City News

LAKELAND, FL (January 7, 2019) | The City of Lakeland received the official retirement notice from Police Chief Larry Giddens effective February 1, 2019 (see attached).  Giddens has served on the Lakeland Police Department for 34 years, advancing within the organization. He was named Interim Police Chief February 2014 and served at that role for one year before being officially named Police Chief March 2015. 

LAKELAND, FL (January 3, 2019) | The parking signage in downtown Lakeland is getting modified to be more user friendly and to help accommodate the variety of visitors coming to the area to work, shop, eat and play. New signage will be installed over the weekend and will be effective Monday, January 7th at 9 a.m.

Lakeland, FL – The faded color scheme at the intersection art project located at E. Main Street and Ingraham Avenue will be replaced with a vibrant much more durable paint on Sunday, January 13, 2019. 

Happy holidays from the City of Lakeland! Here are upcoming holiday hours and closings around the City of Lakeland.

ICYMI, here's what happened over the last week in the City of Lakeland, FL.

LAKELAND, FL (November 30, 2018) - The City of Lakeland Public Works Department will soon be striping dedicated parking boxes that will accommodate approximately 55 cars on Lake Morton Drive as a test project.

ICYMI, here's what happened over the last week in the City of Lakeland, FL.