Highway 61 reconstruction
Storm water system arrives for Highway 61 ‘pre-project’ work
Jan 29, 2020
Construction on the Highway 61 reconstruction project officially begins in April. But as these sections of stormwater pipe at Gold Star Mothers Park and trees gone missing along the route attest, things are already changing. According to the official Lake City Highway 61 Reconstruct Project...
Council looks at highway project traffic changes
Jan 22, 2020
The Lake City City Council on Jan. 13 tabled one proposed traffic change in Lake City during the upcoming highway construction and approved another on a split vote.
They tabled the temporary closure of a block of South High Street beginning at Lakewood Avenue and extending one block north, which...
Tree and brush cutting for Highway 61 project has begun - MnDOT
Jan 15, 2020
Hwy. 61 motorists in Lake City will encounter temporary lane closures and construction crews removing trees and brush along the route beginning Jan. 15, as they prepare for this spring’s reconstruction project, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
A project...
Letter: Highway project won’t bring back city’s heyday
Jan 9, 2020
To the editor:
James Lileks, a columnist for the Star Tribune wrote articles about architecture and urban planning. He later wrote books about the disappearing face of the St. Paul and Minneapolis skyline. This got me thinking of the disappearing vibrant downtown of Lake City and what may have...
2020 foresight
Jan 2, 2020
A new year and decade have dawned. Already it’s shaping up to be a momentous era for Lake City.
The 2020 Highway 61 reconstruction project will bring the most drastic changes to the city’s lakefront and downtown in a generation, and perhaps longer.
The four-lane section of Highway 61 will be...
MnDOT: Highway project tailored to Lake City’s unique circumstances
Dec 26, 2019
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has disputed an attorney’s assertion that work on the Lake City Highway 61 reconstruction project, as it’s currently planned, is the costlier option.
In a November email to the city’s engineering firm, attorney Dan Biersdorf of Biersdorf and...
City farmland goes on sale
Dec 19, 2019
Lake City is seeking bids on about 77 acres of farmland in Lake Township.
Bids are due by 4 p.m. on Jan. 24 and will be reviewed by the city council at its Feb. 10 meeting, according to a city request for bids. The minimum bid amount is $450,000.
The city used to dump solids from its waste...
Lawyer: Businesses might sue over Hwy. 61 project road closure
Dec 19, 2019
A Minneapolis attorney representing at least one local business owner has warned the city that the cost of compensating businesses for the loss of access during the 2020 Highway 61 reconstruction could be higher than what will be saved by completing the project in one year instead of two.
In a Nov...
After high bid, council-members reiterate support for project
Dec 11, 2019
A majority of the Lake City City Council Monday expressed support for proceeding with the Highway 61 reconstruction project following news that the one bid for the project was higher than expected.
The lone bid on the project was $14.5 million from Rochester Sand and Gravel. Cost estimates prior...
Letter: Facts wrong, attitude not helpful
Dec 11, 2019
To the editor:
I expect readers agree that freedom of speech, including being able to submit letters of opinion to newspapers, is a privilege. One can, as I have, even express opinions or statements that are false. That said, last week’s letter submitted by Mr. Heffernan needs to be corrected, as...
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