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2026-RFP-040 Selection Committee Meeting - Professional Municipal Engineering Services (CCNA) Hartsell Avenue Trail from Sikes Boulevard (SR 563) to Lakel Beulah Dr - CEI Services

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 RESOLUTION 4967; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Lakeland, FL (May 19, 2026) - Today, the City of Lakeland received water sample analysis results regarding last week’s fish kill at Lake Hollingsworth. Results show unidentified filamentous cyanobacteria, a type of blue-green algae, may have contributed to lower overnight oxygen levels in the lake.

FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION    LAKELAND, FL (May 14, 2026) - On Thursday, May 14, 2026, at approximately 9:08 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash at 1250 Ariana Street. Just prior to the crash, a white Ford F150 pickup truck was traveling westbound on Ariana Street. For unknown reasons the Ford drifted into the eastbound lanes of travel and went off the roadway through ...

Lakeland, FL (May 13, 2026) - Today, the City of Lakeland's Public Works Department collected a water sample at Lake Hollingsworth to assist the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission with efforts to evaluate the cause of dead fish in the lake.

FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION    LAKELAND, FL (May 9, 2026) - On Friday, May 8, 2026, at approximately 10:50 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash in the 1300 block of North Florida Avenue. Just prior to the crash, a black Toyota sedan was traveling south on North Florida Avenue in the inside of travel. At the same time a pedestrian was crossing westbound across North Flori ...

2026-RFP-014 Selection Committee Meeting - Non-Alcoholic Beverage Contract with Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts

FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION    LAKELAND, FL (May 6, 2026) - On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at approximately 12:38 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash in the 1600 block of George Jenkins Boulevard. Just prior to the crash, a black Nissan SUV was traveling east on George Jenkins Boulevard. At the same time, a yellow motorcycle was traveling west on George Jenkins Boulevard. Upo ...

2026-RFP-034 Selection Committee Meeting - Annual Fence Installation/Repair