Lake Hamilton
Size: Four square miles
Population: 1,395
Website: www.townoflakehamilton.com
Government: A mayor, who manages the town, and a five-member Town Council. All serve three-year terms on a rotating basis. The mayor is paid $600 annually and council members, $420. The council meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month and has a work session at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday.
Town Council: Mayor Marlene Wagner, 863-438-0023; and council members: Chairman Kathi Latimer, 863-439-2182; Micheal Bowen, 863-439-1332; Cora Roberson, 863-439-6385; Richard Swanson, 863-439-1332; and Ralph Harris,.
Budget: $1.6 million
Property tax rate: $7.59 per $1,000 of taxable value.
Town Clerk: Kimberly Gay, 863-439-1910
Town Hall: 100 Smith Ave., 863-439-1910
Police Department: Chief Edward Freeman, 863-439-1561
Fire Department: Polk County Fire Department, 863-439-9362, polkfire.polkfl.com
Electricity: Progress Energy. 800-700-8744
Water Department: 863-439-4800. No municipal sewer service.
Garbage: Florida Refuse Service Inc., 863-421-9854
Recreation: Two Little League fields, two playgrounds, picnic areas and a boat ramp.
Schools: None inside the town limits. Students attend Haines City High School, Boone Middle School, Jenkins Middle School, Alta Vista Elementary School and Dundee Elementary School.
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