City Commissioners approved a zoning change and $775,000 in infrastructure reimbursements for neighboring multifamily developments.
Category: City Hall
Posted inCity Hall
Unexpected $21 Million LE Repair Bill Gives Commissioners ‘Sticker Shock’Â
Lakeland Electric’s largest generator has been offline since Feb. 23. The city is purchasing electricity from other utilities to keep the lights on.
Posted inTransportation
Emergency Sewer Repairs to Close Lanes at Griffin Road and U.S. 98
The nearly $2 million project is needed to prevent possible ‘large-scale failure’ of corroded iron pipes that date to the 1980s.
Posted inSocial Services
City and Talbot House Explore Revising Day Center for the Homeless
Funding is uncertain for the center, which would provide an alternative to spending the day sitting in Munn Park.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Self-Storage Facility Approved For Harden Boulevard on 4-3 Vote
Several dozen nearby residents came to the meeting to oppose the project, which will be diagonally across the road from Extra Space Storage.
Posted inConsumer
As Property Taxes Come Due, Many Homebuyers Saw Significant Increases
The millage rate didn’t change, but the city is receiving record-setting revenue due to turnover of existing homes and new development.
Posted inEnvironment
Lakeland’s ‘Excellent’ Recycling Stats Help the City’s Bottom Line
Truck-mounted cameras and warning letters help keep the contamination rates low and increase the dollars the city generates from recycling.
Posted inEnvironment
City’s Commercial Garbage Customers Can Recycle to Create Fuel
Businesses will pay the same rate to recycle waste as they would to have it dumped at the county landfill.
Posted inHousing
City Makes it Easier to Build Affordable Housing in Commercial Zones
Lakeland city commissioners voted unanimously Monday to make it easier for developers to put affordable, multifamily projects alongside warehouses and factories in commercial or light industrial areas of Lakeland.
Posted inRecreation
Cleveland Heights YMCA Seeks Zoning Approval for $21 Million Expansion
The project would dramatically expand the almost 60-year-old facility and nearly double the number of children it can serve.