Wayzata City Council

  • HiFi on the Lake Brings Electronic Music to Wayzata Lakefront Tonight

    HiFi on the Lake Brings Electronic Music to Wayzata Lakefront Tonight

    Electronic music will fill the Wayzata lakefront tonight as HiFi on the Lake returns with an afternoon and evening of live performances near Macanda. The ticketed event will be held Saturday, July 25, at 294 Grove Lane East, near the Wayzata Depot and Boatworks building. The outdoor program is scheduled to run from 3 to…


  • Wayzata City Council Candidate Filing Period Closes July 28

    Wayzata City Council Candidate Filing Period Closes July 28

    Two seats on the Wayzata City Council will be on the ballot this fall, including the seats currently held by Councilmembers Molly MacDonald and Dan Koch. Each carries a four-year term beginning in January 2027. The general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Wayzata residents interested in running for City Council must file…


  • Wayzata Council Grants One-Year Extension to Senior Living Project

    Wayzata Council Grants One-Year Extension to Senior Living Project

    One Wayzata would replace previously approved memory-care facility with 14 privately owned senior condominiums The Wayzata City Council unanimously granted another one-year extension Tuesday for a long-delayed senior living project in the Holdridge neighborhood, allowing its developers additional time to pursue a substantially revised ownership and care model. The council adopted Resolution 30-2026, extending zoning…


  • Outgoing Superintendent Chace Anderson Introduces Successor Robb Virgin to Wayzata City Council

    Outgoing Superintendent Chace Anderson Introduces Successor Robb Virgin to Wayzata City Council

    Wayzata Public Schools’ outgoing and incoming superintendents appeared together before the Wayzata City Council on June 16, marking the district’s approaching leadership transition. Dr. Chace Anderson, who is retiring after 18 years as superintendent and 43 years in education, introduced Dr. Robb Virgin, who will officially become superintendent July 1. Anderson used the appearance to…


  • Wayzata Council Approves HIFI on the Lake Permit in 4-1 Vote

    Wayzata Council Approves HIFI on the Lake Permit in 4-1 Vote

    The Wayzata City Council voted 4-1 on June 2 to approve a special event permit for HIFI on the Lake, an outdoor electronic dance music concert planned at Macanda Restaurant, 294 Grove Lane East after it had been tabled at a previous council meeting. The vote came despite a staff recommendation to deny the permit…


  • Wayzata Tables HIFI on the Lake Special Event Permit

    Wayzata Tables HIFI on the Lake Special Event Permit

    The Wayzata City Council tabled action Tuesday on a special event permit for HIFI on the Lake, a proposed two-night concert event at Macanda Restaurant and the Boatworks area near the Wayzata Depot. The application called for concerts July 17 and 18 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with an estimated attendance of about 1,000…


  • Council Accepts 2025 Audit With Clean Opinion

    Council Accepts 2025 Audit With Clean Opinion

    The Wayzata City Council accepted the city’s 2025 audited financial reports at its May 19 meeting, after the city’s outside auditor reported a clean opinion and no legal compliance findings. The audit was completed by LB Carlson for the year ending Dec. 31, 2025. State law requires the city to have its financial statements audited…


  • Wayzata Council Accepts Donation For Paul Klapprich Statue At Klapprich Park

    The Wayzata City Council approved a donation for a new statue honoring Paul Klapprich during its May 5 meeting, adopting the item as part of the consent agenda. The statue is proposed for Klapprich Park and would serve as a tribute to Klapprich’s longtime contributions to youth hockey and the park that bears his family…


  • Wayzata Council Schedules Second Closed Meeting on Short-Term Rental Litigation

    Wayzata Council Schedules Second Closed Meeting on Short-Term Rental Litigation

    WAYZATA — The Wayzata City Council is scheduled to meet in closed session Monday, May 5, as the city weighs its legal options following a Hennepin County judge’s ruling that voided Wayzata’s short-term rental ban, including whether to appeal the decision. According to a closed meeting notice posted April 28, the special meeting will be…


  • Wayzata Council Denies Gleahaven Subdivision Proposal In 3-2 Vote

    Wayzata Council Denies Gleahaven Subdivision Proposal In 3-2 Vote

    Proposal would have divided two existing residential lots into four single-family lots The Wayzata City Council voted 3-2 on April 21 to deny a proposed subdivision at 190 Gleason Lake Road and 121 Gleahaven Road, rejecting a plan that would have divided two existing residential lots into four single-family lots in the Gleahaven neighborhood. The…