Christopher Guinn
The Ledger
Lakeland, FL, United States
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Loose ends remain in Lakeland budget debate
Final budget vote tonight: Commissioners have already approved, in a 5-2 vote, a $129 million general fund budget and $612 million total budget, and a property tax rate of $5.56 per $1,000 of taxable property value. → Read More
Loose ends remain in Lakeland budget debate
Final budget vote tonight: Commissioners have already approved, in a 5-2 vote, a $129 million general fund budget and $612 million total budget, and a property tax rate of $5.56 per $1,000 of taxable property value. → Read More
Lakeland 'CityMaker' Kevin Rios dances, does good
LAKELAND — Kevin Rios had to restart after Hurricane Katrina washed out his life and sent him to Polk County, where he has thrived, given back and → Read More
Lakeland 'CityMaker' Kevin Rios dances, does good
LAKELAND — Kevin Rios had to restart after Hurricane Katrina washed out his life and sent him to Polk County, where he has thrived, given back and → Read More
Lakeland commissioners desire tax cut, but negotiations prove difficult
LAKELAND — Lakeland's annual budget debate, relatively uncontroversial since the 2015 planning season, has been complicated by estimates about the → Read More
Lakeland commissioners desire tax cut, but negotiations prove difficult
LAKELAND — Lakeland's annual budget debate, relatively uncontroversial since the 2015 planning season, has been complicated by estimates about the → Read More
Lakeland fails to find tax-rate compromise
At the heart of the debate was the amount of change the commission expected to shake out of Lakeland's collective couch cushions — the property tax rate — and what toppings they wanted to add in the end. → Read More
Lakeland fails to find tax-rate compromise
At the heart of the debate was the amount of change the commission expected to shake out of Lakeland's collective couch cushions — the property tax rate — and what toppings they wanted to add in the end. → Read More
Lakeland HR director Mark Farrington under investigation, placed on leave
LAKELAND — Lakeland's director of human resources is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation, Lakeland City → Read More
Only in Polk: Unveiling the secrets of the loggia
What's behind the gates at the Frances Langford Promenade loggia: Blinky's old home? Where lions made meals of criminals? Hidden tunnels for trysts, illicit deals by the wealthy? → Read More
Only in Polk: Unveiling the secrets of the loggia
What's behind the gates at the Frances Langford Promenade loggia: Blinky's old home? Where lions made meals of criminals? Hidden tunnels for trysts, illicit deals by the wealthy? → Read More
Candidates look for personal touch at campaign event
LAKELAND — One by one they belted their pitches in 30 seconds or less — or a little more if they could ignore the timekeepers' "move-it-along" pantomime — as the other favorites, underdogs and inevitable also-rans waited in a line as long as the barn for their chance to share their half-minute messages. The Rocking H Ranch in south Lakeland provided consistent theming for the cattle call of… → Read More
Candidates look for personal touch at campaign event
LAKELAND — One by one they belted their pitches in 30 seconds or less — or a little more if they could ignore the timekeepers' "move-it- → Read More
No charges emerge from state attorney's virtual-school invoice inquiry
BARTOW — There is no probable cause to believe a crime was committed in the handling of a virtual-school vendor's attempt to collect $1.8 million for services never approved by the Polk County School Board, a State Attorney's Office investigator concluded."The Polk County School Board's internal controls appropriately prevented the sales quote from being paid," State Attorney Investigator Chad… → Read More
No charges emerge from state attorney's virtual-school invoice inquiry
BARTOW — There is no probable cause to believe a crime was committed in the handling of a virtual-school vendor's attempt to collect $1.8 million for services never approved by the Polk County School Board, a State Attorney's Office investigator concluded."The Polk County School Board's internal controls appropriately prevented the sales quote from being paid," State Attorney Investigator Chad… → Read More
Lakeland Commission to meet in afternoon
LAKELAND — Lakeland's City Commission meetings will move to 3 p.m. starting Sept. 4, a change representing a compromise in a long-held, low-simmering debate about transparency and accessibility.Meetings have been held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 9 a.m. at City Hall, 228 S. Massachusetts Ave., unless holidays get in the way — as one will on the Monday before Sept. 4, which is… → Read More
Lakeland Commission to meet in afternoon
LAKELAND — Lakeland's City Commission meetings will move to 3 p.m. starting Sept. 4, a change representing a compromise in a long-held, low-simmering debate about transparency and accessibility.Meetings have been held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 9 a.m. at City Hall, 228 S. Massachusetts Ave., unless holidays get in the way — as one will on the Monday before Sept. 4, which is… → Read More
Applicant: Lakeland diner denied interview because of pregnancy
On Tuesday evening, an employee at Reececliff Family Diner in Lakeland contacted her on Facebook Messenger to confirm a 9:15 a.m. interview. Moments later, the interview was canceled. → Read More
Applicant: Lakeland diner denied interview because of pregnancy
On Tuesday evening, an employee at Reececliff Family Diner in Lakeland contacted her on Facebook Messenger to confirm a 9:15 a.m. interview. Moments later, the interview was canceled. → Read More
Applicant says Lakeland family diner denied job interview because of pregnancy
LAKELAND — She could get the interviews, a Lakeland woman said, but had suspicions as to why she couldn't land the job.On Tuesday evening, an employee at Reececliff Family Diner in Lakeland contacted her on Facebook Messenger to confirm a 9:15 a.m. interview. Moments later, the interview was canceled."Nobody has blatantly told me it was because I was pregnant," Lindsey Wilcox said of her… → Read More