Supervisors voted 4-0 to approve both the first reading of the plan and a change to the county's zoning map to accommodate it, although the Polk County Zoning Commission on Nov. 28 voted 5-1 to ...

BARTOW — Polk County approved the rezoning of the ImperiaLakes Golf Course Tuesday, paving the way for at least 188 homes. The Board of County Commissioners approved RL-1 zoning for 188 acres ...

Meanwhile, the average rent for a one-bedroom home in Polk County is $978 per month, the average home costs $282,020, and 14% of residents live at or below the national poverty level, according to ...

After reading recent letters to the editor regarding the lackadaisical attitude of the Polk County Commissioners toward upholding zoning regulations and after 15 months of coping with a commercial ...