In a 10-minute meeting, the Lakeland City Commission on Thursday night unanimously passed a $730 million budget for 2022-23, with a 5.4323 millage rate for property owners – the same as this year. The budget includes funding to add 13 police officers, 12 firefighters and a new fire station north of I-4.
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City Mulls Tax Increase to Hire More Police and Firefighters
Lakeland city commissioners are considering raising property taxes from $5.43 to $5.76 per $1,000 of assessed value in order to hire 13 additional police officers — the police chief had asked for 31 — and hire 12 firefighters for a planned new fire station north of I-4. A decision comes in September. If the higher […]
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Neighbor Pulls Woman From Burning Mobile Home
A resident of Heatherwood Village Mobile Home Park on Harden Boulevard was pulled from her burning home by a neighbor Friday morning before firefighters arrived and put out the fire, News Channel 8 reports. The woman, the home’s only resident, was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, and the neighbor was treated locally for smoke inhalation. […]
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High Land Costs Dampening Site Search for a North Lakeland Fire Station
High property costs are making it hard to find suitable land in north Lakeland for a new fire station, City Manager Shawn Sherrouse told city commissioners today.
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News Release: Lakeland Fire Protection Rating Upgraded to Highest Level
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