mary lou waltman

Council recognizes departed colleague

Mar 14, 2019

Family members of the late former City Council Member Mary Lou Waltman (inset) accepted a plaque on her behalf at the March 11 meeting of the Lake City City Council. Waltman resigned in January after more than a decade on the council citing declining health. She passed away Jan. 26. Current council...

Mayor: Waltman was a dedicated public servant

Feb 21, 2019

To the editor: Our community recently lost a dedicated public servant. Council Member Mary Lou Waltman passed away on Jan. 26. I met Mary Lou eight years ago when she was on the City Council and I was on the Planning Commission. We spent many evenings working together on the City’s...

Letter: Council missed an opportunity with Mead

Feb 14, 2019

To the editor: With the untimely and unfortunate resignation of the late Mary Lou Waltman, our city council and mayor had the opportunity to seat a new voice of Lake City’s residents. With the past elections still fresh in our minds it should have been an easy choice for them to make. With three...

Letter: Waltman was a true public servant

Feb 7, 2019

To the Editor: It is with a heavy heart that I write. I recently moved from Lake City and when reading the on-line edition of the Graphic, I saw that a dear friend and true public servant passed away. To Terry Waltman and family, my deepest sympathies. Mary Lou was a true public servant, who...

City Council member Mary Lou Waltman resigns

Jan 17, 2019

Lake City City Councilmember Mary Lou Waltman submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Mark Nichols and City Administrator Rob Keehn on Friday, Jan. 11. Waltman, who had two years left in her current term, wrote that she was stepping down because of her health. The resignation doesn’t become...

Letter: United by the goal of improving Lake City

Nov 14, 2018

To the editor: Leaving the Oct. 25 candidates’ forum, I had a conversation with a stranger, a woman I met in the foyer as I exited city hall. I don’t recall how the topic began, but it ended in our sharing aspects of Lake City we admired: well-kept homes and yards, the restored city hall, parks,...

Letter: Opinions not backed by facts aren’t worth much

Oct 3, 2018

To the editor: I have lived in our beautiful City 53 years, witnessed many local elections, but this year I question the process. I know for a fact, that all persons running for any elected office receive a packet from the Secretary of State. It provides each candidate with important guidelines...

Positive evaluation marred

Jan 10, 2018

City Administrator Mark Sievert received high marks from most Lake City City Council members on Jan. 8. They expressed appreciation for what Mayor Mark Nichols called his “boots on the ground” management style and expressed regret that he would be retiring in May. Phil Gartner said Sievert was...