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WEBSep 13, 2024 · City Offers Grants to Park Avenue Retailers Who Remain During Street Construction Robert Connors | Sep 19, 2024. The ongoing construction work on Park Avenue in downtown Lake Wales has had serious financial impacts on many businesses along the three-block stretch, but new assistance is being provided by the City of Lake Wales to help them survive the challenges.
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WEBSep 19, 2024 · LakeWalesNews.net archives search page. A controversial high-density development involving Lake Wales Country Club and Oakwood that was nixed by city planners earlier this year is returning with new designs even as new information emerges about Falgun Dharia, the principal behind the project, who had introduced himself last year as Frank Ghandi.
More Than 15,660 New Homes Approved By Lake Wales City …
WEBMar 13, 2024 · 32. Steeple Chase encompasses 250 single-family detached lots and 68 townhome units on about 98 acres of former citrus land along the north and east sides of Ridge Manor.. 33. The Gardinier property north of Starr Lake sprawls across more than 900 acres to be annexed in phases. The city commission has already approved construction of Valencia Hills, including a 654-lot mobile home park and 143 ...
More than 8,000 New Dwellings Planned in Lake Wales
WEBSep 22, 2021 · More than 8,300 new dwellings are now "visible" on the planning documents at the City of Lake Wales Development Services. Those residences are likely to house more than 23,000 new citizens, an expected population increase of some 140%. "Everybody wants to come where we are," said City Commissioner Robin Gibson, when asked about the growth spurt.
Lake Wales Country Club, Oakwood GC Site of Large New …
WEBNov 29, 2023 · A large-scale redevelopment proposal that includes both Lake Wales Country Club and the adjacent Oakwood golf course community is raising passions among residents, some of whom have differing responses to the concept, which merges the two golf courses into a single 18-hole course. A large …
Southeast Polk To Receive Tropical Storm, But Escape the Worst …
WEB1 day ago · A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Polk County, with wind gusts of 60 mph accompanying squalls. The storm is presently approaching Hurricane strength and is in the 90th percentile in terms of size, so it will cast its very wide wind-field across most of Florida. Torrential rains will also be possible, but area streams and lakes are ...
EDITORIAL: How Will Lake Wales Stop "Urban Sprawl" and …
WEBNov 17, 2021 · Citing private property rights and the current broad wave of development interest around Lake Wales, the City Commission is faced with a tough balancing act: allowing rapid growth while seeking to protect the city's "small town feel." That desire has been voiced by at least three commissioners in recent meetings, none more vocal in …
Four-Vehicle Pile-up Injures Nine, Closes ABC Road South of Lake …
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The four-vehicle pile-up happened in two different crashes after a vehicle crossed the center line of Alturas-Babson Park Cutoff (ABC) Road, south of Lake Wales and approximately one mile west of US 27.The crash began when a 2010 Dodge Ram reportedly crossed the centerline of the two-lane road and struck a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup and a 2013 Ford Explorer at about 8:21 p.m., reports say.
Lake Wales May Grow Better, Not Just Bigger, Residents Told at …
WEBJul 12, 2023 · A vision of Lake Wales as a city that embraces new neighborhoods built to traditional standards while preserving vast swaths of open space was presented to an eager audience Tuesday evening by city planners who painted a clear picture of that potential. City planners Victor Dover and Eric Pate of Dover, Kohl & …
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