APRIL 27, 2018

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This Week in Largo
NEWS THIS WEEK
Annual Environmental Services Consumer Confidence Report  
The City of Largo Environmental Services Department is committed to providing residents and businesses with the highest quality service and has completed its annual 2017 Consumer Confidence Report. This report is available at Largo.com/ReclaimedWater it is an example of Largo's ability to deliver services which improve our local environment and create a sustainable future for generations. Using reclaimed water benefits our community in several ways:

· Creates an alternate water source for irrigation and reduces the demand for drinking water
· Reduces the cost of landscape irrigation and fertilizer use
· Beautifies our landscape

Reclaimed Water produced by Largo meets all state requirements for use as irrigation for public access areas such as parks, playgrounds and golf courses and as irrigation for residential lawns and landscapes. Learn more about reclaimed water, how it can save your money and check to see if there is a connection available in your area at  Largo.com/ReclaimedWater or at OurFutureLargo.com.

MEETING UPDATES
Special Olympics 3rd Annual FootGolf Tournament
Special Olympics of Florida hosted the Third Annual FootGolf Tournament at the Largo Golf Course on Saturday, April 21. Over 100 people, including over 40 Special Olympic athletes, came out to enjoy nine holes while honoring one of the Special Olympics of Florida's greatest leaders, David Haines, who passed away recently. The tournament included awards, raffles and an auction.

- Jason Wilson
Sustainability Coordinator I 586-7424 I [email protected]

ShredFest Update
The City of Largo hosted ShredFest on April 21st, at the Starkey Road Recycling Center. Over 1,200 residents attended this event and provided over 20,000 pounds of paper for free and secure shredding and recycling, enough to save nearly 170 trees. The next ShredFest event will be held on July 21st. For more information please visit   OurFutureLargo.com.

- Laura Thomas
Sustainability Coordinator I 586-7424 I [email protected]

15th Annual Fair Housing Symposium a Success!
The Tampa Bay Fair Housing Consortium, which includes the City of Largo as a member, held its 15th Annual Fair Housing Symposium on April 20th. Approximately 150 people attended the annual event at Pinellas Realtor ® Organization facility. The Symposium provided training for landlords, property managers, lenders and others in the housing field. To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, this year's theme was "50 Years of the Fair Housing Act: Past, Present and Future." In addition to the training workshops, the event also hosted a panel of speakers that spoke about the successes that have been achieved since the Fair Housing Act was enacted and the work that still needs to be done to provide equal access to housing in America and within our communities. The Symposium also gave awards to three high school students whose poems were selected in the Symposium's Fair Housing Poetry contest. The poems provide insight into the perspectives of the next generation regarding fair housing and inclusive communities. All of the poems submitted are available for reading at:

- Carol  Stricklin
Community Development Department Director I 586-7490 I [email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS
Neighborhood Cleanup
The City of Largo will join forces with residents and several volunteers to beautify the downtown and adjacent neighborhood on April 28, from 9 am to 1 pm for the first Neighborhood Cleanup of 2018. The event will offer a variety of information about city services while encouraging residents to participate in beautification activities such as planting, landscaping, helping neighbors or performing cleanup work in their community.

Largo Fire Rescue and the American Red Cross of Tampa Bay will be installing free smoke detectors from 10 am-2 pm and Largo Parks will be giving away free trees. Music and pizza will be on-hand to those participating in the event and to those who stop by the city tent to learn about city services.

Largo Solid Waste will have dumpsters in the parking lot of Pinellas County School Board District Offices located at 301 4th St SW in Largo. Residents can drop off yard waste, non-commercial construction debris, tires, tree limbs, furniture, and electronic waste. Normal household trash and recycling can be set out on the normal collection days. Representatives from Tampa Bay CDC, Habitat for Humanity and Gulfcoast Legal Services will also be on-hand to share information with interested community members.

For more information about the Neighborhood Cleanup Event, visit   www.largo.com, contact Chief Code Enforcement Officer Pete Jensen at (727)586-7488 x7220 or email [email protected].

- Brenda Clark
Community Outreach Coordinator I 587-6740 I [email protected]
   
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