Lake City City Council
Most excellent volunteers honored
Dec 11, 2024
The Lake City City Council presented The Lake City Award for Excellence in Volunteerism to six recipients at the Dec. 9 city council meeting.
The award “honors individuals for outstanding dedication to community service,” according to the meeting agenda. “This award recognizes their impact,...
Lake City City Council approves final levy at Dec. 9 meeting
Dec 11, 2024
Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols presided over his final regular city council meeting Dec. 9 as his second term comes to an end.
Nichols didn’t file to run for a third term in the Nov. 5 general election. Voters chose Councilmember Brian Quinn to succeed him. Quinn takes office in January.
Nichols...
Council approves Ohuta Park retaining wall
Oct 23, 2024
In a 4-2 vote at an Oct. 21 special meeting, the Lake City City Council chose a design for the Ohuta Park seawall and awarded a construction contract to ICON Constructors LLC for $1,189,629.
ICON’s was the lowest of six bids received for the project.
The chosen design has about 150 more feet of...
McGrath: It’s an honor to serve on the council
Oct 16, 2024
Hello Lake City Residents, my name is Cindy McGrath and I’m seeking re-election to the City Council because I enjoy representing the citizens of Lake City and consider it an honor to serve on the City Council. I am a lifelong resident of Lake City except for the five years I attended Winona State...
Lake City City Council candidates on why they’re running, their vision for Lake City
Oct 9, 2024
Megan Kramer
Why are you running for mayor or city council?
I am running for city council because I love living in Lake City and want to help ensure it remains a wonderful place to live, work and visit. My family is invested in this community; both my husband and I work here, and our two kids...
Council approves preliminary tax levy increase of 7.7%
Sep 11, 2024
The Lake City City Council approved the city’s preliminary 2025 budget and property tax levy at the Sept. 9 regular meeting.
The approved preliminary levy is $4,997,472. It includes a $47,000 correction of a tax collection shortfall in the Goodhue County portion of the city last year. When that is...
City council looks at process for addressing concerns with board and commission members
Aug 7, 2024
Following a contentious discussion that resulted in a split vote to remove a member of the city’s planning commission on July 8, the Lake City City Council spent time at a retreat meeting July 22 discussing changes to the process.
According to minutes from the meeting approved by the City Council...
Commission removal process in need of reform
Aug 7, 2024
Given all the critical letters of Lake City City Council members who voted to remove the Planning Commission board member Tom Rasmussen, I have re-written my letter to reduce duplicating what the others have said.
I met Tom after he was recruited/hired to become the administrator of the Lake City...
Planning Commissioner’s removal a grave mistake
Aug 7, 2024
The firing of Tom Rasmussen from the Lake City Planning Commission was a grave mistake.
I think if the city lets the City Council make the decisions regarding zoning, why have a zoning board waste their time studying regulations to decide what is best for Lake City, only to have the council pay no...
City council to meet a week earlier in August
Jul 31, 2024
The Lake City City Council’s regular meeting for August will be on the first Monday of the month, Aug. 5, rather than the second Monday, which is more typical. The meeting is scheduled to begin at the usual time, 6 p.m.
The date change creates space for the primary election scheduled for Tuesday,...
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