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Hurricane Elsa has Polk County watching carefully

LAKELAND – Polk County is getting ready to get ready, county Emergency Management Director Paul Womble told county commissioners Friday. Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened Friday into the first Atlantic hurricane of 2021, and early forecasts showed the storm possibly crossing the state near Polk late Monday or early Tuesday. Womble said that the local Emergency Operations Center isn’t anticipating Elsa to grow into a major hurricane based on the forecast and discussions with meteorologists. The EOC is working with the state and the National Hurricane Center to have a better idea of what to expect throughout the weekend. “By this time, tomorrow,” Womble said. “We should have a much better idea on what’s going to happen, but we’re still 24-plus hours away. They always say their confidence is low but even now, it’s lower than normal.”

Structural questions: Lakeland, Polk require no recurring tower inspections

LAKELAND – There is no state or local requirement for recurring inspection, testing or recertification of buildings greater than three stories or 50 feet in height, also known as threshold buildings,” according to Lakeland and Polk County officials. “There are likely private insurance requirements and potentially others involving condo association owners of threshold buildings,” said Kevin Cook, Lakeland s communications director city official, said. “But those are not local government regulations.” On June 24, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in Miami, collapsed, leaving at least 18 people dead and 147 missing as of Thursday afternoon.  The Florida Building Code limits local enforcement agencies  authority, only requiring a special structural inspector during new construction, repair or restoration projects. Only when the structure of a building is being modified does the Florida Building Code require a special inspector, who is a creden

Southern State and UC agree on nursing deal

Southern State and UC agree on nursing deal This photo shows of the main entrance to the Southern State Community College central campus in Hillsboro. Southern State Community College (SSCC) and the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Nursing are signing a dual-admission agreement that will allow nursing graduates to seamlessly transition to UC’s RN to BSN online programs. Students applying to SSCC’s ADN program have the choice to simultaneously apply to the RN to BSN program and have their application and confirmation fees waived by UC. These students will be able to access UC resources and support while pursuing their degree at SSCC.

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