The schools will still be vigilant for COVID-19 symptoms and will require infected students to quarantine.
Here is a roundup of Polk County’s colleges and universities:
Florida Polytechnic University
Polk County’s only public university is transitioning during the summer back to “a pre-pandemic style of operations,” spokeswoman Lydia Guzman said by email. That means normal capacity in classrooms and other common spaces.
Florida Poly will no longer require masks but strongly recommends them for students and staff members who aren’t vaccinated or “who may have a personal or medical reason to do so,” Guzman said.
“All members of our University community are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated,” she wrote.
After City Manager Jeff Tillman read the resolution and commissioners unanimously approved it, Tillman lifted the cloth to reveal a street sign that soon would be installed.
“Oh my goodness, I am so, so amazed, shocked,” Lowrance, 64, said of the renaming. “It brought me to tears when they did the resolution and then it speaks of the road. I was very honored.”
Tillman said that Lowrance is the longest-serving employee in Auburndale history, a record he said is unlikely to be surpassed.
“What a professional,” said Bobby Green, one of four city managers for whom Lowrance worked before his retirement in April after 30 years in the job. “Most certainly a complement to the city workforce and just did a great job; most certainly will be missed. But I know that, as I’ve just stepped into retirement, I know that she will enjoy it as well.”
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It appears that Polk County escaped any vetoes of funding items in Florida’s $101.5 billion budget.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office released a list of line-item vetoes Wednesday as he announced his signing of the appropriations bill in New Smyrna Beach. DeSantis trimmed about $1.5 billion from the budget submitted by the Florida Legislature.
A scan of the veto list found no cuts for Polk County projects. By contrast, DeSantis vetoed about $1.4 million in local appropriations last year.
Some Polk County legislators said before the session began in March that they would be more selective than usual in making funding requests. The state’s financial outlook appeared dire at that point as the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a projected decline in state revenue.