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2022 Annual Polk County Peace Officers’ Memorial Service Set for May 5 The Fraternal Order of Police Polk County Lodge #46 and the Polk County Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, Inc., will present the 34th Annual Polk County Peace Officers’ Memorial Service on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 10:00 AM at the Polk County Law Enforcement Memorial in the Lakeland Veterans Memorial Park. T ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 27, 2022) | Starting Monday morning, May 2^nd, the Wastewater Collection Division will close the intersection of West Lime Street and South Missouri Avenue in order to repair a broken sewer main that has become offset over time. 

LAKELAND, FL (April 27, 2022) | An emergency sewer repair will start immediately along Lake Avenue just south of Main Street, in front of the Texas Cattle Company restaurant.  City of Lakeland Wastewater crews are at the location now prepping to start work. At this time, the exact detail of what is causing the issue is unknown and crews will need to dig up the sewer to find what is causing the blockage.

LAKELAND, FL (April 14, 2022) - The construction for a new roundabout at the intersection of State Road 572 (Drane Field Road) and Don Emerson Drive is slated to start May 1, 2022.  The single lane roundabout is being constructed to accommodate the traffic demand at this intersection which serves as the primary access to the Lakeland Regional Airport and the Publix Super Markets corporate offices.  The completed project will include drainage, lighting, and landscape improvements within the scope of work.  

LAKELAND, FL (April 14, 2022) | City Manager Shawn Sherrouse has appointed Mike Beckham as Interim General Manager of Lakeland Electric, effective April 14, 2022. Recent Lakeland Electric General Manager Joel Ivy accepted a position with Lubbock Power & Light. Ivy will oversee the Texas municipal utility starting May 2022.  Sherrouse said, “As Lakeland Electric’s Assistant General Manager, Mike is intimately familiar with the responsibilities of the position and has significant experience in the variety of services that the utility provides.”

Location: City limits of Lakeland Florida. When: The educational activity will be conducted on different date and times What: High Visibility Enforcement to Improve Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Summarize the activity: Polk ranks in the top 25 counties in the state for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists. In an effort to prote ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 10, 2022) - On Sunday, April 10, 2022, at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near the 2900 block of West Memorial Boulevard. Just prior to the crash, a semi-truck with trailer was stopped inside the safety lane, facing eastbound with its hazard lights activated. At the same time, a 2018 Nissan Frontier truck was traveling eastboun ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 6, 2022) | The City of Lakeland was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to expand the Intersection Avoidance Safety Program (ICASP) to include 25 additional high-impact intersections.  The system has sensors that measure the speed of a vehicle and its distance from the intersection. It then predicts whether the driver is going to run the red light or be clear of the intersection in time.

LAKELAND, FL (April 4, 2022) | The City of Lakeland Parks & Recreation Department is adding Cultural Arts to its name.  Yes, starting April 4^th, the Department will be Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts.  The addition of Cultural Arts to the Department not only recognizes programming, partnerships, and green spaces but it also highlights the adaptability of these spaces going forward.  Recreation and library needs have changed over the years to include cultural arts.

LAKELAND, FL (April 1, 2022) | The City of Lakeland approves the relocation of the "Tribute to Volunteerism" sculpture to Munn Park.