March 2012 Access Lakeland

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Commemorate Earth Day at Green Celebration IN THIS ISSUE

Lakeland Electric Installs Electric Vehicle Charging Station

New Lakeland Electric Web App

Meet the Library Life Savers:

Camp Blast is Coming!

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STAY CONNECTED

June 18th - August 10th, 2012 (8 weeks) No camp July 4th Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday 7:30 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30 pm

IN PERSON City Hall is open 8:00 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 p.m.

Monday-Friday PUBLIC MEETINGS City Commission and Utility Committee meetings occur 1

every month. The public is invited to attend or watch live on Channel 615 (Brighthouse) or Channel 43 (Verizon FiOS) CITY COMMISSION 9:00 a.m.

UTILITY COMMITTEE 1:00 p.m.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS City Hall 863.834.6000 Lakeland Electric Customer Service 863.834.9535 Power or Water Outages 863.834.4248 PAYING YOUR UTILITY BILL ONLINE www.lakelandelectric.com

BY PHONE 863-834-9535 IN PERSON Lakeland Electric has partnered with over 50 local businesses , / - * 1 accept your utility payment.