(Lake Park)– A total renovation of the Lake Park City Hall will be getting underway in coming days. The city council Monday evening awarded a bid on the project. Mayor Matt Carstensen says there’s some good news on that front…
The low bid of $338,075 includes new offices for city staff, Lake Park Municipal Utilities and the police department, along with a new council chambers and replacement of the building’s facade. Carstensen says the building, which served the community many years as a grocery store, has some historical significance…
Carstensen says city offices will be working out of a temporary location beginning this coming Monday while the construction is going on…
In other business, the council approved increasing the starting wage for police officers in Lake Park to $28.50 per hour in hopes of attracting candidates to fill a vacant position. The city’s police force currently consists of just the chief.