Polk County set to receive sewage at select wastewater plants
Sewage haulers will no longer have to go to BS Ranch or Tampa to dump product in about 18 months. "This is 20 years overdue," said Commissioner Neil Combee.
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Sewage haulers will no longer have to go to BS Ranch or Tampa to dump product in about 18 months. "This is 20 years overdue," said Commissioner Neil Combee.
By a 4-1 vote, the Polk County Commission rejected a plan to build 894 single-family homes in a rural area north of State Road 60.
If the law takes effect, it could cost Polk County, Florida an estimated $27 million a year, Deputy County Manager Ryan Taylor said.
Polk County and Lakeland committed to $26 million in tax breaks for Publix to move its IT department to the building. Other cities are in the running.
Polk County commissioners just trashed the company responsible for picking up garbage on the west side of the county.