Lakeland Senior Center nears completion, parking lot paved!

The Lakeland Senior Center is nearing completion, including the paving of the IH Clubhouse/Lakeland Senior Center parking lot!

The Senior Center is expected to be finished in January. Furniture etc. will be purchased with donations made to the Senior Center either at the Lakeland Trustmark Bank or the Lakeland Supplemental Income program.

The IH Clubhouse renovation is expected to start in February. An estimated completion date is not available.

A Grand Opening to include both the Lakeland Senior Center and IH Clubhouse is being planned after the renovations are complete.

Donations are still being accepted either at the Lakeland Trustmark Bank or by donating to the Lakeland Supplemental Income program (click here for form).

Donations may be tax deduction for tax year 2011 is made today!

Donations to the Lakeland Supplemental Income program may be tax deductible for the 2011 tax year if donations are made by December 31, 2011.

Donations may be unspecified, or directed for the Lakeland Senior Center, City beautification, Parks development, youth programs, or emergency management programs. All funds are restricted to being spent only for the designated category.

The donation form is available here.

Lakeland Supplemental Income Program reaches 100 donations

The Lakeland Supplemental Income Program has reached 100 donations totaling $7,695. All funds are restricted to the category specified by the person donating the funds.

Donation forms are available by clicking here, or calling City Hall at 901 867-2717.

We appreciate your support and comments on this program!

January 2012 Schedule Changes

Schedule changes for January, 2012 include:

-Monday, January 2, 2012: City Hall is closed

-Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting rescheduled from Thursday, January 5 to Thursday, January 12.

-City Hall closed for Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 16

No Refuse Collection/recycling on Monday, January 2 or Monday, January 16. Normal routes will be delayed one day. (Monday pickup will be Tuesday, etc. with Friday routes picked up on Saturday.

Lakeland Supplemental Income Progress

As of Wednesday, December 14, 41 persons have contributed a total of $3,515 to the Lakeland Supplemental Income Program.

The donation results as of today are;

Contributions: 41

Categories of donations:

Unspecified $ 650

Senior Center 600

City Beauty 1170

Parks Dev 275

Youth Programs 370

EMA 450

Total: $3,515

All funds are restricted to be spent only in the area for which the donation is made. The Senior Center furnishings are expected to be used in early February to assist in furnishing the new Lakeland Senior Center.

Persons, organizations or businesses wishing to donate may use this form, or call City Hall (867-2717I) for a form.

Transportation Report available

The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) staff has published a new staff report, Getting There: Increasing Access to Destinations, which is the final in a four-part series on transportation and land use planning in Tennessee.

The report addresses the potential for accessibility-based land use and transportation planning to assist the state and its local governments in maximizing public investments, enhancing economic development, improving job accessibility, reducing transportation costs, and improving access to transportation for disadvantaged populations.

Accessibility-based planning focuses on making it easier to get from location to location, while traditional mobility-based planning focuses on the trip itself. It considers issues such as density, mixed land uses, connection of road networks, transportation options, and integrated transportation modes.

Lakeland population is 12,430

Lakeland's population, according to the 2010 Federal Census was 12,430 in 2010. Based on housing permits, the actual population is an estimated 13,000.

The Lakeland population was unfortunately incorrectly stated in a December 14, 2012 story in the Commercial Appeal. Errors happen, and we understand that, but figures in a respected newspaper are frequently accepted as fact and the correction isn't seen by many readers.

Also, while it is correct that the City of Lakeland depends on Shelby County for emergency services, Lakeland residents and businesses do pay the normal "fire fees" for the excellent service provided by the Shelby County Fire Department. Lakeland residents also pay Shelby County property taxes which support the outstanding service provided by the Shelby County Sheriff Department.

Refuse Collection changes for December

There will be no refuse collection or recycling pickup on Monday, December 26 or Monday, January 2.

All scheduled collections will be delayed one day. (Monday schedule on Tuesday, etc. with Friday schedule picked up on Saturday).

Lakeland Supplemental Revenue Program Form and Information

Lakeland residents and businesses can support their favorite project(s) by donating for furnishings for the Senior Center, City Beautification (entrance treatments, landscaping, litter control, street sweeping), park development, youth programs and emergency management.

Each donation is segregated into a “restricted” fund so that money donated is used only for that specific project. Any amount of donation is acceptable and will be acknowledged immediately.

A letter was recently sent to all residents advising of the program with a form for submitting a donation or a form can be downloaded here.

Donated funds will enhance services, not substitute for already budgeted items.

The Great Yogurt Factory is open at Canada Road and Highway 64!

The Great Yogurt Factory is open at the Corners Shopping Center (next to Little Caesars Pizza and Flowers by Regis).

Call 901 417-7934 for hours and other information. (Web Information)

Welcome Lakeland's newest business!