City of Lake City

City: Be aware of snow emergency rules, sign up for CodeRED notifications

Nov 29, 2023

With winter coming, the City of Lake City is reminding people that when a snow emergency is declared in Lake City by city crews, vehicles must not park on city streets until they are plowed curb to curb. Fines for being parked on City Streets during a Emergency are $150 per vehicle. Notification...

Public works director: City not seeing elevated nitrate levels in drinking water

Nov 22, 2023

After the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked the State of Minnesota in a letter to take action on concerns over nitrate levels in some southeastern Minnesota drinking water that could pose health risks, Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen said that so far, the city has not seen...

Hok-Si-La offers winter cabin bookings

Nov 22, 2023

Hok-Si-La Park is running a pilot program through the end of the year to gauge interest in fall and winter cabin bookings. “We have a limited number of cabins open to rent at the park just through the first of the year (weekends only, two night minimum stay),” said Park Manager Lisa Quest. “We...

SEMMCHRA: Lake City is a ‘Fair Housing City’

Oct 18, 2023

The City of Lake City Lake City has partnered with the Southeastern Minnesota Multi-County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (SEMMCHRA) as part of the Small Cities Development Program and is designated as a “Fair Housing City,” according to a SEMMCHRA news release. “The Fair Housing Act ensures...

Ohuta Pavilion now open

Oct 11, 2023

A sign on the door of the Ohuta Pavilion building (above) over the weekend announced that the public restrooms in the building are open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The four-season building’s main entrance opens into a foyer (right). A hallway contains doors to two family restrooms. At the end of...

City plans safety fix for downtown sidewalks

Oct 11, 2023

Changes are coming to the downtown sidewalks on South Lakeshore Drive. At the city council meeting on Oct. 9, City Public Works Director Scott Jensen asked for and received city council consensus to modify planters partially surrounded by raised curbs that business owners say have caused falls and...

Mayor: Fall provides an opportunity for an update on city initiatives

Oct 4, 2023

Fall is one of my favorite seasons and our wonderful community is jampacked with seasonal activities. Thank you to all of our Fall Fest volunteers. What a successful effort and it’s just getting started. We at the council often express our gratitude to our community volunteers at our meetings but...

City prelimary levy increase set at 9.9%

Sep 13, 2023

On Sept. 11, the Lake City City Council has set a preliminary property tax levy for 2024 of $4,596,601, an increase of about 9.9% over 2023. They also approved proposed general fund revenue and expense budget with proposed revenues equalling proposed expenditures at $7,535,230. The council...

State grants awarded to city for well-capping, ash tree replacement

Sep 6, 2023

The City of Lake City has received a state grant to continue removal and replacement of ash trees and one to find and seal an old railroad water well. Both grants were on the City Council’s August regular meeting agenda. The ash tree grant is a $49,784 grant from the state Department of Natural...

As city parks fill up, city considers changes to memorial procedures

Aug 23, 2023

A request from city staff for council action to cease allowing memorial donations for public parks in Lake City didn’t get council support Monday, Aug. 14, but councilmembers seemed to agree that some parks are at capacity with tables, benches, and other memorials and planned to revisit the issue...