City of Lake City

Wener becomes first woman hired as full-time police officer in Lake City

Jan 11, 2023
Monday, Jan. 9, was Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, a fitting day for history to be made at the Lake City Police Department. The Lake City City Council unanimously approved the hire of Bryttany Wener as a full-time police officer in Lake City. Wener, who previously worked at the Plainview Police...

North 7th Street rebuild begins this spring

Jan 11, 2023
The stretch of North 7th Street from Monroe Street to Grant Street will undergo a $3.9 million reconstruction this year. On Monday, Jan. 9, the Lake City City Council approved plans and specifications for the project, and set the bidding period to begin Jan. 10 with bid opening on Jan. 31....

Thomas joins Chamber staff, Hoffman transitions to tourism, Council approves tourism budget

Jan 11, 2023
Heather Thomas has joined the Lake City Chamber of Commerce staff as its Events and Office Coordinator, and former Chamber Executive Director Ed Hoffman is moving into a tourism and communications role. “We are excited to announce that our chamber staff has grown to three, and now more than ever,...

From windows to walls, high-profile local projects show progress

Jan 4, 2023
The ground is frozen, but that hasn’t stopped two things growing out of it over the last few weeks. Recently-erected walls can now be seen at two high-profile local construction projects: the Ohuta Beach pavilion on the city’s lakefront and the Underwood Terrace apartment complex on North 10th...

City studying breakwater for Ohuta area

Dec 21, 2022
Lake City officials should have the results early next year from a feasibility study it’s conducting on the construction of a breakwater in the Ohuta Beach area. The project was one of two for which the city can receive cost-match funding for from the state after they were included in a state...

Concourse tree goes up

Dec 14, 2022
The City of Lake City has put up the traditional Christmas tree in the government pier concourse turnaround. Trees often come from residents in Lake City who volunteer to have a large tree removed from their property to serve as the Christmas tree.

City Council presents employee service awards

Dec 14, 2022
The Lake City City Council recognized two police officers and one retired electrical worker for their years of service to the city at the Dec. 12 meeting. Lake City Police Officer Mike Becklund was recognized for 10 years with the city. Police Officer Matt Klees was recognized for 20 years with the...

City levy up 6.19%

Dec 14, 2022
The Lake City City Council set the final property tax levy for next year at $4,181,693, a 6.19 percent increase over this year’s levy. Along with that the council approved a budget that City Administrator Rob Keehn said had no reduction in services. In September the council approved a preliminary...

Park a clean, well-lighted place for the holidays

Nov 30, 2022
Scenes from the Patton Park holiday lighting event on Nov. 26.

Cemstone site getting a closer look

Nov 9, 2022
On Nov. 3, members of the Lake City Port Authority Board and its two directors toured the City of Lake City property known as the “Cemstone property” for the large defunct mining pit that occupies a portion of it. The city purchased the roughly 100-acre property at auction in 2006. It lies between...

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