Lake City City Council

Wave goodbye?

Aug 16, 2023
Officials say the wave sculpture in Ohuta Park will have to be removed when a new seawall is constructed at the park. Beyond that the fate of the decades-old public artwork depends on a few factors. The first is whether it can be restored, the second is whether there is a group willing to fund the...

City council approves TIF to enable Pepin Manufacturing, Inc., expansion

Jul 19, 2023
On July 10, the Lake City City Council held a public hearing on and later approved a tax increment financing (TIF) district to aid Pepin Manufacturing, Inc., in an expansion at its Lake City site on Hwy. 61 S. The company—which produces medical electrodes, lint rollers, and other products—is...

Council approves full-time officer position with code enforcement duties

Jul 12, 2023
After a search for a part-time police officer who would handle code enforcement for the city yielded no applicants, the Lake City City Council on July 10 approved a full-time officer position in an effort to fill the role on a 5-2 vote. The council approved the part time position on June 12. It...

Council approves hire of assistant public works director

Jun 14, 2023
The Lake City City Council on June 12 voted unanimously to hire Travis Dunn as the city’s assistant public works director. In this new role, Dunn will assist the public works director in managing, planning, coordinating and implementing required public works services and infrastructure within the...

July hearing set for PMI TIF proposal

May 17, 2023
The Lake City City Council has set a public hearing date of July 10 for a tax increment financing (TIF) proposal for Pepin Manufacturing, Inc. According to the Lake City Port Authority, the company is planning a roughly 6,800 square foot expansion of its Lake City location on Highway 61 South as...

There will be swimming lessons

May 10, 2023
The rumors are true: the City of Lake City will be offering swimming lessons at O’Neil Pool this summer. There had been some uncertainty surrounding lessons now that the city would no longer be contracting with the Red Wing YMCA to offer them, but Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen, in...

Lake City represented at water ski hall of fame induction event

Apr 19, 2023
A delegation from Lake City was invited to attend and present at The USA Water Ski and Wake Sport Foundation’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 15 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla. Mayor Mark Nichols, Planning Commissioner and Destination Lake City board member, Marco Molinari,...

Work plan emerges from council rankings

Mar 29, 2023
As part of efforts to prioritize its work for the coming year, members of the Lake City City Council identified items where they would like to see council and city staff focus. The council approved a work plan identifying the preferences of council members at the regular City Council meeting on...

More beach house progress

Mar 15, 2023
City of Lake City Planning and Community Development Director Megan Smith updated the Lake City City Council on recent progress on the Ohuta Beach multi-use building on Friday, March 10. Councilmember Russell Boe outlined some of the developments in his Council Member Minute during the Monday,...

150th committee receives keys to the city

Jan 11, 2023
The Lake City City Council presented the five members of the Lake City 150th Celebration Committee with ceremonial keys to the city Monday, Jan. 9, for their work organizing the city’s sesquicentennial celebration in 2022. The group raised awareness about the milestone and rallied the community to...

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