Talbot House Ministries is proposing to relocate its services to a new facility on East Memorial Boulevard on land donated by an anonymous benefactor.
CFTB Realty Inc., a real estate arm of the nonprofit Community Foundation Tampa Bay, has filed an application with the City of Lakeland to change the zoning at 1115 E. Memorial Boulevard, on the south side of the road directly opposite Lakes Church. It will be heard by the city’s Planning and Zoning Board at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Katie Schultz, a spokesperson for the Tampa-Bay nonprofit, said it had a donor who provided the funds to purchase the 3.45-acre property for approximately $2 million in October 2024, as documented by Polk County Property Appraiser’s website.
“There was no nonprofit named in conjunction with the purchase,” she said. “Other than it was to support a nonprofit that strengthens the Lakeland community and addresses some of the needs in Lakeland.”…