City of Lake City

Clean up business slowing down

Oct 7, 2015

John Bremer and Darwin Meyers, volunteering for the Lake City Masonic Lodge, brought a pickup load of stuff during the semi-annual Clean-up Day Saturday. City staff members Katie Bee (right) and others had a quiet day. Traffic was down from past years, though business always is more brisk for the...

Chickens get tentative okay

Sep 17, 2015

A new ordinance permitting local residents to raise chickens in their backyard has advanced toward passage, with some tweaking. The City Council on Monday night gave a first reading of the new ordinance after making one amendment. Before getting a permit to raise chickens, residents will have to...

17 new homes to up in two years

Aug 20, 2015

Site preparation could begin in the next week or two on 14 new town homes to be built along 10th Street. The homes will be built by Bigelow Homes, LCC, of Rochester and Philip Martin through a novel building incentive program created by the Lake City Economic Development Authority (EDA). The sale...

Suspect building to get new roof, maybe

Aug 12, 2015

For years the city has struggled with what to do with its outdated, undersized and decrepit Public Safety Building. Monday night, the City Council was forced into a tough choice, to spend more money on it. The building needs a new roof, which will cost $57,000, according to quotes received by city...

Marina gets OK for new sea wall

Jul 22, 2015

The Lake City Marina will go ahead on plans to replace the seawall and the beach house at Ohuta Park. Marina Director Mark Lutjen got the go-ahead from the City Council last week. A Menomonie, Wis., firm, Cedar Corporation will do the design and engineering on the two separate projects. Lutjen said...

Council, administrator agree to separation

Jul 17, 2015

City Administrator Alan Lanning is leaving his position at the end of this week after serving one year. The city administrator and the City Council agreed to a separation effective Friday after a two-session annual performance review. The council continued Lanning’s performance appraisal at a...