Election HQ 2016

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Voters to get say on whether to close one block of South Washington Street

Voters in Lake City, along with electing a mayor and three council members, will be asked for permission to close a one-block street. A yes vote in the Nov. 8 general election will give the City Council permission to close one block of South Washington Street to allow for construction of a hotel....

Downtown Lake City, Election 2016, Lake City City Council, Election 2016, local politics

Candidates to speak ahead of Aug. 9 primary election

Citizens in Lake City have some summer homework to do prior to the Aug. 9 primary election. The first of a two-part study guide appears on pages 8 and 9 in today’s Graphic. Lake City voters will elect three City Council members and a mayor in this fall’s general election. Twelve people are seeking...

Candidate Questionnaire, Election 2016, Lake City City Council, City Council Primary, Election 2016, local politics

Group to tour Albert Lea three-lane project

Albert Lea, Minn., keeps popping up in conversation as an example of how Lake City might look and function with a three-lane highway running through it. So a group of local residents are going down there to check it out for themselves. The Lake City Chamber is hosting a coach bus tour to Albert Lea...

Lake City, Highway 61 redevelopment, bus tour, Lake City Chamber of Commerce, Albert Lea, Election 2016, local politics

City Council OKs plan for new Lake City public safety building

Construction could begin in September on a new city public safety building on North 10th Street. The City Council on Monday night approved final drawings for the 16,000 square foot building. The building will become the new home for the city’s police department, ambulance service and emergency...

City of Lake City, Lake City City Council, Lake City Police Department, Lake City Ambulance Service, Lake City Emergency Management, Election 2016, local politics

City to wade through Hwy. 61 options

Mobile technology got a test, and passed it, Monday night as the City Council reviewed possible changes in Highway 61 running through town. The council heard updates from staff and took questions from the public during a special workshop meeting to discuss possible courses of action. There is too...

Highway 61, Highway 61 reconstruction, Highway 61 redevelopment, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Lake City City Council, Election 2016, local politics