Car line paralyzes things at student dismissal
Lakeland residents William and Kelly Roll have a child who attends Lakeland Christian School. They regularly carpool, dropping off and picking up three students daily.
Kelly Roll said it can be difficult to safely navigate student dismissal. She said it doesn t feel safe heading west on Forest Park Street to Harden Boulevard, where after drivers make a right turn they must quickly cross two lanes of traffic and make a U-turn in order to travel south.
The other option is to turn left onto Forest Park Street, heading toward the local neighborhood, only to get entangled in the pick-up queue. It can take up 45 minutes to break free, according to the couple, who use South Webster Avenue as an out.
Lakeland Christian School community gathers to workshop traffic issues
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Lakeland faces 2 lawsuits for denial of controversial cell towers
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LAKELAND The Lakeland City Commission, this week, upheld its Planning and Zoning Board s decision to deny a proposed cell tower at 1800 Harden Boulevard.
In January, the board voted 4-2 to deny the proposed cell tower brought forward by applicant Mattaniah Jahn. The application was for a 110-foot tall, flush mount cell tower, which Jahn said was a compromise down from the originally desired 150-foot tower. Jahn represents SAFAN Inc. and 1 Source Towers, LLC, according to city records.
Though Jahn argued the tower was needed to solve a significant gap in coverage for Verizon users, the board found the tower to be incompatible with the city s land development code. The tower would have necessitated a significant adjustment to the city s setback requirements and would have ended up too close to nearby residential neighborhoods.