City of Lake City
Faced with labor shortage, city ups electric utility pay
Sep 18, 2024
The Lake City City Council voted Monday, Sept. 9, to increase pay for its electric utility workers in the hope of ending what has become a persistent staffing shortage at the city-owned utility serving about 3,300 meters in and around the city.
“We’re running really thin in the electric utility...
City bestows its highest honor on Peters Memorial Fund
Sep 11, 2024
The Lake City City Council presented a Key to the City, the city’s highest honor, to the Peters Memorial Fund at the council’s Sept. 9 regular meeting.
Created to honor the memory of the late Tessica Peters and her son, Sawyer, the non-profit supports school-age children with initiatives like...
Council approves preliminary tax levy increase of 7.7%
Sep 11, 2024
The Lake City City Council approved the city’s preliminary 2025 budget and property tax levy at the Sept. 9 regular meeting.
The approved preliminary levy is $4,997,472. It includes a $47,000 correction of a tax collection shortfall in the Goodhue County portion of the city last year. When that is...
City hires planner, port authority director, others
Sep 11, 2024
The Lake City City Council approved several hires Sept. 9, including some high profile positions.
Councilmembers voted unanimously to hire Kristi Gross as the city’s new planning and community development director.
Gross replaces Megan Smith, who left the position in July. Since Smith’s departure...
Dog park care, improvements appreciated
Aug 21, 2024
As someone who uses the dog park on a daily basis, I would like to give a shout out to Bruce Wallerich and the Parks Department for all their efforts in maintaining and improving our wonderful new dog park.
Also, a special “leg up” of thanks for our new red fire hydrant that is a favorite of all...
City’s municipal marina featured at open house event
Aug 21, 2024
Several hundred people attended an open house event Saturday to celebrate the Lake City marina and learn about its past and present.
The municipal marina’s facilities span from the small boat launch at Ohuta Park to Washington Street, with an additional dock access from McCahill Park. They include...
Port Authority director posting gets six applicants
Aug 14, 2024
Six people have applied to be the next director of the Lake City Port Authority and five of those six met the minimum qualifications for the position, according to Lake City City Administrator Rob Keehn.
“My goal is to have a candidate for the City Council to approve at the Sept. 9 regular council...
City approves long-awaited alley stormwater project
Aug 14, 2024
A long-term stormwater problem affecting an alley in downtown Lake City appears to have a solution.
Known as Block 15, the block is bounded by Lyon Avenue, Washington Street, Center Street, and Lakeshore Drive. It’s occupied mainly by businesses with some second floor apartments.
For years,...
City should find alternative to glyphosate
Aug 14, 2024
Why is the City of Lake City again using poison (glyphosate) in our town to kill the vegetation around trees in our parks, around sign posts, around structures such as the public library, the steps across from the post office in Patton Park, etc.?
The chemical is dangerous to our health. The...
Two members join marina board, vacancies elsewhere remain
Aug 7, 2024
The Lake City marina board is back to capacity with the appointment on Monday, Aug. 5 of Josh Smith and David Brustad to the board.
The City Council approved the appointments as part of its consent agenda.
Before the vote, Mayor Mark Nichols thanked Smith and Brustad for getting involved.
He also...
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