A study identified three options to prevent future flooding, but relief hinges on approval of an $11.8 million grant.
Tag: Hurricane Milton
Posted inInsight Polk
Nonprofits Offer ‘Safety Net of Last Resort’ to Families Displaced by Milton
Essential repairs will be performed at no charge for some storm-battered homeowners.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lake Bonny Residents Struggle Four Months After Milton
Insurance companies are refusing to pay out for storm-damaged homes and even canceling policies
Posted inInsight Polk
Motel Life Is Hard for Many Lakeland Families. The Alternative May Be Worse.
Emergency housing for 426 Lakeland families displaced by Hurricane Milton will end on April 9.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Local Roofer Donates Services to New Beulah Missionary Baptist Church
The new and badly needed roof comes in time for the church’s 58th anniversary.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Brick Be Gone: City Will Pave on Easton Drive
Asphalt work to stop washout issues on Easton Drive is set to begin Feb. 24 and end March 11.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lakeland Planning Study on Historic Lake Bonny Flooding
City manager gave detailed answers to resident questions at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting.
Posted inInsight Polk
Hotel Fire Reveals Plight of Displaced Families with ‘No Good Options’
Dozens of families are uncertain where they will sleep tonight after fire marshal shutters Imperial Swan Hotel & Suites.
Posted inPublic Safety
Lake Seward’s 30-Year Flooding Problem Went Unaddressed
Residents have complained since the south Lakeland basin flooded in 1994; Hurricane Milton inundated homes on Oakmont Lane last month.
Posted inPublic Safety
Lake Bonny Residents Demand Action, Funding at City Meeting
Lake Bonny residents talk of losing everything after floodwaters pushed into their homes and stayed.