Lake City City Council
Faye Brown - City Council Candidate (incumbent)
Oct 12, 2022
Why are you running for city council?
I am running for re-election to City Council as I am nearing the end of my four years on Council. I have gained experience over the past four years and I think of it as service and giving back to the community. I truly love working for and listening to the...
Andru Peters - City Council Candidate
Oct 12, 2022
Why are you running for city council?
Having spent many years living in this community and over the generations watched how the city has changed over five generations, and observed the success, limitations and failure of initiatives. Some initiatives implemented were good for the city, while...
Amy Alkire City - Council Candidate (incumbent)
Oct 12, 2022
Why are you running for city council?
I care about the people of our community and it is an honor to serve my neighbors. Hearing from citizens is my favorite part of this role and that input has been at the core of every decision I have made.
I grew up in Mount Pleasant Township and graduated from...
Corrected and updated: Three seek council appointment
Oct 5, 2022
Three people have applied to fill a vacancy on the Lake City City Council.
The applicants are Marco Molinari, Scott Fiege, and Brian Quinn.
Molinari is a member of the city’s Planning Commission.
Quinn is a member and former chair of the Ambulance Commission.
Fiege is a former pastor of Bethany...
City seeks applicants for council appointment
Sep 28, 2022
The City of Lake City is seeking applicants from people who want to fill a vacancy on the City Council.
Now former Council Member Katie Novak resigned from the council on Sept. 11. The council accepted the resignation the following day at its regular meeting.
Applicants will be considered by the...
Council failed to ask hard questions about staff budget proposals
Sep 28, 2022
As a citizen and a candidate for Lake City City Council I have closely observed the budget discussions the City Council has undertaken for the past two months and the net result was to set the preliminary levy with an 8% increase in 2023 city expenditures. Are Lake City residents ready for an 8%...
Dedicated volunteers given keys to the city
Sep 14, 2022
The Lake City City Council presented keys to the city to June Brinkman and Kevin Liffrig Monday in honor of all the volunteer work they do in the community. In his introduction to the award, Mayor Mark Nichols listed a number of local organizations the pair have volunteered with over the years. “...
Novak resigns from city council
Sep 14, 2022
The Lake City City Council voted unanimously Monday to accept the resignation of City Council Member Katie Novak.
In a resignation letter to the council dated Sept. 11, Novak wrote: “Life has found a new path that will be taking me away from Lake City; and thus, I do not feel it appropriate to...
Samuelson gets his Way
Jul 20, 2022
A trailblazing Lake City native now has a stretch of road named after him. Ralph Samuelson Way begins at Franklin Street, runs alongside Ohuta Beach, and extends onto Marina Point. Samuelson invented the sport of water skiing on Lake Pepin in 1922. The Lake City City Council adopted an ordinance...
Internal candidate selected after ‘extensive’ search for assistant ambulance director
Jul 13, 2022
The Lake City City Council voted unanimously at its June meeting to hire Robert Benson as the city’s first assistant ambulance director.
“The purpose of the role is to provide operational support to the ambulance staff as the front line supervisor, and also provide support for me for...
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