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GRANTS AT A GLANCE
City Commission recently authorized Engineering Services to apply for a Hazard Mitigation Grant in the amount of $1.1 Million for a wastewater project that is estimated to cost a total of $3.1 Million. The grant is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and managed by the State of Florida's Division of Emergency Management.
The purpose of the grant is to elevate four of the City's fifty-four sanitary sewer lift stations since they are located in the floodplain for a 50 year rain event. The term "50 year rain event" is a statistical way of expressing the probability of rainfall totals that have a 1 percent probability of happening at that location in any given year.
The four lift stations include:
#19-
Located
at the New Atlantis Condominiums on
Indian Rocks Road
Near
the
Intercoastal Waterway
on
the
west side of the
C
ity
Elevation of approximately 5.8 feet
Station has not flooded in the past 25 years
#26- Located on the banks of Allen's Creek
Near Belcher Road on the northeast side of the City
Elevation of approximately 4.4 feet
Station has flooded in the past 25 years
#41- Located behind Feather Sound Community Church
Northeast side of the City's service area
Elevation of approximately 7.0 feet
Station has not flooded in the past 25 years
#47- Located on the northeast corner of the Feather Sound Golf Course
Near Audubon Condominiums, on the northeast side of the City's service area
Elevation of approximately 4-5 feet
Station has come close to flooding (within 2 inches) in the past 25 years
The failure of the pumps, due to flooding, can cause raw sewage to flow into water bodies like the
I
ntercoastal
W
aterway
and
Tampa Bay as well as
into
the residential areas surrounding the lift station. If you have any questions about the proposed project, please contact project manager Chuck Mura, P.E. at
c
mura
@largo.com.
- Cheryl Coller Reed
Intergocernmental Relations Coordinator I 586-7452 I creed@largo.com
COMMUNITY ART PROJECT
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners has set aside $325,000 of BP settlement funds to create a high-impact, interactive art project that will travel the county.
The goal of this program is to unite and excite Pinellas County through an interactive, community-driven and community-building art work or experience that will travel to various sites throughout the county.
Locations for this project have already been identified in:
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Downtown Oldsmar
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Clearwater East Community Library at St. Petersburg College
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Central Park Performing Arts Center
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Pier 60 Park
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Josiah Cephus Weaver Park
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War Veterans Memorial Park
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Weedon Island Preserve
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Lealman Community Center
Working with Creative Pinellas, a call to artists has been announced. There will be no cost to the City of Largo to participate and it is a great opportunity to showcase a piece of public art.
- Joan Byrne
Recreation, Parks & Arts Director I 587-6720 I jbyrne@largo.com
PROPOSED REFUSE RATE CHANGE
A special notice was sent to City of Largo utility customers about proposed solid waste collection rate changes. Customers were invited to get more information by calling the City of Largo Utility Billing at (727)586-7359 or attending the City Commission meetings to be held on Tuesday, August 7 and Tuesday, August 21.
-Kimball Adams
Finance Director I 586-6747 I kadams@largo.com
RECLAIMED WATER OUTAGE
Due to Trotter Road project construction, the following streets will have reclaimed water turned off on Monday, July 9.
·14th Ave SW
·Wilson Ave
·Sunnybreeze Ave
Contractors are working to complete construction so that service can be restored within three business days. For more information about the Trotter Road Construction Project visit
LoveLargoFL.com and join the conversation.
- Laura Thomas
Sustainability Coordinator I 586-7424 I lthomas@largo.com
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