Police will continue making arrests under a city ordinance prohibiting camping or sleeping on public property.
Category: Housing
Posted inHousing, Social Services
Florida Law Banning Camping in Public Allows People to Sue Municipalities
Legislators describe the bill as accountability for cities that have allowed homelessness to expand.
Posted inHousing, Social Services
Editorial Collaborative to Examine the Impact of Florida’s Camping Ban
LkldNow is one of 10 local news organizations in Central Florida participating in the reporting project.
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 inBusiness, Housing, Neighborhoods
Lakeland CRA Shares Vision for Nine-Block ‘Mass Market Area’
If the City Commission approves two purchases Monday, the CRA will own more than half of the nearly 40-acre zone.
Posted inHousing
Lakeland Housing Authority Helps Workers Become First-Time Homeowners
The LHA bought five lots from the city’s Infill Land Bank and is helping low- to moderate-income workers build homes on them.
Posted inCrime / Justice, Downtown, Health, Housing, Social Services
State Agency Launches Investigation Into Patient Dumping at Talbot House
Local news reports triggered the investigation by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
Posted inCity Hall, Consumer, Housing
Lakeland’s Commissioners Are Considering Raising Property Taxes
The average homeowner would pay about $95 more a year.
Posted inCity Hall, Housing
Lakeland Weighs Big Increase in Water and Wastewater Impact Fees
A new study recommends raising the fee per new residential unit from $2,966 to $7,275.
Posted inCity Hall, Housing, Neighborhoods
Green ‘Workforce-Affordable’ Townhomes Planned For Gladys Leggett Neighborhood
A subdivision of 87 environmentally sustainable townhomes is planned off Providence Road.