Inside Our Government

Highlands County may bring back impact fees. Lake Placid needs to know what that does — and does not — mean.

Growth is not free. That is the plain-language issue behind Highlands County’s new impact fee study. The county is growing, more houses are being built, and public services have to...

New Dog Park Concept Approved Near Devane Park

CRA Approves Concept for Dog Park Near Devane Park The Lake Placid Community Redevelopment Agency approved moving forward with a new dog park concept during...

Lake Placid Council to Consider Downtown Plan, Resiliency Grant and Caladium Festival Request

Lake Placid Town Council has three action items on tonight’s agenda: a Chamber of Commerce request related to the Caladium Festival and Car Show,...

Lake Placid CRA to Discuss Park Repairs, Downtown Improvements and Meeting Schedule

The Lake Placid Community Redevelopment Agency meets Monday, and the agenda packet includes a project summary for the 2025–2026 fiscal year showing $597,005 in...

Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Renner Returns to Lake Placid

Former Florida House Speaker and gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner returned to Lake Placid this week for his second appearance in the community, a Tuesday...

Ray Royce Returns to Council

Lake Placid has a new Town Council member. Monday night, the Town Council appointed Ray Royce to fill the vacant council seat created when Colleen...

After Months in Limbo, Pickleball Project Stays Alive

After months of legal concerns and procurement setbacks, Lake Placid’s pickleball project received a new path forward Monday night as the Town Council voted...

Pickleball…again

The Lake June Park pickleball project returns to the agenda Monday night, but after months of delays the problem now is how to actually...

What the candidates said…Ray Royce

How should Lake Placid handle growth and development—especially along US 27 and downtown—and what would you support or push back on? Would you support...

What the candidates said…Patrick Heath

How should Lake Placid handle growth and development—especially along US 27 and downtown—and what would you support or push back on? Would you support...

Town Council Meeting Monday

Monday night’s Lake Placid Town Council meeting is expected to include several significant items as the newly seated council begins shaping priorities for the...