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Slight Increase Seen in Lakeland Business License Fees
If you do business in Lakeland, it looks like the annual fee for your city occupational license is going up — but in most cases only by a few dollars and you won’t see the higher fee for about a year.More
Lakeland Businesses Lack Affordable Broadband, Consultant Tells City
Lakeland is rich in the amount of ultra-high-speed fiber optics running underground, but poor in the amount of it that’s available to businesses and homes at an affordable price. More
Delgado Plans Activist Role as Interim City Manager
When Tony Delgado was appointed interim city manager today, he made it clear he doesn’t intend to be a placeholder. While acknowledging he is indebted to departing City Manager Doug Thomas, whom he called his mentor, Delgado told city commissioners he intends to take an activist role and won’t merely “hold the rudder.”More
Here’s Your Chance to Sound Off on Increased Property Tax vs. Fire Fee
Lakeland City Commissioner Justin Troller has asked his Facebook fans to comment respectfully on the current debate about whether the city should raise property taxes or invoke a fire fee that would spread funding to more residents. The conversation has been interesting — and civil. See the discussion after the jump or go directly to his post.More