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LAKELAND, FL (October 30, 2024) | To decrease the water levels at Lake Bonny, the City of Lakeland will be adding an additional pump as a TEST to see if it provides additional relief for Lake Bonny. 

LAKELAND, FL (October 24, 2024) | The City of Lakeland Parks Division will be on Lake Morton at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the 44^th Annual Swan Roundup. Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts employees will be carefully gathering the swans by boat to get them ready for their annual veterinary check-up. The swans will be confined in large holding pens on the south side of the lake for their annual wellness examinations with My Pet’s Animal Hospital that will start the morning of November 6, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. The Annual Swan Round-Up allows the City’s Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department to closely monitor the health and vitality of Lakeland’s swan population. 

Meeting Notice 2024-RFQ-275 Construction Manager at Risk Services (CMAR) for Sylvester and Lynncrest Rd Sanitary Sewer Upgrade

LAKELAND, FL (October 24, 2024) | There is a concentrated effort taking place to mitigate the flooding that has happened around Lake Bonny.  The lake is swollen above typical levels due to heavy rains experienced with Tropical Storm Debbie, Hurricane Helene and most recently Hurricane Milton.   The City of Lakeland, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), Pol ...

Meeting Notice for Request for Qualifications Urban and Community Design, Infill Conceptual Planning Professional Services (CCNA) 

Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of Lakeland, Florida, proposes to approve the following: CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAKELAND AND IPS ENTERPRISES, INC., THE DEVELOPER, FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED GENERALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE DRIVE, NORTH OF STATE ROAD 539 (KATHLEEN ROAD); GRANTING VESTING RELATING TO THE PROJECT’S TRANSPO ...

LAKELAND, FL (October 22, 2024) | The City of Lakeland is working with several agencies in ongoing efforts to mitigate the sustained flooding on Lake Bonny.  The City of Lakeland has been coordinating with the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), Polk County, US Army Corp of Engineers, and the State of Florida to develop a flood mitigation plan.

Residential Garbage Collection resumed normal operations. This includes garbage, recycling, and yard waste.  Expect delays in bagged and containerized yard waste collection. Place any extra bags of garbage next to the green garbage cart and it will be picked up. 

Lakeland Electric reports that power has been reinstated for customers who can safely receive service. As clean-up efforts continue, hanging tree limbs may impact service and cause isolated outages. Customers with damaged electrical equipment or those dealing with flooding may be unable to safely receive power until the floodwaters recede or their equipment undergoes assessment and repair by a qualified electrician. Once the property owner has made repairs, customers should contact 863-834-9535 to have power safely reconnected.

There are some areas around Lakeland that were hit very hard with flooding (photo attached) due to the impacts from Hurricane Milton.  The Lakeland area experienced over 12 inches of rain in 24 hours taxing the City’s stormwater system.  All area lakes are flooded, and it is very difficult to alleviate flood conditions and lower lake levels. Most of the drainage lakes, tributaries and rivers have high levels and that is not helping flood situations because of the higher-than-normal rainfall over the summer.