Most days, Don Burns can be found at COhatch, the co-working space that faces Munn Park, downtown. “They say that beautiful tree has been there 100 years,” he says of the park. “Lakeland’s 140 years old. There’s a lot of history just looking at that tree.”
Now Burns wants to bring his perspective to government. He has declared his candidacy for Lakeland City Commissioner District B Northeast in the Nov. 4 city election. So far he’s unopposed.
Burns, 56, was planning to run in 2028 before learning that Commissioner Bill Read will step down at the end of this year…