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Lake City Council approves Mead Street variance, hires officer and waives permit fees for tornado victims
Summary
At its July 21 meeting, the Lake City Council unanimously approved a 300-square-foot variance for properties listed as 207 and 301 Mead St. to allow construction of three houses, set the hire date and $40,000 salary for a new police officer, and voted to waive building permit fees for April 2 tornado victims. Mayor Cameron Tate said a FEMA aid application has been submitted.
Lake City — The Lake City Council on July 21 approved several measures to support recovery from an April 2 tornado and to fill a police vacancy.
Mayor Cameron Tate reported he has submitted an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking aid tied to the April 2 tornado; he said that if the application is approved the city should receive 75% of the amount submitted. The council then moved through a slate of motions that passed unanimously (4-0) with those present: Mayor Cameron Tate, Councilmembers Brenda Hutcheson, Kasey Eakins and Harmony Cash.
Council action on personnel: Councilmember Brenda Hutcheson moved and Councilmember Harmony Cash seconded a motion to hire Roger Wright as a police officer, set his hire date as July 17, 2025 and set his salary at $40,000. The motion passed 4-0.
Land-use decision: Councilmember Kasey Eakins moved and Councilmember Brenda Hutcheson seconded a motion to grant a 300-square-foot variance to Kevin Robinson Construction for properties listed in the meeting record as "207, 301 Mead St." The variance was described as allowing construction of three houses. The motion passed 4-0.
Tornado recovery relief: Councilmember Brenda Hutcheson moved and Councilmember Kasey Eakins seconded a motion to waive building permit fees for residents who lost their homes in the April 2 tornado and plan to rebuild. The motion passed 4-0.
Procedural and schedule items: The council approved the June 16, 2025 meeting minutes "as written," voted to add the Mead Street variance and the tornado permit-fee item to the agenda at the start of the meeting, and set its next regular meeting for August 18, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned following a motion by Councilmember Kasey Eakins.
What to know next: The FEMA application outcome and any permit-fee implementation steps (for example, how the waiver will be administered to individual property owners) were not specified in the meeting record. The council’s votes were recorded as 4-0 for the motions listed above.
