Parks and rec plans to spend $3,500 to have tree consultant Joseph Samnik take a look at the aging oak at the foot of Success Avenue. A previous $1,100 study recommended removing the tree as a safety hazard, but many people have a sentimental attachment to it and would like the city to keep it in […]
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City Opens Its Annual Values Survey
The city of Lakeland is looking for 10 minutes of your time. That’s about how long it takes to fill out the city’s annual survey of citizen values at lakelandvalues.com. The survey, which launched today and remains online until Feb. 28, will be used in setting priorities as the city starts to prepare its 2018-19 budget. It […]
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Plant City Bypasses Lakeland Candidate for City Manager
Shawn Sherrouse, assistant city manager in Lakeland, was one of the top choices for city manager in Plant City, but commissioners ultimately voted unanimously to promote Bill McDaniel, Plant City’s assistant city manager and a former police chief | See Ledger coverage Source: Plant City Observer
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Sherrouse Interviews for Plant City Manager Job
Lakeland Assistant City Manager Shawn Sherrouse, considered one of the top candidates to become city manager in Plant City, interviewed with city commissioners there Friday. He impressed some with his first-year fiscal plan but left one commissioner questioning his tactics. Source: Plant City Observer
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Preaching Unity, Commission Declines to Halt Monument Relocation
City commissioners spoke about unity Tuesday as they rebuffed requests to overturn last month’s decision to relocate the Confederate monument from Munn Park.
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Lakeland Electric Workers Encountered Chaos in Puerto Rico
Lakeland Electric workers who traveled to Puerto Rico to help with power recovery after Hurricane Maria encountered chaos that left them sitting around far more than working, according to a newspaper review of records that contradict managers’ claims of productivity. Source: The Ledger
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Confederate Monument Supporters Want a New Vote
With four new members in place, the Lakeland City Commission is being asked to reverse a six-week-old decision to relocate the Confederate monument from Munn Park.
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City Ponders Renewing Red-Light Camera Contract
The city of Lakeland’s contract for 18 red-light cameras expires this year and commissioners must decide whether to renew it. Police brass want to keep the cameras, saying they improve safety by changing driver behavior. During a workshop Friday, commissioners gave few clues how they would vote. Source: The Ledger
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Michael Dunn Elected to the City Commission
Michael Dunn was elected to the Lakeland City Commission today, marking the first time in decades that first-time office holders comprised a majority of the board overseeing Lakeland’s city government. Dunn received 54 percent of the vote, defeating Larry Durrence, who served on the commission from 1981 to 1989.
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It’s Election Day; Here’s What You Need to Know
Registered voters in Lakeland go to the polls today to decide between Michael Dunn and Larry Durrence for a City Commission seat. Polls close at 7 p.m. Read on to find out where to vote, how to do last-minute research and where to get results tonight.