Pablo Sologaistoa, one of the eight people who initiated the petition that got the strong mayor issue on the Lakeland election ballot, says he no longer supports the initiative and will vote against it.
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Strong-Mayor Funder Contributes $229,000
With city elections nearly four months away, the campaign to change Lakeland’s city government to a strong-mayor system has amassed $231,193, by far the largest war chest in any Lakeland election campaign ever. Read on to see how each of the 15 announced candidates for city office are financing their races and who the biggest […]
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‘Executive Mayor’ Proponents Set for Ballot Drive
After laying low for months, Citizens for a Strong Lakeland has filed the paperwork needed to begin collecting the 6,038 signatures needed to get a city charter featuring a strong mayor on an election ballot. Source: http://www.theledger.com/article/20160726/news/160729546?p=all&tc=pgall
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Strong Mayor Group Unveils P.R. Campaign and Another Swan Logo
The group promoting a strong mayor for Lakeland has opened its p.r. campaign with a new website, Facebook page, Twitter feed and an ad in The Ledger on Sunday.
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Facebook Surfaces Pros and Cons of Strong-Mayor Idea
In Lakeland, the revolution might not be televised, but it will play out in social media. There’s a push to replace the city’s council-manager form of government with a strong mayor system, and the people promoting it are using Facebook as a listening post to get feedback before they even offer a formal proposal.