Lakeland

Lakeland Electric and water utility officials provided more information to commissioners at the July 20 city commission meeting.

Two campus groves are being replanted as part of a larger revitalization effort for Polk’s citrus industry.

Speakers were in opposition to the project and in support of a moratorium; however, several felt a moratorium would not go far enough and called for an all-out ban on data centers in Lakeland.

A public hearing on the ordinance will be held on Monday, July 6, at 9 a.m.

Body cameras that translate over 50 languages, first-response drones and AI that assist in 911 calls and writing reports would be included in the $21 million bundle.

Faith-based nonprofit Hope House Florida is set to move into the former Faith Lutheran Church building in the Lake Hollingsworth neighborhood.

Commissioners asked the city attorney to draft a 12-month pause on large-scale facilities, with votes expected in July.

The tree is estimated to be about about 200 years old.

At least two commissioners want time to develop rules for a fast-growing industry that is not addressed in Lakeland’s land use code.

The “Project Swan” proposal remains active. The applicant only withdrew from the scheduled June 3 Development Review Team meeting, not from the development review process.

In November, a constitutional amendment will appear on ballots statewide that would reduce — and potentially eliminate — property taxes on homesteaded properties.

The proposal is for a 600,000-square-foot data center.