Among concerns over the COVID-19 disease, the city of Lakeland commissioners this afternoon is considering a state of emergency in Lakeland.
Numerous cases have been confirmed in Florida and some in nearby counties, but no cases have been confirmed in Lakeland yet.
A state of emergency resolution was added today to the agenda for the City Commission meeting that starts at 3 p.m.
If passed, the resolution would give these powers to City Manager Tony Delgado:
- To order the evacuation of certain areas of the city
- To declare curfews during specified hours of the day
- To declare certain areas of the city subject to quarantine or accessible only under specified conditions
- To prohibit the sale of merchandise, goods or services at more than the normal average retail price
- To implement emergency procurement procedures
The meeting can be viewed live at Lakelandgov.net or on cable: Spectrum 643 and FiOS 43. Later, it will be available at vimeo.com/lakelandgov or https://lakelandgazette.info/news/lakelandgov-tv/
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Do it ….. lock Polk county down …… don’t let anyone in or out of Polk county ….. keep the virus out of Polk county
Polk county is a cancerous disease of its own. Don’t know that it could get worse.