Community and Economic Development

LAKELAND, FL (May 29, 2020) | Site work continues on Summit Consulting’s new eight-story 135,000 square foot building located at 117 N. Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Lakeland. Summit purchased this 1.2-acre Lake Mirror property from the City of Lakeland in early March after completing an extended due diligence period.

LAKELAND, FL (April 23, 2020) | Site work has begun on Summit Consulting’s new eight-story, 135,000 square foot office building located at 117 N. Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Lakeland. Summit purchased this 1.2-acre Lake Mirror property from the City of Lakeland on March 3^rd of this year after completing an extended due diligence period.  

LAKELAND, FL (January 17, 2020) | The Heritage Parking Garage is now planning to be open in the first week of February. The garage located at 227 South Kentucky Avenue was originally slated to open the third week of January but the project has experienced typical construction delays that impacted the opening date. The contractor now estimates the garage will open during the first week of February as workers complete the final interior finishes of the project. Once completed, there will be 49 regular spaces and 10 ADA accessible spaces on the first floor of the garage available to the general public during normal business hours as pay to park spaces. These spaces are free after business hours and on weekends.

LAKELAND, FL (November 18, 2019) | This morning, the City of Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) officially sold property in the Parker Street Neighborhood to Green Mills Group (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) for the construction of 80 affordable apartments. Green Mills Group intends to lease the apartments with rents affordable for those making between 40% and 80% of the area median income (AMI), currently $21,450 - $42,900 for a family of four. 

LAKELAND, FL (June 21, 2019) | In an effort to improve customer service and ensure customers are connected with subject-matter experts, the City's Community & Economic Development department will be instituting a new department-wide Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) system beginning Monday, June 24, 2019.

LAKELAND, FL (June 21, 2019) | As the City is preparing for its Comprehensive Plan Update, city staff is facilitating 8 public meetings throughout the City to engage citizens on the importance of our Comprehensive Plan and how it relates to Lakeland's quality of life. Lakeland residents are welcome to attend! *Light refreshments will be provided.

LAKELAND, FL (May 9, 2019) | The City of Lakeland wants to hear from residents about future planning and land use so an interactive survey called Look Forward Lakeland is now up and running.

Lakeland, FL (May 7, 2019) | The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold an “open house” format public meeting from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Peggy Brown Building, 215 S. Lake Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801 to discuss a centralized transportation hub in Lakeland. 

Lakeland, FL (May 1, 2019) | In observance of Historic Preservation Month, the City of Lakeland will make an official proclamation during May 6th's City Commission Meeting at 3pm in City Hall. You can participate in this month's activities by using the hashtag #thisplacematters.

LAKELAND, FL (April 9, 2019) | The City of Lakeland will conduct two public meetings to share plans for the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Main Street, Sloan Avenue and Lake Beulah Drive. The two public meetings will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 and Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in the Cafeteria of R.W. Blake Academy located at 510 Hartsell Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33815.