Lakeland commissioners closed out 2025 with a marathon meeting — Mayor Bill Mutz and Commissioner
’s last — that clocked in at 7 hours, 24 minutes.
End-of-year agendas aren’t usually long, but Mutz said he wanted to wrap up as many projects as possible before passing the gavel to Mayor-elect Sara Roberts McCarley on Jan. 5.
Commission hits the brakes on stormwater rate hike
The Commission voted 6-0 to reject a proposed stormwater rate increase…