Bartow, Fla. (November 14, 2019) — Polk County’s Emergency Management division has been notified that local businesses and residents affected by tornadoes as a result of Tropical Storm Nestor on Oct. 18, 2019 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Residents and business owners have several ways that they can apply for assistance. They include...

Bartow, Fla. (November 13, 2019) — The Polk County Board of County Commissioners Agenda Review Meeting will be at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 15, 2019. The meeting will be held in the Board Conference Room (Room 407) at the Polk County Administration Building, 330 W. Church Street, Bartow.

AGENDA

     I.     Welcome – Commissioner Hall, Vice-Chairman

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Bartow, Fla. (November 8, 2019) — Polk County will close Singletary Road on Tuesday morning for three weeks to replace a failing drainage culvert beneath the roadway just north of H. Kelly Road in unincorporated Fort Meade. Traffic will be detoured along County Line and Avon Park Cutoff Road. Travel delays should be expected due to the length of detour bypassing work zone. Motorists should add...

Bartow, Fla. (November 5, 2019) — County Manager Bill Beasley announced the appointment of Chandra Frederick to the position of assistant county manager overseeing the Planning and Development divisions. Confirmation by the Board of County Commissioners was approved today.

Frederick has more than 20 years of local government and agency experience in land use planning, transportation planning,...