Economic Development Commission (EDC) March 22 meeting
By Alan Johnson, EDC Board member
Jim Atkinson, Lakeland city manager, Wil Ashworth, Lakeland Chamber of Commerce president and Brittney Buchanan, Chamber executive director met...
Downtown display to feature Lakeland: Past, Present and Future
Lakeland is to be featured in a Shelby County historical display in downtown Memphis this spring and staff members are gathering memorabilia for the...
Municipal Planning Commission March meeting
By Carl Helton, MPC/DRC Board member
The Motel 6 and Mobil gas station were on the March 15 MPC/DRC (Municipal Planning Commission/Design Review Commission) agenda...
LSB approves contract to build LMPS fields
In a special meeting last night (3.26.1), the Lakeland School Board (LSB) approved a “construction manager at risk” contract with Chris Woods Construction for...
Municipal judge position open in Lakeland
The City of Lakeland is seeking applications for the newly created position of municipal judge.
Link to the job description and application: https://www.lakelandtn.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=654
The to-be-hired magistrate...
BOC talks trees, violations and making the City better
It could have been the Lorax, speaking for the trees at the BOC (Board of Commissioners) special meeting tonight (3.22.18) at City Hall.
“I am...
Thursday night (3.22.18): Public hearing for Beer Board, Followed by BOC Special
There will be a special meeting of the Beer Board and public hearing at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (3.22.18) at City Hall.
The hearing, discussion and...
Lakeland residents: Permit required to remove 10”+ diameter trees
After several recent incidents of trees removal or “tree pruning,” the City reminds residents that some tree work requires City approval.
Cory Brady, PLA, AICP,...
