11/12/2025
Lakeland hosts Lake Bonnet hosts drainage basin hazard mitigation project public meeting
Will be held on multiple platforms
The City of Lakeland will hold a Public Information Meeting for the Lake Bonnet Drainage Basin Hazard Mitigation Project on Thursday, November 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to present updated information about the project.
The purpose of the project is to restore the wetlands around the project corridor, remove excess sediments that have accumulated in the lake, and improve the conveyance system in the Lake Bonnet Drainage Basin. This will prevent the risk of future flooding in the May Manor Mobile Home Park and surrounding areas.
The project also seeks to enhance the overall well-being of the community and the natural environment of the area.
The City of Lakeland was awarded a $42.9 million grant from the Florida Department of Commerce (DOC). The grant is facilitated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) initiative, as part of the Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program.
Grants were awarded to complete large-scale infrastructure projects to mitigate and harden against natural disaster risks, including severe flooding and hurricanes, targeting HUD and state-designated impacted and distressed areas.
To allow for maximum participation, the public information meeting will be held in two formats, including both an in-person location and a live online session.
Participate in person
Attend the Public Information Meeting at The Well, located at 114 East Parker Street, Lakeland. The meeting will be held in an informal open house format.
People attending the meeting may review project displays; watch a project
presentation that will start at 6:15 p.m. and will run on a 30-minute loop; and speak one-on-one with project team members.
Participate live online via Go To Webinar
Register at https://bit.ly/Lake-Bonnet-VPM to attend the public information meeting virtually; view the project presentation; make comments; and ask questions to the project team live. There will be multiple opportunities to view the project presentation and interact one-on-one with the live project team for anyone who may have joined at a later time.
Following the Public Information Meeting, comments may be submitted by mail to Project Manager Laurie Smith, CPM, CFM, Lakes and Stormwater Manager, City of Lakeland, Public Works, 407 Fairway Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801; by email to [email protected]; and by telephone to (863) 834-6276; or to Public Information Officer Amparo Vargas, by telephone to (863) 410-0727; and by email to [email protected].
For more information, please visit the project website at LakelandGov.net/LkBonnetDrainageProject. Comments received or postmarked no later than Monday, December 15, 2025, will be included in the official meeting record.
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