Highway 61
Letter: Choose three lanes for Highway 61
Apr 6, 2017
To the editor:
Much has been written about the pros and cons of the three vs. four lane options for the improvements to Highway 61.
As an architect and engineer by background it is clear to me that pedestrian and vehicle safety, traffic calming, and the long term financial interests of our...
Highway 61 money meeting is Monday
Mar 29, 2017
A special City Council meeting to compare financing options for Lake City’s portion of upcoming work on Highway 61 will be Monday, April 3.
City Admininstrator Mark Sievert said the council will look at details of the cost of the two options before the city council -- a reduction of the highway...
Letter: When it comes to Hwy. 61 info, consider the source
Mar 29, 2017
To the editor:
President Franklin Roosevelt’s famous statement, “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself!” seems to be very applicable to some people and their comments about the 2020 Highway 61 project.
In his most recent letter to the editor, all Tom Heffernan did was encourage fear. In...
Letter: Three lanes, one wise investment
Mar 29, 2017
To the editor:
My wife and I own both residential and commercial property in Lake City. Having spent the last 40 years helping to lead a company that engaged change, I fully understand that change can be difficult to accept at times. Without change though, we would not have become the leader/...
Hwy. 61 financing meeting is April 3
Mar 16, 2017
Aside from three speakers who addressed the City Council during the public forum, discussion about the fate of the four-lane segment of Highway 61 in Lake City was minimal during the council’s regular meeting March 13.
The council did, however, schedule a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday,...
Council Highway 61 work session is Monday
Mar 3, 2017
A council work session on the plan to reconfigure Highway 61 through Lake City will cover safety, aesthetics, traffic volume, and pavement lifespan, according to an agenda posted on the city website Thursday.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will present a crash history of Highway...
Letter: City crews restored streets, power in no time
Mar 2, 2017
To the editor:
Thank you to the Lake City Street Department and crew for the great job they did on the cleaning and removing the snow from our streets in last Friday’s snow storm. It was the most snowfall in one storm in over 20 years. Our streets were clean and safe and in no time they had the...
Three lane, hotel appear dead
Nov 10, 2016
Lake City voters on Tuesday elected three people to the City Council and turned down a ballot measure that all but kills plans for a new downtown hotel.
The election also puts an almost certain stop to plans to convert Highway 61 to a three-lane highway through the city.
The future of plans for a...
City Council wants downtown project details
Sep 29, 2016
The City Council wants more details for a proposed “road diet” through downtown Lake City.
At a special meeting Monday night the council instructed city staff and its engineer, Bill Anderson of SEH, Inc., to work out specific plans for the project through the downtown area.
The northern most...
Letter: Pedestrians responsible for safe crossings
Sep 28, 2016
To the editor: As I read the letters to the editor about the Highway 61 redesign question about four lanes versus three lanes, I am awe struck with the personal experiences of people crossing the highway. There are inherent hazards to crossing any road. In our youth we take chances, in part...
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