City government collaborates with a faith-based organization and a religion-centered university on a neighborhood cleanup project around Westside Park.
Category: Neighborhoods
Posted inDowntown
Sketches Reveal Design for Newly Named Mirrorton Project
Plans are emerging for Mirrorton, the newly unveiled name for a high-end rental development planned for the vacant 10-acre site north of Lake Mirror and east of Lakeland Police headquarters. The company developing 305 multi-story apartments and townhouses there has released two drawings showing their vision for the community’s design. (Check the renderings after the […]
Posted inDowntown
Classic Lake Mirror Columns Being Restored
A $199,000 project to restore four sets of columns at Lake Mirror that date to 1926 got under way today as workers began dismantling them.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
City Taking Another Look at Lake Morton Lover’s Oak
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 […]
Posted inNeighborhoods
Lake Morton Mail Problem Solved After Reporter’s Questions
The central Lakeland neighborhood again has a permanent letter carrier after temps kept mis-delivering letters. Source: 10 News
Posted inNeighborhoods
Looking for Holiday Lights? There’s a Map for That
LakelandMom lists neighborhoods in Lakeland, the rest of Polk County and Plant City known for holiday light displays, and throws in a driving route to see them. Source: LakelandMom.com
Posted inNeighborhoods
Lovers’ Oak Gets Another Reprieve
Plans to dismantle the massive Lovers’ Oak on Lake Morton were put on hold last month as Hurricane Irma approached. The conjoined trees at the foot of Success Avenue got another stay of execution today when city commissioners said they want to look at all options.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
North Lake Mirror Land Sale Under Consideration
City commissioners are being asked Monday morning to approve a contract to sell 10 acres behind the LPD headquarters to a Tampa developer planning a 306-unit multi-family complex.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Church-State Partnership Cleans Neighborhood
Source: Facebook: Lakeland Police Department
Posted inNeighborhoods
Impending Storm Has Tree Trimmers Booked Solid
“If it’s not an emergency or something like that, tree’s about to fall, we don’t even try it,” said Leonard Kirkland of Kirland’s Tree Service in Lakeland. “Just for general cut down a tree, they have to wait.” Source: 10 News