Neighborhood shops can ease traffic congestion by reducing the number of cars on the road.
Category: City Hall
Posted inCity Hall, Politics
Charter Review Committee Recommends Letting Lakeland Commissioners Stay in Office Longer
Any elected official serving 20 years would be eligible for a pension under state law.
Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety
Lakeland Approves $1.35 Million to Buy Land for NW Fire Station, but Number of Rescue Trucks Remains Unchanged
Union president worries that, although vehicles are routinely replaced, the fleet has not grown with the population.
Posted inActivism, City Hall
Lakeland Mayor Pledges More Training in Use of Pre-Arrest Diversion Program
Activists say arrests for nonviolent traffic offenses can create a lifetime of legal and financial burdens.
Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety
City Buying Land for New Fire Station in Northwest Lakeland
Fire Station 8 would be built on 2.3 acres at the corner of Sleepy Hill Road and Mall Hill Drive.
Posted inCity Hall, Neighborhoods, Transportation
Five Points Roundabout Has Opened, Removing a Previous Bottleneck
The project will quicken the trip between Lake Beulah and George Jenkins Boulevard/Bonnet Springs Park.
Posted inCity Hall, Dining
Airport’s WACO Kitchen Closes Two Months Before Airline Flights Start
The sudden halt leaves the airport without a restaurant as Avelo Airlines prepares passenger service.
Posted inCity Hall, Environment
1,000-Gallon Wastewater Spill Likely Source of Stench in Carillon Lakes
A wastewater force main break in a wetland owned by the city of Lakeland is the likely cause.
Posted inCity Hall, Health
Grieving Father and Teen Transplant Recipent Urge Lakeland Residents To Say ‘Yes’ to Organ Donation
Nearly 5,100 Florida residents are on the waiting list for transplants, but many will never get the lifesaving treatment.
Posted inCity Hall, Downtown, Neighborhoods, Transportation
City Commission Embraces Vision for Lakeland’s ‘Downtown West’
At least a dozen projects are underway and more are planned to transform Lakeland’s west side.