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Lake Wales commission authorizes application for CDBG small-city grant
Summary
The commission authorized the mayor to apply to the Florida Department of Commerce for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) small-city program via Resolution 2025-08.
Lake Wales — On May 6 the City Commission approved Resolution 2025-08, which authorizes the mayor to apply to the Florida Department of Commerce for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the small-city category.
The resolution was presented as a non–public-hearing item; commissioners discussed the application briefly and moved to approve. The meeting record notes a brief supportive comment and then a unanimous roll call: Commissioner Gibson, Commissioner Thompson, Commissioner Williams and Mayor Jack Hillgoss voted yes.
The agenda description lists the item as an application to the Florida Department of Commerce; the commission did not discuss project-level details, funding amounts or target activities during the public meeting. City staff will prepare and submit the application on the mayor’s behalf.
