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Sandbags available for Polk County residents

Posted at 9:15 PM, Jul 31, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-31 21:17:30-04

TAMPA, Fla. — As Florida prepares for Hurricane Isaias and other storms that could come our way this summer and fall, Polk County is providing refills for residents looking to refill their sandbags.

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Sandbags will be available for Polk residents at the county's Road and Drainage maintenance facilities on Saturday, August 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Each vehicle is allowed to fill up to 10 sandbags. Residents are asked to bring their shovels.

Polk County residents can fill up sandbags at the following locations:

  • Mulberry – 900 NE 5th St., Mulberry (863) 519-4734
  • Lakeland – 8970 N. Campbell Road, Lakeland (863) 815-6701
  • Ft. Meade – 1061 NE 9th St., Fort Meade (863) 285-6588
  • Frostproof – 350 County Road 630A, Frostproof (863) 635-7879
  • Auburndale – 1701 Holt Road, Auburndale (863) 965-5524
  • Dundee – 805 Dr. Martin Luther King St. SW, Dundee (863) 421-3367

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This story will be updated to reflect any new locations.