Lake City Streets and Parks

Rocky marina beach gets sand infusion

Aug 10, 2017

The Lake City Marina beach near Ohuta Park got a lot less rocky on Aug. 4 when Glander Excavating distributed 200 yards of sand over it, enough to submerge the rocky surface under about six inches of sand. It’s nice, for now. But the rocks will return. “Any time the water level changes, the fine...

Letter: City blossoming thanks to public works crews

Jul 27, 2017

To the editor: The Bittersweet Garden Club of Lake City sends a huge thank you to the Lake City Public Works parks and streets division for all of their work to help us this summer. The crew does an outstanding job of watering all the the flower gardens and corner flower containers. Thank you for...

Letter: Let's keep working on Ohuta Park

Jul 20, 2017

To the editor: Ohuta Park is coming along. Officer Schneider’s image is very outstanding. “The Wave” has been touched up and looks very nice. The new retaining wall is very, very beautiful. The new lawn is coming right along. The next move would be to get the wall builders to complete their job....

Council delays street bonding decision

Jul 13, 2017

The City Council will likely vote in August whether to give itself authority to bond to pay for a five-year street construction plan. Normally, the city would be required to hold a referendum to issue the $4 million in bonds, but state law gives the council authority to bond without voter approval...

Arbor Day tree planted

May 31, 2017

Addy Meyer waters a royal red maple tree in front of her home on Apple Lane in Lake City. The tree was planted by Monica Pavelka, Lake City Streets and Parks Commission members Kevin Pavelka and Larry Flater, and Streets and Parks Supt. Bruce Wallerich to mark Arbor Day. Apple Lane was one of the...

City’s winter street patching is ahead of schedule

Feb 23, 2017

Lake City Public Works employee Josh Meyer fills a pothole at the intersection of Iowa and 10th streets in Lake City Tuesday. A mild winter put the city’s winter patching about a month ahead of schedule, according to Streets and Parks Supt. Bruce Wallerich. He said the city’s streets are in good...

Emerald ash borer arrives in Lake City

Feb 16, 2017

Emerald ash borer (EAB) is here, and it’s here to stay. That was one takeaway from a presentation by representatives of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to City of Lake City employees Feb. 9 at the city public works building not far from the city’s first known infested trees. Emerald...

Snow emergency averted in Lake City

Dec 30, 2015

When the predicted heavy snowfall totals failed to materialize overnight Monday, so did the snow emergency declaration that seemed all but certain earlier that day. Wabasha County was under a National Weather Service winter storm warning from Monday, Dec. 28, until 6 a.m. the following morning,...