There are 8 article(s) tagged Lakeland Mayor And Board Of Commissioners:

• November 2020

  • Atkinson, Wright prepare for 4-year terms on Lakeland commission

    Former city manager Jim Atkinson and incumbent Wesley Wright make plans for their new four-year terms.

    By Michael Waddell November 04, 2020

• August 2020

  • Three candidates vying for two Lakeland commissioner seats this fall

    In Lakeland, candidates for commissioner do not run for a specified board seat. Instead, the top two finishers of the three will win positions on the Board of Commissioners.

    By Michael Waddell August 27, 2020

• July 2020

  • Lakeland scraps plans for athletic complex on U.S. 70 site

    Wetlands issues with the property force city to refocus on an all-in-one park solution on property on Memphis-Arlington Road.

    By Michael Waddell July 10, 2020

• December 2019

  • Lakeland approves contract for sewer interceptor project

    Lakeland commissioners Thursday night, Dec. 12, approved a contract with Allen & Hoshall to begin designing the Oliver Creek Sanitary Sewer Interceptor project, which city officials expect to be completed within five years.

    By Michael Waddell December 13, 2019

  • Lakeland winery seeking brewery classification to sell hard cider

    Lakeland commissioners Thursday night, Dec. 12, approved on first reading a zoning ordinance change that would pave the way for Delta Blues Winery to sell hard cider.

    By Michael Waddell December 13, 2019

• November 2019

  • Lakeland approves bond issues to move high school construction forward

    The pieces continue to fall into place for construction of Lakeland’s new high school, with commissioners Monday night approving a $45 million bond issue to begin work. 

    By Michael Waddell November 05, 2019

• August 2019

  • Lakeland moves to lower property tax rate as school loan nears completion

    Lakeland's Board of Commissioners Thursday night took the first step toward lowering the city’s property tax rate as a Department of Agriculture loan to fund a new high school nearing the final stages of processing.

    By Michael Waddell August 09, 2019

• June 2019

  • Lakeland’s high school compromise neglects the First Amendment

    A compromise paving the way for construction of a Lakeland high school purports to allow the citizenry to have “its cake and eat it too” so long as citizens are willing to tacitly agree to sleep on their rights that the First Amendment protects, such as the right to petition and the right to free speech.

    By Zachary Coleman June 04, 2019