Polk County Board Of County Commissioners Regular Meeting
The Board approved several construction contracts, including a water supply well project for the Northeast Regional Utilities Service Area, a boardwalk project at Crystal Lake Park, and professional engineering services for the Avon Park Cutoff Rd Bridge replacement. A land purchase agreement was finalized for the construction of a new government center in North Lakeland. The Board addressed utility responses to recent cold weather, made appointments to the Polk County Industrial Development Authority and the Tohopekaliga Water Authority Board of Supervisors, and held public hearings regarding traffic calming devices on Hancock Road, a right-of-way vacation on Johnson Road, and a drainage easement vacation at Country Class Estates.