The Lake May marina in Winter Haven is about to get a big upgrade.
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| What to Eat. Where to Go. (@polksqueeze)The City of Winter Haven approved a rezoning for the Marine Supply Boating Center and Marina at 717 Sixth Street SW, on the east shore of Lake May.
The owner, Lake May District JV, LLC, plans to renovate the full-service marina and add a restaurant, food trucks, outdoor entertainment, a boat club and more parking.
The city's Planning Commission recommended it in July, and the two people who spoke at that meeting both supported it. The City Commission then approved it 5-0 on Aug. 24.
What's in the plans
The developer's conceptual site plan lists a full-service restaurant, food trucks, outdoor entertainment and recreation, a boat club and a social club, plus boat sales, service and storage.
The new zoning also allows a boardwalk up to 6 feet wide along the entire lakefront, up to three docks with as many as 30 boat slips each, and up to four food trucks at a time without needing special event approval.
A large bar or an event hall would need a separate review by the city's Planning Commission before either could happen.
Where is it?
The marina sits on Sixth Street SW, just south of Avenue G SW, across the street from Borden Dairy. It's about 0.7 miles, or a two-minute drive, from the Ritz Theatre downtown.
What's next
No opening date has been announced.
Before anything gets built, the developer still needs the city to approve a full site plan. Any new docks also need state and federal permits before the city will issue a building permit.
So, where's your favorite place to eat on the water in Polk right now?
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Sources: Winter Haven City Commission agenda packet, Aug. 10, 2026 (staff report and site plan, pages 84 to 96); Winter Haven City Commission minutes, Aug. 24, 2026
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