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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...