Polk County commissioners to debate referendum for school tax increase

The Polk County Commission is set to debate a referendum Nov. 4 that would ask voters to decide on a 1 mil increase in ...

Polk County Commission delays vote on adding school tax increase to ballot

Polk County commissioners said they were annoyed that putting the question on the ballot would look like they supported the ...
Daily Ridge

New Roundabout and Other Traffic Improvements Planned on North Galloway Road in Lakeland

New Roundabout and Other Traffic Improvements Planned on North Galloway Road in Lakelandby James Coulter A new roundabout is one of the many proposed traffic improvements planned for N. Galloway Road ...
Daily Ridge

Joint-Use Fire Rescue Station Planned for Polk County and City of Bartow

Joint-Use Fire Rescue Station Planned for Polk County and City of Bartow by James Coulter A new joint-use fire rescue station will soon be built near Bartow, now that an agreement has been approved ...
The Ledger

'Our way of life is being sold out': Neighbors fight zoning change for rural Polk land, but lose

Polk County commissioners voted 3-2 to increase housing density on a 178-acre parcel in unincorporated Winter Haven, despite resident concerns. Residents fear the change from one to four homes per ...