City of Lake City
Downtown restaurant opens in Patton Park
May 6, 2020
Cinco de Mayo was on Tuesday.
It’s the annual celebration of the Mexican army’s victory over the French Empire in the Battle of Puebla. The appearance of a Mexican food trailer in Patton Park on that day was fitting, if coincidental.
But it is something of a victory for the owners of Fiesta...
Stage 1 on April 27
Apr 30, 2020
Steve Brown of Lake City took this aerial photo of the Stage 1 area of the Highway 61 reconstruction project on April 27. At the weekly update meeting the next morning, Rochester Sand and Gravel public information officer Dick Swenke said all of the pavement had been milled and the concrete removed...
300 dock coming together
Apr 30, 2020
The main walkway for the Lake City Marina’s new 300 dock is in place and some of the fingers that will separate the slips float next to it. The city-owned marina is replacing the old 300 dock that was damaged in a tornado last fall. Elsewhere in the marina, boats are being launched as the 2020...
Detour sparks confusion, concern
Apr 30, 2020
With road construction taking place along two stretches of Highway 61 in Lake City, officials have fielded complaints of inadequate signage and extra traffic on city streets from drivers short-cutting the marked detours.
Traffic increased along North High Street and South Oak Street, including...
Illg joins city as finance director
Apr 15, 2020
Jerome Illg was front-and-center at one of the first Lake City Council meetings since becoming the city’s finance director last month.
At a workshop meeting Monday, April 13, he presented on the process and considerations for developing a city budget for 2021.
Illg replaces Amy Hove, who left in...
Pandemic adds to budget uncertainty
Apr 15, 2020
New City Finance Director Jerome Illg gave Lake City City Councilmembers some things to consider Monday as they began work on the city’s 2021 budget.
Budgeting always involves some unknowns: this year one of them is COVID-19.
In his presentation, Illg identified the several ways the pandemic could...
Public forum protocol changes as city council meetings go online
Apr 8, 2020
Lake City City Council will use the Zoom online platform to conduct its workshop and regular meeting Monday, April 13.
Zoom meetings are accessible at no charge through an app on computers, tablets, and smartphones and also by phone (numbers are not toll-free and long distance charges may apply...
Marina dock replacement moves forward
Apr 8, 2020
The former 300 Dock at the Lake City Marina floated away last weekend.
The buyer began disassembling portions of the dock last week, according to Lake City Marina Administrator Jeff Brand. Once the waters calmed, they floated the pieces out of the harbor and into Lake Pepin. There they were...
Update: Hwy. 61 detour delayed due to cold weather
Apr 8, 2020
Cold weather has delayed the first detour of the Hwy. 61 reconstruciton project
The detour was supposed to begin Tuesday, April 14 as construction crews start work on the Hwy. 61 reconstruction project, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), but on Monday, April, 13,...
Clean-up day nixed
Apr 8, 2020
COVID-19 has canceled another popular local event, the City of Lake City’s annual spring clean-up day.
The semi-annual event allows residents to dispose of certain large items at no cost and others for a fee.
This year’s spring clean-up day was supposed to be April 25, but no more thanks to...
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