Lake City City Council
City council to meet a week earlier in August
Jul 31, 2024
The Lake City City Council’s regular meeting for August will be on the first Monday of the month, Aug. 5, rather than the second Monday, which is more typical. The meeting is scheduled to begin at the usual time, 6 p.m.
The date change creates space for the primary election scheduled for Tuesday,...
Retract expulsion of commission member
Jul 24, 2024
I have known Tom Rasmussen for more than a year now, and I have found him to be businesslike, analytical, and no-nonsense. I truly believe that Tom is and has been a sound and vigorous steward of Lake City and its resources. His removal from the City Planning Commission shared none of these...
Reporting on commission removal missed key elements
Jul 17, 2024
Most letters to the editor begin by being critical of some issue and or action or lack of action on something. However, I am choosing not to begin that way but by offering a grateful thank you to the many people who have reached out to me over this past week. I am deeply humbled and very...
Disappointed with humiliation, persecution by council members
Jul 17, 2024
I just finished watching my first Lake City City Council meeting. I am new to the city and we are trying to get more involved with our new community.
I am very disappointed in what I saw at this meeting. I’m not sure of the exact actions of this gentleman who was publicly humiliated and...
Council members showed their true colors in vote to remove planning commissioner
Jul 17, 2024
July’s City Council meeting has shown the true colors of all our council members. Most of us know that Tom Rasmussen was voted (5-2) off the Planning Commission Monday, July 8.
No matter what was said the council had their mind made up even before the meeting.
One particular council member stood...
City Council action to remove commission member was a disgrace
Jul 17, 2024
Not that it matters to you all, but the way the issue with Mr. Rasmussen was handled by 5 members of our City Council was a total disgrace.
To take a volunteer member of the community and publicly shame him in such a vindictive manner showed me that all of you have no regard for the citizens of...
July 8 proclaimed ‘Taylor Heise Day’ in Lake City
Jul 17, 2024
Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols proclaimed July 8 “Taylor Heise Day” in Lake City in recognition of Heise’s accomplishments in the sport of hockey and her positive impact on the Lake City community and beyond.
Heise grew up in the Lake City area and attended Bluff View Elementary School. Her parents...
Updated: Boe and Quinn run for mayor, Newsome seeks council seat
Jun 5, 2024
The races for mayor and city council in Lake City have changed following Mayor Mark Nichols’ announcement last week that he would not seek a third term as mayor.
As of the end of the filing period on June 4 at 5 p.m., two candidates filed to run for mayor, and three candidates filed for the three...
Mayor won’t seek a third term, three incumbents run for council
May 29, 2024
Lake City will have a new mayor come January.
In a letter published on page 4 of this issue, Mayor Mark Nichols writes that he has decided not to run for a third term.
“Serving as your mayor for the past almost eight years has been one of the most fulfilling and humbling experiences of my life....
City election filing period is May 21-June 4
Apr 10, 2024
The filing period for people who want to run for city council or mayor in Lake City will be May 21 until June 4 at 5 p.m., according to City Clerk Kari Schreck.
Three city council members—Cindy McGrath, Megan Kramer, and Brian Quinn—and Mayor Mark Nichols have terms expiring this year.
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