Highway 61 reconstruction
Letter: Ample free parking, even after highway project
Sep 5, 2018
To the editor:
The reconstruction of Trunk Highway 61 (TH61) scheduled for 2020 will bring many changes that directly benefit residents all across our city.
The new engineer-endorsed highway reconstruction will create improvements to pedestrian safety, noticeable traffic calming, opportunistic...
Letter: Benefits of Hwy. 61 project run deep
Sep 5, 2018
To the editor:
I just finished Russell Boe’s explanation in the Aug. 30 Graphic about the broad cost benefits of the Hwy. 61 project.
Up until then I had basically thought in terms of being able to cross at my intersection without risking life and limb. But the financial implications of...
Letter: Highway 61 project will prove popular in the end
Sep 5, 2018
To the editor:
With respect to the three-lane conversion project, I would like to point out that Lake City is pretty normal when you compare the historical data kept from other cities that have completed a similar project.
During the planning stage of the project, approximately 50 percent are in...
Letter: Four-lane is dangerous barrier between Lake City and the lake
Sep 5, 2018
To the editor:
Change, even that which offers great benefits, almost always comes with controversy. The proposed three-lane upgrade for Hwy. 61 is a case in point. The proposal will make our city more attractive, more pedestrian friendly, more bicycle friendly and more child friendly while, at the...
Councilmember: Benefits far outweigh costs of Hwy. 61 project
Aug 29, 2018
To the editor:
The highway 61 project continues to elicit very strong opinions. I voted (twice) for the highway to be converted to a three-lane, and I’d like to tell you why.
Background:
In 2015 Minnesota Department of Transposition (MnDOT) conducted a study on US Highway 61 traffic flow from Hok-...
Hwy. 61 revisited: Council spars over three-lane
Aug 22, 2018
All the ingredients necessary to re-ignite the debate over the fate of a stretch of Highway 61 in Lake City were present at the Aug. 16 city council meeting.
Opponents of the project were emboldened by primary election results on Tuesday, Aug. 14, where two of the top three vote-getters are...
Letter: A thoroughfare, not a destination
Jul 3, 2018
To the editor:
This may be my last utterance regarding Highway 61 and the future of Lake City.
I have written numerous pieces about the negative impact this highway has on our city. A recent event gave me a moment of epiphany, a different tack to employ, if you will.
In May, my wife and I had...
Mayor: Come share your thoughts on highway project amenities
Jun 14, 2018
Progress continues forward on the Downtown and Highway 61 Reconstruction Project. The project engineering design team will be hosting a public council workshop on June 18 at 5 p.m. at city hall. Please join us to receive an update on this large infrastructure project.
It’s hard to believe it’s...
Mayor: First year a 'joy,' with lots to look forward to in 2018
Jan 3, 2018
A fresh New Year allows us a perfect time for reflection and the establishment of goals and objectives. When I look back upon 2017, I think about our community’s municipal accomplishments but more importantly during this contemplation it becomes clear that our successes are the result of talented...
Public projects, lawsuit were year's biggest stories
Dec 27, 2017
A lawsuit against one of the city’s largest employers and three major public projects dominated the news for much of the year.
In February, Dr. John Renelt filed suit against his former employer, Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City, alleging retaliation and defamation. Mayo has denied the...
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