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Tag: Lakeland City Commission
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Incumbent Walker Dominates Fundraising Via Business, Labor Support
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Commission Candidates Introduce Themselves Via Video
AJ Rodriguez offers a fresh outlook and familiarity with Millennials and minorities, Ricky Shirah is angry that the city sold Henley Field, and incumbent Philip Walker stands on the city’s success with taming gangs and fostering business. Those are highlights of brief videos of the candidates running for the only contested seat on the Lakeland […]
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City Commission Challengers Attack Tax Increase
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As it prepares for a move to Lakeland’s airport, PSC’s aerospace program starts a training partnership with ExpressJet. Columnist Bruce Anderson ponders why only one of three eligible Lakeland City Commission seats is being contested this fall. For pedaling 3,844 miles this summer and raising $15k, Americans for Independence named Boyd Lipham its volunteer of the […]
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CITY: When you’re in a fender-bender, who you gonna call? If you’re City Commissioner Philip Walker, you phone the police chief. HIGHER EDUCATION: Zenith Education Group bought Everest University from troubled Corinthian Colleges and is turning it into a non-profit. | Construction of a second dorm at Florida Polytechnic University is 30 days ahead of schedule. EVENTS: Burt […]
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Focus on Communication and Efficiency, Delgado Told
In the next 90 days, Interim City Manager Tony Delgado should focus on communicating the awesomeness of Lakeland to residents, the importance of customer service to city employees and one-on-one with his bosses. He should also focus on increasing productivity and efficiency. That was the consensus of city commissioners who filled out anonymous surveys in […]
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City Commissioner Philip Walker faces election challenges from A.J. Rodriguez and Ricky Shirah. Meanwhile, Justin Troller was re-elected without opposition, and newcomer Bill “Tiger” Read becomes a commissioner in January since nobody else qualified to run for the seat being vacated by Keith Merritt. Lois Searl, who leaves a legacy in volunteerism and as the first […]
