Highway 61 redevelopment
Council members favor beautifying reconstructed highway route
Jun 20, 2018
Lake City City Council members Monday weighed in on what, if any, functional and aesthetic upgrades to make in conjunction with the Highway 61 reconstruction project.
Representatives of the city’s design and engineering firm SEH presented three levels of investment created based on input from the...
Accessibility improvements planned for Highway 61 project
Sep 28, 2017
Officials with the City of Lake City, SEH (the city’s engineering and design firm) and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) discuss the future of a curb cut near McCahill Play Park. The group was touring the area Tuesday to plan for accessibility improvements to comply with the...
Letter: Why didn't Red Wing switch to two lanes?
Sep 14, 2017
To the editor:
In response to Ron Schimbeno’s letter in the Sept. 7, 2017 issue of the Graphic.
I work in Red Wing four days a week and drive through the downtown area each of those four days. Red Wing is a busy town. There is a lot of traffic flowing through the downtown at any given time of the...
Council delays street bonding decision
Jul 13, 2017
The City Council will likely vote in August whether to give itself authority to bond to pay for a five-year street construction plan.
Normally, the city would be required to hold a referendum to issue the $4 million in bonds, but state law gives the council authority to bond without voter approval...
Highway 61 special meeting is April 27
Apr 26, 2017
The Lake City City Council will meet tonight to settle some unfinished business from its decision April 10 to join forces with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on a project that will convert the four-lane section of Highway 61 in Lake City to three-lanes in 2020.
The council...
Council approves three lanes for Highway 61
Apr 13, 2017
A process that some trace back over a decade culminated Monday night with a 5-2 vote by the City Council to approve a contract with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to convert the four-lane section of Highway 61 in Lake City to three lanes in 2020.
It was one of two items related...
Letter: Is this the dawning of the age of Lake City?
Apr 13, 2017
To the editor:
It is with great appreciation and community pride that I recognize Lake City’s City Council for their hard work on the Highway 61 project. I know it’s been an arduous and tedious task to get through all the information, misinformation and the emotional opinions on both sides. I give...
Letter: Highway 61 proposals don't address the real problem
Apr 13, 2017
To the editor:
I’ve been a frequent commenter on the proposed lane change plan for Highway 61/Lakeshore Drive. I’ve heard from both sides of the debate as to which format – four lanes or two lanes with a center turn lane – is the best path to take. I’ve sat through numerous hours of City Council...
Letter: Highway project could spark a Lake City renaissance
Apr 6, 2017
To the editor:
Over the past several years, I have watched from afar the decline of Lake City in many ways. From the loss of restaurants to the decline of summer tourism, it is a shame that Lake City has and is being bypassed by Red Wing to the north and Wabasha to the south in these areas.
As a...
A Highway 61 referendum? 'No'
Apr 6, 2017
At several times during the Monday night City Council meeting to review the financing for resurfacing or rebuilding (as a three-lane) the four-lane portion of Highway 61 through Lake City, Councilmember Mary Lou Waltman called for putting the decision before voters in the form of a referendum.
“I...
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