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The city of Clear Lake is moving forward with its future library expansion project before it has closed on the former Woodford Lumber & Home Co. building. The Clear Lake City Council, in a 3-2 vote, with Mike Callanan and Gary Hugi opposed, approved a design partnership agreement with Bergland + Cram, of Mason City, to help the city envision a path forward for the project, including cost, scope and timeline, at its meeting Monday evening. The Clear Lake City Council met Monday evening to act on...

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The city of Clear Lake is considering an amendment to its consolidated urban renewal plan that would allow it to provide up to nearly $1.5 million in financial incentives to two new commercial developments. City Administrator Scott Flory briefly reviewed the unnamed developments, including a 47,000-square-foot commercial and retail space with related surface parking and a 6,000-square-foot commercial space, and incentives with the Clear Lake City Council Monday evening during its meeting. City ...

The city of Clear Lake is laying the groundwork for a future library expansion project. The Clear Lake City Council unanimously approved a resolution to purchase and acquire the former Woodford Lumber & Home Co. building at 210 N. Fourth St. from Clear Lake Independent Telephone Co., successor of Woodford Wheeler Lumber Co., for $343,000 Monday evening. “The decision to purchase the property is merely the first step, and I want to emphasize that, the first step in a long process to develop...

The Clear Lake City Council is moving forward with a financial process that could save the city about $19,000 over the next four years.

The city of Clear Lake is moving forward with its park expansion project. The Clear Lake City Council unanimously approved a resolution to purchase and acquire the Cerro Gordo County Maintenance Garage at 109 S. 15th St. for $250,000 Monday evening. “It’s just a very significant opportunity to improve that area next to the pool, and I’d also like to thank the county supervisors for working with us on this,” said Bennett Smith, Clear Lake city councilman. “They’ve b...

Clear Lake Mayor Nelson Crabb and City Administrator Scott Flory cut the ribbon for the citys new splash pad on July 3, marking the completion of its $1.4 million City Beach enhancement project. Lisa Grouette 2020 is a year many won’t soon forget, and the City of Clear Lake is no exception. Clear Lake City Administrator Scott Flory, who’s been in local government for more than 25 years, said this year has been “undoubtedly the most complicated” one fo...

KINGSPORT — Adams Elementary School third-grader Bryan Hobbs says he can’t draw, but he has won a Christmas art contest nonetheless. Bryan made an image of a snow- man by cutting paper with scissors to win the annual Kingsport City Schools Christmas artwork competition, meaning his art of a snowman will appear on the 2020 KCS Christmas card. Twentieth century artist Henri Mattise did such “cut-out” works in the last decade of his life, producing some of his most well-known p...