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Asked: What brought you to Lakeland, FL

We want to hear from you + highlight all of the awesome things that make our city such a great place to live.

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Hey, LAL. Katelyn here. 👋 It’s no surprise that Lakeland is a great place to live. There are plenty of people who grew up here + have lived here for most of their lives, and then there are also lots of people living here like myself, who moved here from out of state. I’m originally from Richmond, VA and moved here from Jacksonville, FL in 2007 when my dad was relocated to the Greater Tampa Bay area.

Today, we want to talk to the Lakeland newbies what brought you to Swan City? Was it to be closer to family, the price of housing, or something totally different (like the central location)? We want to hear from you + highlight all of the awesome things that make our city such a great place to live.

We’ll be sharing your answers in a future newsletter.

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