City News

Notice is hereby given that the City of Lakeland Canvassing Board will convene at the following times: 

January 18, 2019, in the City Commission Conference Room, at Lakeland City Hall, 228 S Massachusetts Av, Lakeland at 8 a.m. to certify the official results for the 2019 Lakeland Special Municipal Election and select a precinct for the Post-Election Audit.

January 24, 2019 at the Election Operations Center, 70 Florida Citrus Bl., Winter Haven, FL 33880 at 4 p.m. to conduct the Post-Election Audit.

The Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) will be hosting mental health and wellness Peer Support training for firefighters on Monday, January 14 and Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Fire Station 7. Depression, increased rates of suicide, and other symptoms of mental health trauma, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), are leading health issues for firefighters in today’s fire service. 

LAKELAND, FL (January 9, 2019) | Brian Rewis was recently named Assistant Director of the Community & Economic Development Department.   He has been with the City of Lakeland for 15 years. Rewis is a native of Haines City and established a career in public service prior to joining the City of Lakeland as Code Enforcement Manager in 2003. Rewis has improved programs and processes during his tenure with the City.  This is evident with his promotion to Neighborhood Services Manager in 2008 and then Community Improvement Manager in 2015.  

LAKELAND, FL (January 8, 2019) | The Wastewater Collection Division of Water Utilities will be performing repairs on the sewer main along South Kentucky Avenue between East Main Street and East Lemon Street starting at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, January 14^th. It is anticipated that the repair work will last through the afternoon of Friday, January 18^th. 

LAKELAND, FL (January 7, 2019) | The City of Lakeland launched an updated mobile app as just another way to connect with citizens. The app is now available in the Apple iTunes app store and the Android Google Play store.  The app is full of features allowing citizens to access the City to find the latest news, information on events, report an issue and easily view live meetings.  Users can easily find the app by searching lakelandgov in the app stores.

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.