Ohuta Park

City seeking bids on Ohuta Beach facility

May 12, 2021

The building that triggered a major redevelopment of Ohuta Beach now has an council-approved plan. Several years ago the Marina Board presented the City Council with a plan to replace the aging beach house with a new restroom facility. The City Council debated and eventually approved a four-season...

Letter: Fundraising to replace pickleball, tennis courts sets bad precedent

Apr 28, 2021

I want to encourage the Council to reverse their decision to require a 50-50 match to replace the tennis/pickleball courts. I have been coming to Lake City for over 25 years, renting a slip in your lovely marina for sailing. The tennis courts were a great asset. Fifteen years ago we bought a...

Trailers on the move at Marina Point

Apr 21, 2021

The scene is being set for construction at Ohuta Park. The process of moving seven vacation trailers from along the inner harbor to newly constructed sites on Marina Point began on Friday of last week, according to Megan Smith, Planning and Community Engagement Director for the City of Lake City...

City should bear full cost of pickleball courts

Mar 31, 2021

I do not understand why the Lake City City Council decided not to pay for the total replacement of the pickleball courts. The city stole the playing area for another purpose. Pickleball, a fun, recreational game named after a dog – Pickles, is played all over the United States. But I guess not in...

Thankful for leadership on Ohuta Park

Mar 31, 2021

We’ve lived in Lake City now for 45 years and we can’t say how pleased and excited we are for the new Ohuta Park project. Thanks to leadership, City Council and everyone working for and with the city to get this important improvement accomplished. It will be a new focal point that can be used...

City Council awards Ohuta Park contract

Mar 24, 2021

The Lake City City Council awarded a construction contract for the Ohuta Park redevelopment project at a special meeting Monday, March 22. Pember Companies submitted the lowest of three bids for the project and received the contract. Their bid was about $2.27 million. In the request for council...

Bids sought on Ohuta Park

Feb 17, 2021

The Lake City City Council could be ready to accept a bid for the majority of the work on the Ohuta Park redevelopment next month. On Feb. 8, the council voted unanimously to approve the final plans and seek bids for a project that will bring major changes to one of the city’s most prominent...

Interactive fountain is a chance to re-discover your inner child

Feb 10, 2021

Lake City adults have an opportunity to rediscover their inner child. Yes, the one that we adults can lose in the process of aging or distancing ourselves from youth. The Jan. 14 edition of the Graphic featured an article on the interactive fountain fundraiser for the redeveloped Ohuta Park...

Interactive Ohuta Park fountain fundraiser enters home stretch

Jan 13, 2021

A group raising money for an interactive water feature at Ohuta Park has announced that it is about 90 percent of the way toward its $50,000 fundraising goal. “We are very excited to be in the home stretch of our fundraising efforts,” the group said in a statement. The $50,000 is intended to pay...

Work on Marina Point trailer sites has begun

Nov 11, 2020

Work has begun on the seven new vacation trailer sites on Marina Point. The work includes “earthwork, tree removal, installation of new water and sewer lines and service connections, and preparation of the site pad and finish grades,” according to the Oct. 12 City Council Agenda. In October the...