An architect is creating a rendering to show what a facility at the northeast corner of Munn Park might look like.
Tag: Munn Park
Posted inDowntown
City Commission’s Munn Park Discussions Range from Homeless Issue to Closing Nearby Streets
The city attorney briefed commissioners on legal issues surrounding efforts to regulate charity feedings in parks.
Posted inDowntown
City Unveils Concepts for Munn Park; Vote for Your Favorite
Conceptual renderings show a large central grassy lawn surrounded by areas for recreational activities and a shaded events stage
Posted inDowntown
City Leaders Want Public Feedback on Munn Park’s Center
The focal point has been a blank canvas since removal of the controversial Confederate statue in 2019.
Posted inHistory
Group Will Explore Centerpiece Options for Munn Park
With the gap left by the relocation of the Confederate monument in mind, Lakeland’s Historic Preservation Board formed a committee recently to examine what, if anything, should become the focal point of Munn Park in downtown Lakeland.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Preaching Unity, Commission Declines to Halt Monument Relocation
City commissioners spoke about unity Tuesday as they rebuffed requests to overturn last month’s decision to relocate the Confederate monument from Munn Park.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Confederate Monument Supporters Want a New Vote
With four new members in place, the Lakeland City Commission is being asked to reverse a six-week-old decision to relocate the Confederate monument from Munn Park.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lakeland Commission Decides: Move the Confederate Monument
Add Lakeland to the list of cities where monuments to the Confederacy are being relocated following the racially motivated killings of nine people at a Charleston, S.C., church and the killing in Charlottesville, Va., of a woman protesting a white supremacy rally. City commissioners capped a long and emotional meeting this afternoon with a 4-3 […]
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City Outlines Speaker Rules for Monument Meeting
When city commissioners consider the future of the Munn Park Confederate monument on Monday morning, they’re expecting lots of comments from residents. So today they set some special rules for the meeting: People who want to speak will be asked to place their name and address on a sign-in sheet. Speakers will be called in […]
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Organization Leaders to City Commission: Relocate the Monument
Representatives of two churches, the NAACP and other organizations asked the City Commission today to relocate the Confederate monument away from the center of Munn Park. (Ledger coverage) Here are tweets about their requests: