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2026-RFP-001 Selection Committee Meeting - Annual Food and Beverage Services for the RP Funding Center

LAKELAND, FL (June 18, 2026) – The City of Lakeland Water Utilities Department will begin the next phase of the Western Trunk Gravity Sewer Line Project with a jack and bore operation on both the east and west sides of Harden Boulevard, south of Beacon Road near the entrance to Fred's Market. 

LAKELAND, FL (June 17, 2026) – The City of Lakeland Water Utilities Department has begun emergency repair work on a suspected leak in a 36-inch concrete pipe that carries treated wastewater effluent from the Glendale Wastewater Treatment Plant to the wetlands for tertiary treatment. 

Presentation Meeting 2026-RFP-018 - Cloud Based Budget Software Replacement

City Manager Shawn Sherrouse Appoints Longtime Team Member and Former Airport Intern Adam Lunn as Interim Director of Lakeland Linder International Airport 

LAKELAND, FL (June 11, 2026) - On Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 2:11 a.m., Lakeland Police received a call of a vehicle which drove into a retention pond on the property at 2600 County Line Road. Just prior to the call, a grey Toyota Prius was traveling eastbound on the grassy shoulder of the roadway which led to the entrance of the property. For unknown reasons, the vehicle slow ...

LAKELAND, FL (June 9, 2026) Are you an ordained minister seeking to bring your pastoral calling into a vital field of service? The Lakeland Police Department is seeking ordained clergy with a heart for service and community to join our dedicated team as Volunteer Police Chaplains.   As a Chaplain, you'll play a vital role in providing emotional and spiritual support to office ...

A RESOLUTION RELATING TO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY; MAKING FINDINGS; DECLARING THE CITY COMMISSION’S INTENTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE VACATING PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED SOUTH OF WALNUT STREET, WEST OF S. WEBSTER AVENUE, NORTH OF HERSCHELL STREET AND EAST OF CORNELIA AVENUE; REPEALING RESOLUTIONS 4967 AND 6062; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

LAKELAND, FL (June 3, 2026)| As America celebrates its 250th Anniversary, the City of Lakeland invites residents and visitors to gather for the annual T. Mims Corp. Red, White and Kaboom Independence Day Celebration on Friday, July 3, 2026, at Lake Mirror along the Frances Langford Promenade from 6:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.  

LAKELAND, FL (May 2, 2026) - This afternoon, the applicant for the proposed Lakeland data center requested cancellation of the scheduled Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Development Review Team meeting, following receipt of application review comments from the DRT. The next steps of the process are for the applicant to review the DRT comments, determine how they wish to proceed, and de ...