local politics
Letter: Opinions not backed by facts aren’t worth much
Oct 3, 2018
To the editor:
I have lived in our beautiful City 53 years, witnessed many local elections, but this year I question the process.
I know for a fact, that all persons running for any elected office receive a packet from the Secretary of State. It provides each candidate with important guidelines...
Candidate forum set for Oct. 25
Oct 3, 2018
Lake City Chamber of Commerce and the Woman’s Club of Lake City will host a candidate forum at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 25, in the council chambers in City Hall.
Candidates that have been invited are running for the following offices: Lake City City Council, Lake City School Board, Goodhue...
Letter: Re-elect Greg Schreck
Sep 19, 2018
To the editor:
Lake City City Councilman Greg Schreck has a track record of accomplishments, both personal and with our city. I worked with him and others on several projects including the Community Bikes, painting downtown buildings, and the beach house improvements.
The highway and the beach...
Letter: Election is about progress
Sep 13, 2018
To the editor:
When I started writing letters to the editor several months ago I had no idea it would develop into a regular thing.
What really surprised me is the response, mostly positive. Thank you readers!
For the most part I try to keep my letters positive, some people just need a lift.
I...
Letter: I am listening
Sep 13, 2018
To the editor:
It’s been such a privilege to participate in this race for City Council and I’m grateful to be advancing on to the November election. I set out on this journey to seek a way to serve my community and to learn more about what is important to my neighbors. Our small town has great...
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-...
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