Eleven More Lake Wales City Streets to be Resurfaced in Coming …
20 hours ago · Drivers using city streets around Lake Wales have likely noticed improvements to area streets as a six-year program of resurfacing continues. The aggressive effort to catch up on deferred maintenance began in 2021 and has resulted in miles of smoother new surfaces under the city's Pavement Management Program. Portions of 12 roadways were resurfaced...
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Dec 8, 2024 · A new controversy has emerged in association with the BizLinc business incubator in Lake Wales. BizLinc operator Florida Development Corp is being sued by a trio of investors who claim the company owes them more than a quarter-million dollars.
Lake Wales Earns Budget Excellence Recognition
20 hours ago · The City of Lake Wales has once again been awarded two prestigious awards by the Government Finance Officers Association, GFOA. City staff received the Distinguished Budget Presentation award for its 2024 fiscal year budget. To receive the award, budget documents must be rated "proficient" in four categories: policy document, financial plan, operat...
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5 days ago · One Killed in Head-on Crash on Hatchineha Road News Staff Reports | Updated Dec 24, 2024. The fourth local traffic fatality in a week took the life of a 24-year-old woman, who died following a head on crash on on Hatchineha Road Saturday evening.
Two Left With Serious Injuries After Early-Morning Motorcycle Crash
5 days ago · The new year started with a tragic accident and two motorcyclists were left with serious injuries after crashing their sports bikes at 1 a.m. on New Years Day. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit's preliminary investigation, the two men traveling on motorcycles eastbound on Tindle Camp Road northeast of Lake Wales, a...
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6 days ago · Mona Jean Vorous, 1931-2024 News Obituary Service | Updated Jan 1, 2025. Mona Jean Vorous of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024 at her residence. She was born January 23, 1931 in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to the late George and Florence Cochran; she moved to Lake Wales in 1961.
City Approves Annexation, Zoning for Upscale Lake Wales …
Nov 27, 2024 · The prospect of a transformative high-end development along SR 60 west of Lake Wales advanced with a unanimous vote in favor of the annexation of about 558 acres that will be the site of the proposed Lake Wales Commons at the most recent city commission meeting. Lake Wales Commons could host as many as 3,200 new dwelling units, along with more than...
Lake Wales Street Resurfacing Project Correcting Miles of Rough …
Oct 30, 2024 · Motorists traveling on city streets around Lake Wales will find the going much smoother as work progresses on an aggressive program of improvements being conducted under city contracts. Portions of 12 roadways are presently being resurfaced with either a cape seal or a double-micro slurry of liquid asphalt as part of the city's Pavement Management...
More Than 15,660 New Homes Approved By Lake Wales City …
Mar 13, 2024 · 32. Steeple Chase encompasses 250 single-family detached lots and 68 townhome units on about 98 acres of former citrus land along the north and east sides of Ridge Manor.. 33. The Gardinier property north of Starr Lake sprawls across more than 900 acres to be annexed in phases. The city commission has already approved construction of Valencia Hills, including a 654-lot mobile home park and 143 ...
Lake Wales Commons Development Could Include 3,200 …
Jul 24, 2024 · Yet another large-scale development is being planned for the Lake Wales area, this time on the city's western edge, after the proposal received approvals from the city's Planning and Zoning board Tuesday. Lake Wales Commons could host as many as 3,200 new dwelling units, along with more than a million square feet of light industrial and warehouse s...