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LAKELAND, FL (August 17, 2022) | The City of Lakeland has been gradually pursuing electrification of fleet vehicles, specifying hybrid or fully electrified vehicles where they fit the mission with a reasonable return on the investment.  Over the years, the City has purchased fully electric administrative vehicles, industrial equipment, and hybrid-electric police patrol vehicles. With the arrival of the first of the City’s Ford F-150 Lightnings, the fully electrified work truck era begins.

LAKELAND, FL (August 16, 2022) | A portion of South Massachusetts Avenue between East Lime Street and Lake Morton Drive will be closed August 26-28^th so rooftop air conditioning equipment can be replaced on the Citizens Bank & Trust Building, located at 402 South Kentucky Avenue. 

LAKELAND, FL (August 11, 2022) – Kelly Koos, City Clerk of the City of Lakeland, has certified the results at the close of the qualifying July 29, 2022, for the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority election.

LAKELAND, FL (August 4, 2022) - - Lakeland Linder International Airport will be hosting a U.S. Army Airborne Operation Training Mission on Thursday August 11, 2022 from 12:45pm to 1:30pm.

LAKELAND, FL (August 7, 2022) - On Sunday, August 7, 2022, at approximately 2:30 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near Memorial Boulevard and the Interstate 4 access ramp. Prior to the crash, the driver of a 2005 Ford Expedition was traveling westbound on Memorial Boulevard. As the vehicle approached the access ramp, it left the roadway, slid through a grass median, ...

LAKELAND, FL (August 6, 2022) - On Saturday, July 2, 2022, at approximately 4:47 p.m., uniform patrol officers responded to the Big Oaks Apartments, located at 1586 Big Oaks Drive, in reference to a shooting. On scene, officers located a 24-year-old male victim inside an apartment with a gunshot wound. Officers immediately began securing the location and rendering aid until eme ...

LAKELAND, FL (July 30, 2022) - On Friday, July 29, 2022, at approximately 10:15 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near the intersection of South Crystal Lake Drive and Lowry Avenue in Lakeland. Prior to the crash, a 2015 Nissan Rogue was traveling eastbound on South Crystal Lake Drive. At the intersection, the driver attempted to make a left turn onto Lowry Avenue and ...

LAKELAND, FL (July 28, 2022) | The City of Lakeland Public Works Department and Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department have begun work on a stabilization project on the south side of Lake Morton adjacent to the swan pens. The Construction and Maintenance and Lakes and Stormwater Divisions of Public Works and the Parks Division have teamed up on this project to address ...

LAKELAND, FL (July 25, 2022) - On Monday, July 25, 2022, at approximately 12:32 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near the intersection of Swindell Road and County Line Road in Lakeland. Prior to the crash, the driver of a 2013 Toyota Rav4 was traveling northbound on County Line Road at a high rate of speed. The driver failed to stop at the stop sign, traveled across ...

LAKELAND, FL (July 25, 2022) | The Lakeland City Commission participated in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget Workshop today. The six-hour workshop identified the current budget and outlined the fiscal needs for the 2023 budget.  Most of the workshop and City Commission discussion involved public safety and the 2023 future personnel needs for both the Lakeland Police Department and Lakeland Fire Department. The City Commission did vote 7-0 to have an advertised property tax rate not to exceed 5.7649 mills per every $1,000 of appraised property value.  This millage rate has not been officially set or voted on.  The formal vote will take place during the budget hearings on September 8^th and 22^nd.