City of Lake City
Beach cleaner makes beach cleaner
Oct 5, 2017
A tractor pulls the City of Lake City’s new beach cleaner along the beach at Hok-Si-La Park in this photo posted to the park’s Facebook page. Paid for by the marina and the city public works department, the equipment will be used at both the park and the marina beach near Ohuta Park to sift rocks...
Letter: City should overrule marina on bathhouse
Oct 5, 2017
To the editor:
For the past two summers it’s been nice to see people having fun at the beach flying with Eagle Hang Gliding.
As usual Lake City thumbs it’s nose at another business.
A proposal was made for the hang gliders to lease the beach house to promote water sports but the marina said no....
Oct. 7 open house planned for Lake City Public Safety Building
Sep 28, 2017
The Lake City Police Department and the Lake City Ambulance Service are hosting an open house at the city’s public safety building on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 8 a.m. to noon.
The building will be open for tours and staff will be on hand to answer questions, according to Lake City Police Sgt. Bill...
Feeling for bumps: City Council investigates state bonding prospects
Sep 21, 2017
The Lake City City Council wants to be in a position to capitalize on circumstances that could bring a major element of the city’s downtown and waterfront master plan into existence at a substantially reduced cost to the city.
The design firm Stantec’s vision for the city this year included three...
Sept. 16 is Legion Day
Sep 14, 2017
By proclamation of the mayor of Lake City, Saturday, Sept. 16, in “Legion Day in Witness” in Lake City. Mayor Mark Nichols (right) read the proclamation at the Sept. 11 City Council Meeting. Nichols is presenting the proclamation to Andru Peters, adjutant of Legion Post 110 in Lake City and...
House move leaves Lake City in the hole
Sep 14, 2017
Some members of the Lake City City Council appeared to be experiencing sellers remorse even before the council voted 4-3 to accept a proposal to move a house on city-owned property to another lot in the city.
The city had housed ambulance service personnel in the house next to City Hall after...
City Council special meeting to address state bonding proposal
Sep 14, 2017
Lake City City Councilmembers will have a special meeting Monday, Sept. 18, to discuss whether the city should submit a request for state bonding money in the 2018 cycle.
City officials presented potential projects to members of the House of Representatives Capital Investment Committee Sept. 5....
Ambulance chief: Service overhaul showing results
Aug 31, 2017
Lake City Ambulance Director Sarah Rybarczyk listed the areas the service has improved since an assessment last year identified numerous deficiencies at the service.
Rybarczyk’s comments came at a special workshop meeting of the Lake City City Council on Aug. 28.
She led the service as interim...
Mayor pushes for Lake City environmental commission
Aug 24, 2017
Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols wants the city to add an environmental commission to advise the city council on environmental issues facing the city.
“I have had calls from different environmental entities ... and their question was: ‘Do you know what is going on at the Capitol and what effect it...
Lake City's new emergency operations center comes online
Aug 17, 2017
Lake City’s emergency operations center is out of the basement and in its new home at the city’s new public safety building on 10th Street.
On Wednesday, Aug. 10, the first training was held in the new quarters for the volunteers who will staff the emergency operations center (EOC) when called...
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