City manager gave detailed answers to resident questions at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting.
Tag: Lake Bonny
Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety, Social Services
Lake Bonny Residents Demand Action, Funding at City Meeting
Lake Bonny residents talk of losing everything after floodwaters pushed into their homes and stayed.
Posted inPublic Safety, Social Services
Flooding Renders a Little Lake Bonny Family’s House Unlivable
“I can’t live here and breathe this. The mold is never going to go away.” – Ricardo Ramirez
Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety
Lakeland Getting More Trucks, Crews to Remove Hurricane Debris
City officials schedule a Wednesday evening meeting to update Lake Bonny residents on efforts to reduce flooding and listen to concerns.
Posted inEnvironment, Insight Polk
Lakeland’s Lakes Have Recovered from Massive Wastewater Spills, City Says
Fecal coliform and E. coli levels were more than six times the contamination threshold in some lakes, but they have returned to normal.
Posted inCity Hall, Neighborhoods, Public Safety
Pumps and Pipes Arrive in Lakeland to Draw Down Flooded Lake Bonny
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is providing three industrial pumps and 7,000 feet of pipes to alleviate historic flood levels.
Posted inNeighborhoods, Public Safety
Lake Bonny Residents Plead With Lakeland Commission: Solve the Flooding
Commissioners express empathy and say they are working with other agencies to bring down lake levels.
Posted inEnvironment, Public Safety
Flooded Lake Bonny Residents Organize as Water Continues Rising
Sheriff’s deputies waded door-to-door through the Lakeland Livin’ Mobile Home Park asking residents if they wanted to evacuate.
Posted inNeighborhoods, Public Safety
Flooding Increases as Rain-Swollen Rivers Push Water into Polk Lakes
In the days after Hurricane Milton, Lakeland residents struggle with flooding as lake levels continue rising.