City of Lake City
Beach house poised to proceed
May 9, 2018
The Lake City City Council came out of a workshop meeting Tuesday, May 8, with an apparent consensus that could bring an end to a long-simmering battle over replacing the marina beach house.
If the compromise survives a vote at Monday’s regular council meeting, the current structure is likely to...
Marina Administrator Mark Lutjen to retire
May 9, 2018
Lake City Marina Administrator Mark Lutjen has notified the city and its Marina Board of his intention to retire June 30.
As administrator, Lutjen oversees the operation of the city’s two harbors, its trailer site rentals on Marina Point and winter boat storage.
City Administrator Rob Keehn said...
Letter: Many hands make bikes work
May 9, 2018
To the editor:
Over the past 7 years an effort has been on-going to establish a viable community bikes program in Lake City.
It started with a few individuals who had seen bikes available to be used by anyone within city limits in local area towns and wondered “Why not in Lake City?”
These folks...
Ohuta Park and Marina Beach workshop is May 8
May 7, 2018
The Ohuta Park and Lake City Marina beach area will be the focus of a city council workshop meeting on Tuesday, May 8, at 5 p.m. in the second floor conference room at City Hall. It will not be televised.
The meeting is a follow-up to an April 24 meeting where the council considered questions...
Public gets first look at Cemstone site plan
May 3, 2018
Beth Elliott said people came to an open house on the proposed site plan for Lake City’s Cemstone property with a lot of questions.
Elliott is a senior planner with Stantec, the firm the city chose to help it develop a plan for the site.
People wanted to know about the placement of roads and...
Letter: Beach area planning is essential
May 3, 2018
To the editor:
It was good to see so many people at the Council workshop and meeting last Tuesday. For those not aware, numerous people spoke during the Public Forum. As one of the speakers, I think I failed to make my point clear. So I would like to clarify it here.
Lost friendships several years...
Letter: Leave the marina alone, again
May 3, 2018
To the editor:
Here we go again.
About every 10 years someone thinks they have a better idea for our Lake City Marina: to get rid of the summer homes, build a hotel, Disney amusement park, etc.
Leave the marina as it is. The marina doesn’t need any help. It’s Lake City’s cash cow.
Every small town...
Overlapping administrators at City Hall
Apr 26, 2018
Lake City City Administrator Mark Sievert and Lake City City Administrator Rob Keehn sit for a photo in the lobby at City Hall on Keehn’s first day, Monday, April 23. Sievert informed the City Council in November of his intention to retire at the beginning of May. An executive search process...
Input sought on proposed Cemstone site plans
Apr 18, 2018
The City of Lake City will hold an open house Thursday, April 26, to go over the proposed site development plan for the former Cemstone property and adjoining land.
The open house will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at City Hall.
The city has owned the site since purchasing it in 2006.
Since then an...
Keehn to be city administrator in Lake City
Apr 11, 2018
A former Lake City city planner will be the city’s next administrator.
The City Council voted unanimously April 7 to offer the administrator job to Rob Keehn after interviewing Keehn and two other candidates. On April 9 the council unanimously approved an employment contract with Keehn.
Mayor Mark...
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