Lakeland officials will seek approximately $4.1 million in state funds next year to help complete a variety of infrastructure and public safety projects.
City commissioners met Nov. 3 to discuss what appropriation requests they will make from their state legislative delegation going into the January 2026 session.
“There will be big cuts again this year in the legislative process,” Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley warned her fellow commissioners. “When our elected officials in Tallahassee say they are cutting to the bone, they are cutting to the bone, meaning this is not a Christmas wish list.”…