The Brief
- The North Lakeland Polk County Government Center will be located in the plot of land east of Kathleen Road and south of Duff Road.
- It’ll be modeled after the government center in Lake Alfred.
- Some residents are concerned that the area’s infrastructure can’t handle the facility, as it is located on higher ground and the neighborhood directly across from it flooded during Hurricane Milton.
KATHLEEN, Fla. – The construction of a new government center in Polk County is facing some pushback from residents who’re concerned that the Kathleen area, where the facility would be located, isn’t well-equipped.
The backstory:
On February 3, Polk County commissioners approved a $5 million land purchase agreement for the 28-acre piece of land east of Kathleen Road, south of Duff Road.…