Treasurer tells commissioners the city’s Pooled Investment Fund earned more than average investors did.
Category: City Hall
Posted inCity Hall
Lakeland Planning Study on Historic Lake Bonny Flooding
City manager gave detailed answers to resident questions at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting.
Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety
Wastewater, Fire Station Top Lakeland’s Legislative Wish List
City commissioners discuss timing and strategy for getting local projects in the state budget.
Posted inCity Hall, Housing, Social Services
Lakeland Leaders: Florida’s Anti-Camping Law Won’t Affect City’s Approach
Police will continue making arrests under a city ordinance prohibiting camping or sleeping on public property.
Posted inCity Hall, Housing, Social Services
Lakeland Loan Will Help Gospel Village Add 72 Apartments
The $685,000 loan will be forgiven if the nonprofit Gospel Inc. uses the units for affordable housing for 20 years.
Posted inCity Hall, Neighborhoods, Transportation
Drivers May Encounter Disruptions Near Lake Hollingsworth Jan. 6-13
Flaggers will direct traffic around any obstacles, which involve mostly areas east and southeast of the lake.
Posted inCity Hall, Neighborhoods, Transportation
New Median Landscape on MLK Avenue Aims to Improve Safety
In an effort to make a section of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue safer for pedestrians, the city of Lakeland has relandscaped the median near Jackson Park and the Coleman-Bush Building.
Posted inCity Hall, People
Rob Hernandez Promoted to Lakeland Deputy City Manager
Eighteen months after coming to Lakeland as assistant city manager, Rob Hernandez has been promoted to deputy city manager following Emily Colón’s recent departure. The job comes with a $20,000-a-year raise.
Posted inCity Hall, Transportation
Repaving Work Coming to Seven Lakeland Roadways
One lane will remain open at all times, but drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes. First up: Lake Morton Drive Jan. 10-15.
Posted inCity Hall, Transportation
State Road 33 Reconstruction Starts Next Month
A two-lane stretch will be widened north of Old Combee Road past Bridgewater and toward Florida Poly and warehouses.