2020
The northern section of the Highway 61 reconstruction project has reopened to traffic, significantly shortening the posted detour for motorists travelling between Red Wing and Lake City.
Prior to the reopening late last week, northbound Highway 61 traffic took Lakewood Avenue to 10th Street and on...
Big summer blowout? Not this year
Jun 24, 2020
This weekend was supposed to be the 49th annual Water Ski Days. Instead it will go down in history as Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
In a typical year, Lake City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Michelle Larson would be coordinating the effort to welcome an estimated 30,000 people to town for...
City gets big grant for Ohuta Park
Jun 17, 2020
The City of Lake City just received a $250,000 grant for the redevelopment of its waterfront Ohuta Park.
It’s from a Minnesota Department of Resources (DNR) Outdoor Recreation Grant program invtended “to increase and enhance outdoor recreation facilities in local and community parks throughout the...
Utility shutoffs may soon resume
Jun 17, 2020
Lake City Public Utilities hasn’t been cutting service or charging penalties on delinquent accounts as a way to help residents weather the COVID-19 pandemic, but officials are discussing when and how to resume that policy.
City Administrator Rob Keehn raised the issue with the city council at a...
New trees need lots of water
Jun 17, 2020
City crews have been digging holes and planting trees this past week on city streets and in the marina. Over 200 trees have been lost in 2019-2020, mostly because of damage from storms and the emerald ash borer insect. The city is planting a wide variety of trees now and plans to plant more in the...
Pool possible, beaches open
Jun 11, 2020
With new guidance from the governor allowing pools to open at 50 percent capacity, one Lake City City Council member wanted to know Monday what it would take to get the city’s pool up and running.
“I tell you in my six years on the council I’ve never heard more comments from Saturday to today,”...
Paving underway on both ends of highway project
Jun 11, 2020
Pavement has come to areas of the Highway 61 reconstruction project in Lake City.
Trucks filled with asphalt unloaded one by one ahead of a machine that fixed the material into place along the northern end of the project and the first few blocks of the southern end Tuesday.
At Tuesday’s project...
Council OKs source to fill gap created by high Highway 61 bid
Jun 11, 2020
The Lake City City Council Monday approved a plan to pay its share of the increased costs for the Highway 61 reconstruction project that resulted from a higher-than-expected bid for the project last year.
The city is splitting the cost of the project with the Minnesota Department of Transportation...
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