The Municipal General Election to be held on November 3, 2020 will include two amendments to the City of Largo Charter. A Charter Review Committee (CRC) was established by resolution on January 21, 2020. Seven members and two alternates were appointed and met on a monthly basis from February through May to evaluate and modernize the current charter. The CRC Final Report was presented to the City Commission at the July 7 Regular City Commission Meeting for direction as to which proposed amendments to place on the November 3, 2020 ballot. The Commission approved bringing forward the two changes you can review on Largo.com.

The City of Largo will be joining cities throughout the state in celebrating Florida City Government Week from October 19-25. Florida City Government Week is sponsored by the Florida League of Cities and is a week-long celebration held annually. The League is the official organization of the municipal governments in Florida. Check out this video as Zach shares his experience as a member of the Code Enforcement Board.

Also last week, Mayor Woody Brown​ spent time with Building Tomorrow’s Leaders, a club at a local elementary school. The topic for this month is communities and cooperation and how communities work with in government processes.

Last weekend, City departments collaborated on a plant giveaway drive-through event at Woodrow Park. This effort to connect with residents in one of our local neighborhoods reached roughly 200 households! Each household received information about Largo's Neighborhood Grant Program,Fire Safety Week, and other City services such as: housing grants, recreational activities and ways to connect through e-news, social media and events calendars. Largo's Parks Division was also in attendance to help residents choose a FL Native plant for their home. Each resident received a plant and info for themselves, and one to gift to a neighbor. Several City Commissioners also stopped by to join in and connect with residents on this lovely Saturday morning.

The City of Largo has been featured in the October issue of Business View Magazine! In this issue, Largo's active and engaged community, award-winning green spaces, leisure services and amenities were highlighted.

Download the issue: https://businessviewmagazine.com/digital-magazines/oct-2020/335/

Help the City of Largo's great local restaurants and celebrate Small Business Month by attending this drive-through event! Area restaurants will gather in to Lot 1, and customers will drive up, peruse the menu and call to order food. Just tell the restaurant your spot number and your order will be delivered to your car. Both cash and touchless payment options available. We are now accepting applications for local restaurants to participate. Visit PlayLargo.com/RoundUp.

In effort to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) in the City of Largo, the Engineering Services Department will begin a multi-phased sewer replacement project that will take approximately 14 months to complete. The first phase of the Seminole Blvd/8th Ave SE sewer pipe replacement will begin on Monday, November 2. This phase will require 8th Ave SE to be closed from Seminole Blvd to 2nd St SE until late January 2021.

The City of Largo’s contractor will be working on stormwater system infrastructure improvements near the 1st Ave NE and 4th St NE intersection. This will require the closure of 1st Ave NE just west of the intersection. The work is expected to begin on Monday, November 2 and completed in mid December. Residents and businesses should plan for extra transit time using the surrounding streets for alternative routing.