Polk City
Size: 3.5 square miles
Population: 1,685
Website: www.mypolkcity.org/
Government: The City Council has five members serving four-year terms on a rotating basis. The city manager is appointed. Council members select the mayor and vice mayor for one-year terms from among themselves. The mayor is paid $123.64 per month and council members $61.82. The council meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of every month.
City Council (as of March 31, 2012): Mayor Joseph LaCascia, 863-984-7393; Vice Mayor Trudy Block, 863-984-5691; and Council members Nancy Adorno, 863-984-1375; Mike Blethen, 863-984-2690; and Don Kimsey, 863-984-2180.
Budget: $5.6 million
Property tax rate: $9.32 per $1,000 of taxable property value.
City Manager: Matt Brock, 863-984-1375, ext. 237
City Hall: 123 Broadway Blvd. S.E., www.mypolkcity.org
Law enforcement: Polk County Sheriff's Office, Polk City substation, 863-984-8767, www.polksheriff.org
Fire: Polk County Fire Department, 863-965-6379, polkfire.polkfl.com
Electricity: Lakeland Electric, 863-834-6300, and Tampa Electric, 298-6019
Water and Sewer departments: Frank Sanderson, manager, 863-984-1375, ext. 247
Garbage: Florida Refuse, 863-665-1489
Library: Polk City Community Library, 215 S. Bougainvillea, 863-984-4340, www.polkcitylibrary.org
Recreation: Lake Agnes has a boat ramp. Freedom Park at State Road 33 and Berkley Road has multipurpose courts for basketball, tennis and racquetball. McManigle Park at 505 Second St. has a playground and picnic area. The city runs a summer recreation program for children between the ages of 5 and 14 from May through July. The 29-mile Gen. James Van Fleet State Trail can be used for walking and riding bicycles or horses. Polk City Skate Park is near the trail and Freedom Park.
Public schools: Auburndale and Tenoroc high schools; Stambaugh and Lake Alfred middle schools; and Polk City and Berkley elementary schools.
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