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Voice of the People: Nobody cares when the City Commission meets The Ledger Nobody cares when the City Commission meets I don’t know how long Paul Cunningham has lived in Lakeland, but on this issue of City Commission meeting times and public participation I believe he is mistaken ["Demand evening commission meetings now," April 4]. Cunningham correctly stated that when the commission held a special evening meeting, the room was packed. What he neglected to say was that this was during the Go...

Walk-in voting starts for Lakelands Southeast District runoff LAKELAND – Two candidates are vying for ballots at the polls as early walk-in voting has started for Lakelands May 4 special election runoff.  Polk County educator Shandale Terrell faces off against small-business owner Mike Musick in a runoff election for the rights to represent the Southeast District "D" residents. The winner will join the City Commission for eight months, serving the remainder of the term vacated when Scot...