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  • Polk County Seeks Volunteers to Guide Lake Access

    Mianne Nelson, Polk Communications Division|Updated Sep 27, 2023

    Polk County commissioners are looking for volunteers who would like to serve on the county's Lake Access Advisory Committee. The LAAC studies how to increase public access to Polk County's lakes and reports findings and recommendations back to the County Commission. The Lake Access Advisory Committee includes 10 members appointed by the Polk County Board of County Commissioners. Each Commissioner appoints two members to the Committee, with staggered member terms. Members are...

  • South Lake Wales, Crooked Lake Park Residents Invited to Special Meeting on Sewer System Upgrades

    Mianne Nelson, Polk Communications Director|Updated Jan 27, 2023

    Polk County Utilities (PCU) will host a Crooked Lake Park neighborhood community meeting to discuss the future of the wastewater collection and treatment system that serves that area on Monday, January 30, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The county will present an overview of the proposed improvements and preliminary construction schedule for the wastewater facility. The meeting will be held at the South Lake Wales Church of God, 210 President's Drive in Lake Wales. In March 2021, the State...

  • Polk Seeks Volunteers to Direct Lake Access

    Mianne Nelson, Polk BoCC Information Director|Updated Dec 27, 2022

    Polk County commissioners are looking for volunteers who would like to serve on the county's Lake Access Advisory Committee. The Lake Access Advisory Committee studies how to increase public access to Polk County's lakes and reports findings and recommendations back to the County Commission. The Lake Access Advisory Committee includes 10 members appointed by the Polk County Board of County Commissioners. Each Commissioner appoints two members to the Committee, with staggered...