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LAKELAND, FL (July 10, 2025) | Beginning at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025, Lakeland Highlands Road will be reduced to one northbound lane and one southbound lane to allow for the installation of a new force main at the intersection near Lowe’s and Sam’s Club. The lane closures will remain in effect throughout the weekend, with full traffic flow expected to resume by 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 14, 2025.

Collective bargaining negotiations between designated representatives for the City of Lakeland and the Lakeland Professional Firefighters, Local 4173, regarding terms and conditions of employment.

An election for the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) will take place on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The election is open to all property owners within the LDDA boundaries who are not fully exempt from ad valorem taxation, as well as registered voters residing within the LDDA area.  The LDDA covers approximately 559 acres in Lakeland’s downtown core (see attached map).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing on compensation of members of the Lakeland City Commission will be held during the public hearing on the City’s proposed 2025-2026 Fiscal year budget, which commences at 6:00 p.m. on September 18, 2025, in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, Lakeland, Florida.

July 9, 2025 | Avelo Airlines announced today it is extending its Central Florida flight schedule through mid-February 2026, just in time to start planning winter holiday travel. Avelo’s Central Florida Customers can now book travel to nine popular destinations through February 10, 2026.

Collective bargaining negotiations between designated representatives for the City of Lakeland and the Lakeland Professional Firefighters, Local 4173, regarding terms and conditions of employment.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Commission of the City of Lakeland, Florida, will consider passage of the following titled ordinance(s) at a City Commission meeting which commences at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, July 21, 2025

LAKELAND, FL (July 2, 2025) | The City of Lakeland Water Utilities has launched Phase One of a critical infrastructure project to upgrade the Western Trunk Gravity Sewer Line. This major line, installed in the 1980s, carries approximately 3.5 million gallons of wastewater per day to the Southwest Pump Station through a 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe. Over time, structural lining and past repairs have reduced the pipe’s diameter, limiting capacity and hindering system performance and future expansion.

Lakeland, Fla. | On Monday, July 7, 2025 (or immediately after weather permitting),the Florida Department of Transportation is implementing a BOLD M.O.T. (Maintenance of Traffic) plan for the State Road 572 at Waring Road Resurfacing and Roundabout project. Motorists should expect northbound Waring Road to be closed from the SR 572/Drane Field Road intersection to the Polk Parkway exit 4. The closure will last until late December 2025, and intermittent lane closures are expected to occur until late2025, weather permitting.

LAKELAND, FL (June 27, 2025) — Southern rock legends The Marshall Tucker Band will bring their iconic sound back to Central Florida this fall, performing live at the RP Funding Center’s Youkey Theater on Saturday, September 13, 2025. This special performance commemorates the 50th anniversary of the band’s 1974 show at the same venue—then known as the Lakeland Civic Center.