P&R Board:  Sports Complex Partnership with Schools?

By Kim Odom, Lakeland Senior Center (LSB) manager The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (P&R) met for its monthly meeting yesterday (9.13.17) at City Hall. New...

Could TLD Be Back on Track?

With a quorum of four members, the Industrial Development Board (IDB) unanimously approved a resolution for a development contract with The Lake District (TLD)...

IDB defers decision on The Lake District

In a not-so-surprising move last night (8.17.17), the Lakeland IDB (Industrial Development Board) did not approve a development agreement with Yehuda Netanel, developer of...

MPC: Changes Suggested for Title Loan, Payday Lenders in City

Members of the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) voted tonight (8.17.17) in favor of a change in the Lakeland land development regulations that would restrict...

Parks and Rec July Meeting:  July Hike at IH

By André Nolan, P&R Board member The meeting last night for the Advisory Board of Parks and Recreation/Natural Resources (7.11.17) had to be cancelled for...

No Uniforms for LSS, Says LSB

The Lakeland School System (LSS) will begin the new school year with a dress code, but no uniforms. So said Lakeland School Board (LSB) members...

MPDRC Meeting:  Vision for the City

By Jim Willis, MPDRC member The Municipal Planning and Design Review Commission (MPDRC) focused tonight (6.15.17) on the importance of establishing a vision for what...

New Video to Publicize the Good News About Lakeland

By year’s end, there should be a promotional video about Lakeland, its citizens, its schools, its activities and its features which make it a...