MAYOR: Polk Sheriff Grady Judd clarified that he does not endorse candidates in municipal elections. His statement came after questions were raised about whether a photo of Judd and mayoral candidate Saga Stevin on her campaign literature implied his endorsement. “I know both candidates and, of course, I am a longtime friend of Mayor Bill […]
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Stats: Police Calls Are Evenly Distributed Among Lakeland Quadrants
The Lakeland Police Department’s responses to calls this year have been roughly evenly divided between the four quadrants of the city, according to police department data. Calls involving northwest Lakeland comprise 25.26% of the total, not 90%, as claimed by mayoral candidate Saga Stevin at a forum this week, according to the data.
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Mayoral Candidate’s Facebook Posts Used Against Him
A Florida Southern student who’s running for mayor learned that professors are correct when they warn to watch what you post on social media. The Ledger reports that after James A. Green announced he’s running for mayor, people started posting screenshots of his Facebook posts (private to most people) that express contempt for liberals, Democrats, […]
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Mayor’s Race Gets a Second Candidate
Patrick Shawn Jones, a 52-year-old heavy metal DJ and certified sterilization technician (Facebook profile), has filed (document) to run for mayor, offering a strong contrast with businessman Bill Mutz, the only other announced candidate. “I know how it is to ride a city bus to work and have to walk home because the bus doesn’t run […]
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City Commission Takes Step to Put Strong Mayor on Ballot
In a decision that represents a mile marker in the marathon of deciding if Lakeland will adopt a strong mayor form of government, city commissioners this afternoon voted 7-0 to proceed toward placing the issue on an election ballot.
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‘Executive Mayor’ Proponents Set for Ballot Drive
After laying low for months, Citizens for a Strong Lakeland has filed the paperwork needed to begin collecting the 6,038 signatures needed to get a city charter featuring a strong mayor on an election ballot. Source: http://www.theledger.com/article/20160726/news/160729546?p=all&tc=pgall
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Does Lakeland Need a Stong Mayor?
Bay News 9 There’s been a head of steam building behind an effort to change Lakeland’s form of government to a strong mayor system. Under that system, used in cities such as Tampa and Orlando, the mayor controls administrative departments rather than an appointed city manager. Bay News 9 looks at the issue today. Current […]