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Polk County Fire Rescue Station under construction on CR 540A in Lakeland

Where it is. On CR 540A in east Lakeland, about 550 feet from Cafe. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.

The one named place within a quarter mile in the map data we hold. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 15, 2026.

Polk County is building a new fire rescue station on E Highway 540A in Lakeland.

Polk County Fire Rescue is constructing a new station at 1145 E Highway 540A. The facility will be approximately 8,900 square feet and include parking and stormwater management.

Site plan review was completed in mid-2026. A building permit was filed in July 2026 and is currently awaiting revisions.

What happens next

Building permit revisions are pending. Once approved, construction can proceed.

Timeline

May 28, 2025
Site plan filed (Christina Fire Station)
Polk County Accela LDDRC-2025-143
Jan 13
Pre-application design review filed
Polk County Accela LDDRC-2026-8
Jun 23
Non-residential site plan filed
Polk County Accela LDNON-2026-72
Jul 21
Building permit filed; awaiting revisions
Polk County Accela BC-2026-769

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Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline Β· records checked Nov 3, 2026

Lakelandmarks is not affiliated with Polk County Fire Rescue; this page is built from public records about the project.

Summaries are derived from public permit and agenda records and may contain errors β€” verify with Polk County before relying on them. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.

Sources for this page: Polk County permit records.