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LAKELAND, FL (May 12, 2021) | The City of Lakeland will be constructing a sidewalk enhancement project on West Beacon Road from N. Lincoln Avenue to Shawnee Trail to provide a safe route for pedestrians without requiring them to cross the street.

LAKELAND, FL (May 10, 2021) | Beginning Tuesday night, May 11, 2021, a contractor for the City of Lakeland Wastewater Collection Division is scheduled to begin the first of three phases of work associated with the rehabilitation of a number of existing sewer lines in the downtown area.

LAKELAND, FL (May 7, 2021) | The T.Mims Corp. Red, White & Kaboom Independence Celebration will take place at Lake Mirror along the Frances Langford Promenade on Saturday, July 3rd from 6:00 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. with the 60 West Band entertaining the crowd before a dazzling fireworks display launches at 9:00 p.m.

LAKELAND, FL (April 29, 2021) | The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One, is hosting a Virtual Public Workshop to review design plans for the I-4 wildlife crossing located in northeast Lakeland. A map showing the project limits is above. The workshop will be held completely online on the project website, SWFLroads.com/I4/wildlifecrossing; with no live component. 

LAKELAND, FL (April 22, 2021) | Starting with the first City Commission meeting in June, the Lakeland City Commission will go back to meeting at 9 a.m. in the City Commission Chambers located at City Hall (228 South Massachusetts Avenue).  Two years ago, the Lakeland City Commission decided to look at an afternoon option after meeting at 9 a.m. for decades.  The consensus of the Commission was to try afternoon meetings to see if audience participation would increase.

LAKELAND, FL (April 20, 2021) | During today’s Budget Retreat, the Lakeland City Commission took one of the first steps in developing the Fiscal Year 2022 budget.

LAKELAND, FL (April 18, 2021) - On Saturday, April 17, 2021, at approximately 10:35 p.m., a Chevrolet Malibu was traveling southbound on US 98 North in the outside lane of travel, approaching the traffic light at the Interstate 4 overpass. The driver, 23-year-old Oppheus Williams, had begun slowing down for the red light. As he approached the intersection, the traffic light tur ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 16, 2021) - Governor Ron DeSantis made a visit to the City of Lakeland to announce the award of a $42.9 million grant for a multi-component project in partnership with Bonnet Springs Park. The City of Lakeland, in partnership with Bonnet Springs Park (a non-profit organization), applied to the Department of Economic Opportunity for a grant in the amount of $52 million to address flood hazard risks within the Lake Bonnet drainage basin.  The grant and project implementation will be completed by Lakes & Stormwater, a division within the Public Works Department.  The project will be initiated over the next several months and the overall project is expected to be completed over a 10-year period.  

LAKELAND, FL (April 10, 2021) - On Friday, April 9, 2021, at approximately 12:45 a.m., officers from the Lakeland Police Department responded to an apartment at 1475 Woodlake Drive in reference to an unresponsive child. The child, a 2-year-old male, was transported to Lakeland Regional Health, where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.    During the investigation, t ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 9, 2021) | Hollis Garden was recently recertified as a butterfly garden with the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) as a location that provides the necessary hosts and nectar plants for various types of butterflies including monarchs and swallowtails.