Election 2016
Letter: Voters should express their dissatisfaction
Oct 5, 2016
To the editor: On a recent trip through Cannon Falls I decided to wander a bit and count empty and for rent businesses. Cannon Falls and Lake City both have about 5,000 residents.Cannon Falls had four vacant store fronts, Lake City 11. The brew pub in Cannon Falls that has yet to open was not...
City Council wants downtown project details
Sep 29, 2016
The City Council wants more details for a proposed “road diet” through downtown Lake City.
At a special meeting Monday night the council instructed city staff and its engineer, Bill Anderson of SEH, Inc., to work out specific plans for the project through the downtown area.
The northern most...
Letter: We need Bayley's kind of thinking
Sep 29, 2016
To the editor:
Jim and I have gotten to know Lisa Bayley, who is running for the Minnesota House in our district (21A). Lisa is an attorney in Red Wing. In the past, she was an assistant county attorney in Wabasha and has been a member of the Red Wing City Council for eight years.
Lisa has shown...
Letter: Candidate would improve local business climate
Sep 29, 2016
To the editor:
As one of her business partners and friends, I have known Mary Jane Rasmussen from the time she moved to Lake City.
I have been impressed with her level of common sense, practicality and her ability to cut through a mishmash of information to discern what is important and what can...
Letter: Vote for Fayette and Rasmussen
Sep 28, 2016
To the editor: I feel that there are a number of issues that need to be top priorities, the biggest being fiscal responsibility, along with making decisions that are forward thinking. Cleaning the beaches and maintaining them so a young mother would feel comfortable watching her kids play in...
Letter: Possibilities require planning
Sep 28, 2016
To the editor:My campaign message to “Preserve and Enhance Lake City” is a deliberate statement to address the wonderful environment we live in, as well as to seek improvements and actions for the benefit of all citizens and to help our city thrive.Over the past several years Lake City has seen...
Letter: Beautiful as the French Riviera
Sep 28, 2016
To the editor: The power of the vote — it can build empires or topple countries.Your vote is important.On the local level, new open minds are needed. Lake City has so much potential.Some time ago I traveled to the French Riviera. It was crowded with people from all over the world, drawn by good...
Letter: Pedestrians responsible for safe crossings
Sep 28, 2016
To the editor: As I read the letters to the editor about the Highway 61 redesign question about four lanes versus three lanes, I am awe struck with the personal experiences of people crossing the highway. There are inherent hazards to crossing any road. In our youth we take chances, in part...
Keehn to leave city planner post
Sep 22, 2016
Rob Keehn, Lake City’s planning and community development director, will leave that post on Oct. 31.
He will take a position with WSB Associates, a general consulting firm based in Minneapolis with offices elsewhere including Rochester.
Keehn said he will commute to work at the Rochester office...
Early voting starts
Sep 22, 2016
There is plenty of campaigning to go on yet but people can begin voting by absentee ballot on Friday.
The expanded early voting rules in Minnesota mean residents can cast their votes now and not wait until Nov. 8.
People can vote in person at City Hall in Lake City or their county courthouse in...
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