City of Lake City
Lake City's ambulance director resigns
Feb 16, 2017
The director of Lake City’s ambulance service abruptly resigned this week.
The City Council accepted Gail Riemersma’s resignation, effective Feb. 13, at its Feb. 13 meeting.
The council added the item to the consent agenda at the beginning of the meeting. At the same time, the council removed an...
Council sets time table for Highway 61 decision
Feb 16, 2017
The Lake City City Council agreed Monday night on a timeline proposed by Mayor Mark Nichols for gathering information and ultimately voting in April on whether to convert the four-lane portion of Highway 61 in the city to three lanes.
Nichols told the council that waiting would give them time to...
Mayor: Council is doing its homework
Feb 16, 2017
To the editor:
I am following up on my last letter where I stated that, “competent due diligence builds leadership partnerships.” Simply put, if your team does its homework, the team will make good grades. Our council is doing its homework on a number of important initiatives and I believe the...
Emerald ash borer arrives in Lake City
Feb 16, 2017
Emerald ash borer (EAB) is here, and it’s here to stay.
That was one takeaway from a presentation by representatives of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to City of Lake City employees Feb. 9 at the city public works building not far from the city’s first known infested trees.
Emerald...
People want to gather near the Lake
Feb 8, 2017
About 60 people attended an open house at City Hall Feb. 1 to view preliminary ideas for the city’s waterfront and downtown areas and to vote with dot stickers for their favorites.
The event, organized by Stantec, capped a day of focus groups with city staff and local stakeholder groups. The City...
Peters shifts focus to veterans issues
Feb 8, 2017
City of Lake City employees, council and board members, and others stopped by the City Hall conference room Feb. 2 to thank Andru Peters for his service to the city.
Peters didn’t win reelection in a crowded City Council field last fall.
Since then he’s focused his attention on the American Legion...
Waterfront, downtown planning open house is Feb. 1
Jan 25, 2017
Feb. 1 will be a big day for the long-range downtown and waterfront planning approved by the City Council in November.
Stantec, the firm contracted to develop the plan, will conduct workshops and focus groups during the day. A 6:30 p.m. open house will follow at City Hall.
“It’s essentially the...
Mayor, City Council members take office
Jan 12, 2017
The winners of the Nov. 8 general election for the City of Lake City recite the oath of office at the beginning of the Jan. 9 City Council meeting. From left are City Council members Phil Gartner, Cindy McGrath, Mayor Mark Nichols and City Council member Mary Lou Waltman. It’s the first term on the...
Mayor Nichols: Thank you Joel, Mark and Andru
Jan 12, 2017
To the editor:
I am writing to thank and recognize our outgoing mayor and city council members for their years of service.
For those of you that have worked with past Mayor Joel Beckman I think you will agree that our community has benefited from his state, county and city administrative...
Candidates take office; work begins
Jan 5, 2017
The Lake City School Board met at a pre-dawn organizational meeting Wednesday, Jan. 4, where two incumbents, Jack Rol and Heath Oeltjen, began new terms. Michelle Larson took the oath of office to begin her first term as a school board director. Another re-elected incumbent, Patrick Dwelle, was...
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