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**********UPDATE**********   The Lakeland Police Department has begun accepting applications for the position of Police Officer! Applications can be accessed through the below link:   https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lakelandfl/jobs/4661494/police-officer-certified-law-enforcement   Correction for the Application Deadline: The posting will close after the receipt of ...

FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION     LAKELAND, FL (September 22, 2024) - On Saturday, September 21, 2024, at approximately 8:49 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a black Toyota pickup truck and a silver Toyota sedan in the 4100 block of State Road 33. Just prior to the crash, the silver sedan was traveling southbound on State Road 33 and the black pickup truck wa ...

LAKELAND, FL (September 19, 2024) - The Lakeland City Commission participated in the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Hearing on Thursday, September 19, 2024.  During the final Budget Hearing, City Commission listened to City Manager Shawn Sherrouse go over the proposed FY25 Budget that included calculations based on a 5.4323 millage rate.

The City of Lakeland Wastewater Division is working on a sanitary sewer emergency repair on the Southside of Lake Morton at 140 Lake Morton Drive between South Boulevard and Orange Park Avenue.  

There has been an effort to scam customers who had an item on the Planning & Zoning Board agenda to pay an exorbitant fee through a wire transfer.  The scammers created an email that looked like it was from the City of Lakeland with instructions to wire money to a New York bank account.  Of course, this is a scam, and the City of Lakeland would never initiate and ask for payment for a service over a phone, or through email.  Unsolicited phone calls, text messages, or emails purporting to be from the City of Lakeland demanding immediate payment are frauds. 

                LAKELAND, FL - (September 17, 2024) The Lakeland Police Department will be accepting applications for the 2024 Cops for Kids Toy Donation program for four select days beginning on October 14, 2024. Parents or guardians needing assistance must register at one of the locations listed below.   REGISTRATION DATES AND TIMES Monday, October 14 from 9 AM - ...

Budget Summary City of Lakeland Fiscal Year 2025. The proposed operating budget expenditures of the City of Lakeland are 2.1% less than last year's total operating expenditures. 

LAKELAND, FL (September 11, 2024) - On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at approximately 10:31 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a red Toyota Celica and a grey Ford pickup truck in the 1600 block of East Memorial Boulevard. Just prior to the crash, the Toyota was headed westbound on East Memorial Boulevard and Ford was traveling eastbound on East Memorial Boul ...

LAKELAND, FL (September 11, 2024) | The City of Lakeland Parks Division will be on Lake Morton at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 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.

LAKELAND, FL (September 11, 2024) | The 19^th Annual Cardboard Boat Challenge and Lakes Festival will take place on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the Lake Hollingsworth Boat Ramp located at 920 Lake Hollingsworth Drive. The Lakes Education/Action Drive and the City of Lakeland is hosting the event to raise awareness for area lakes.