ANNOUNCEMENTS
Below are scheduled events and public meetings at which two or more County
Commissioners or Planning Commissioners may appear to discuss issues that may
come before the Board of County Commissioners.
• Monday, January 5, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. – Polk County Sheriff's Office Ridge District
Station Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting, 9500 Marigold Avenue, Poinciana.
• Tuesday, January 6, 2026 – 7:30 a.m. – Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for Polk
County Environmental Lands Program will gather in the parking lot at the Parks &
Natural Resources Office, 4177 Ben Durrance Road, Bartow. Please contact
brookemoherek@polkfl.gov for details.
• Tuesday, January 6, 2026 – 6:00 p.m. – Sidewalk Advisory Committee will meet in
Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.
• Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – 8:50 a.m. – Planning Commission will conduct a
work session, prior to its regularly scheduled meeting, in the County Commission
Boardroom.
• Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Planning Commission meeting will be
held in the County Commission Boardroom.
• Thursday, January 8, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet
in the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County
Administration Building.
• Thursday, January 8, 2026 – 2:30 p.m. – Historical Commission and Marker
Committee will meet in the County Commissioner Boardroom.
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Value Adjustment Board hearings will be
held in Conference Room 341, Third Floor, County Administration Building.
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – 1:00 p.m. – 1st Selection Committee Meeting for RFP
26-054 Architectural & Engineering Services for Polk County Fire Rescue will convene
in Procurement Conference Room 150, First Floor, County Administration Building.
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – Librarians’ Advisory Council will meet at
Lakeland Public Library, 100 Lake Morton Drive, Lakeland.
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – 2:00 p.m. – 1st Selection Committee Meeting for RFP
26-055 CMAR Smith Lane Joint-Use Fire Rescue Station will convene in Procurement
Conference Room 150, First Floor, County Administration Building.
• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. – Citrus Connection Board meeting will
be held at 1212 George Jenkins Boulevard, Lakeland.
• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Value Adjustment Board hearings will