Bridges to No Where Going Somewhere

If you’ve been wondering about those pedestrian bridges on Canada Road with no apparent destination, the destination is in sight. Construction on their completion is...

Funding Mechanism Reviewed by BOC for High School Wing

In unanimous agreement, the BOC (Board of Commissioners) tonight (11.27.17) favored a mechanism that would utilize the IDB (Industrial Development Board) to fund a...

McDonald’s Driveway Construction Today (11.27.17)

Work began today on the Canada Road driveway entrance to McDonald’s at 9940 U.S. Highway 64. The driveway has been blocked since the ribbon-cutting of...

Parks & Rec Board: Athletic Complex Discussed

By André Nolan, P & R Board member A great deal of the meeting was taken up by discussion on the proposed phased build-out of...

CIP Is Approved Unanimously by LSB

CIP Is Approved Unanimously by LSB An updated Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) was approved by the Lakeland School Board (LSB) tonight (11.20.17) in a 5-0...

Lakeland Residents, City Officials Talk High School Wing

In an hour+ special meeting focusing on education in Lakeland, City staff and officials said Lakeland can afford the additional debt for a high...

Four Selected to Two City Volunteer Boards

In a special meeting tonight (11.16.17) at City Hall, the BOC (Board of Commissioners) named four men to serve on volunteer community boards within...

It’s Affordable, Doable, Says BOC

The “it” would be adding a high school wing to the newly opened Lakeland Middle Preparatory School (LMPS) in the near future. In the fifth...