City of Lake City

120 assess Lake City goals, objectives

Oct 29, 2015

At least 112 people in Lake City want to see future development and they want to see people collaborate, including with neighboring communities. That was an overriding theme Tuesday night during a “big tent” planning meeting at which people reviewed several goals, objectives and strategy ideas...

City compost site is a popular place this time of year

Oct 29, 2015

A lot of the yard work people accomplished over the weekend resulted in a busy day at the city compost site on Old Territorial Road. Four pick-up loads of leaves, clippings and other foliage were being deposited at one time as residents take advantage of the city-operated leaf disposal site. The...

City administrator may be picked in December

Oct 15, 2015

Twenty-five people have applied to become Lake City’s new city administrator, the City Council was told Oct. 12. Gary Weiers said some more could trickle in Tuesday, the last day to apply. Weiers, of David Drown Associates, is handling the search process for the city. That process will lead to...

City Council says no to chickens

Oct 15, 2015

A group of residents who want to grow chickens in their back yard got a firm, but divided, no from the City Council Monday night. A new ordinance that would have allowed people to grow a handful of chickens on residential property under strict conditions failed to gain approval on a 4-3 vote....

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...