City of Lake City
Lake City: Birthplace of world-class hospicing?
Nov 16, 2017
Lake City Sanctuary Hospice will have its tax abatement, if it can reach an agreement with the City Council on a development agreement by Friday.
In a 5-2 vote, the council voted to approve the abatement, which would refund up to a total of $800,000 in city property taxes over 20 years, provided...
City Administrator to retire
Nov 16, 2017
Lake City City Administrator Mark Sievert will retire next year.
The City Council on Nov. 13 voted to accept his retirement resignation, which will take effect “on or about May 2,” according to an Oct. 27 email from Sievert to the council included in the meeting packet.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed...
Marina board explains is process as council looks at waterfront development
Nov 16, 2017
Ed Towey said the Lake City Marina Board regards Lake City’s 5,000 citizens as the municipal marina’s shareholders.
“Those shareholders are currently getting a return of $620,000 per year,” on the marina, said Towey, a member of the Marina Board.
Towey’s comments came during a joint workshop...
House crossing
Nov 2, 2017
The house formerly known as 215 W. Center Street moved to its new location on West Irving Street Oct. 25. James and Lynn Glazier purchased the home from the city. They’re moving to Lake City to be closer to their grandchildren, according to Larry Nielson, their real estate broker. John Wingert...
Corps meeting highlights complexity of lakefront development
Oct 19, 2017
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Department of Transportation, City of Lake City officials -- Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols estimates about 22 people attended a meeting at the Army Corps’ St. Paul Offices Nov. 10...
Preparing to move
Oct 19, 2017
A crew from John Wingert House Moving slides a 50-foot beam beneath the house at 215 W. Center Street in Lake City on Oct. 16. The City of Lake City purchased the house, which is right next to City Hall, in 2013 and used it to house out-of-town ambulance service personnel. When the new public...
City announces utility rebates open house
Oct 19, 2017
Even as Lake City Public Library grew from 4,800 to 6,800 square feet, it saw its utility bills dip by 30 percent, according to Lake City Public Library Administrator Patti Bross.
That’s thanks to energy-efficient lighting and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems installed as...
Perry Heitman marks a half century with city
Oct 11, 2017
Perry Heitman (left) started working for the City of Lake City as a police reserve officer who also provided summertime security for the marina. When the marina took charge of its own security, Heitman moved there. At the City Council meeting Oct. 9, Mayor Mark Nichols (right) presented Heitman...
City Council forms environmental commission
Oct 11, 2017
In a 5-2 vote at its Oct. 9 meeting, the Lake City City Council approved the formation of an environmental commission.
The advisory commission was put forward by Mayor Mark Nichols.
He said he has been asked numerous times for the city’s position on environmental issues like the sedimentation of...
City Council tables tax abatement for Lake City Sanctuary Hospice
Oct 11, 2017
An abatement that the developer said is necessary to construct a hospice facility in Lake City is on hold.
The abatement would refund the increase in city property taxes to the developer generated by the proposed 12-bed, $4.6 million facility in the Jewel development for 20 years or up to a...
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