LAKELAND | Development of the 14 acres near the Lakeland Police Department that city officials took by eminent domain and then left sitting after the 2008 recession could soon be back on track.
Two Polk County developers have submitted proposals to City Hall to turn the blocks into a downtown residential area. But the public won’t get a look at the proposals for a couple of weeks.
An exemption to Florida’s public records law will keep the proposals in the dark until May 21, even though a committee of city officials already has chosen one as the best.