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THIS WEEK IN LARGO JANUARY 31, 2020
NEWS & UPDATES
ROSERY ROAD LANE CLOSURE AT MISSOURI AVENUE
Starting Monday, February 3, David Nelson Construction will begin replacing the potable water main beginning at the southwest corner of the Rosery Road/Missouri Avenue intersection. The eastbound right turn lane will be closed for the week of February 3-7. The lane closure will have signs but will not be manned. Eastbound Rosery Road motorists from the Shangri-La and Teakwood Village West mobile home parks should plan for additional time to pass through the traffic light at Missouri Ave.

A 2-lane closure (restricting all traffic onto and off of Rosery Road to one lane utilizing flaggers) will follow the single lane closure, tentatively expected Monday, February 10 but may be sooner depending on construction progress. The 2-lane closure will only occur approximately 7:30 am to 5 pm, with the road being opened back up to normal conditions at the end of each working day.

The purpose of these lane closures, at the start of the work east of the CSX tracks, is to replace the potable water main that crosses Rosery Road just west of the Missouri Avenue intersection. Construction will then turn west toward the CSX tracks.

- Barry Westmark
Senior Engineer I 727-587-6713 I bwestmar@largo.com
EV CHARGING STATION TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE
The electric vehicle charging station at the 2nd street parking lot will be de-energized for approximately 6 months beginning February 3. The temporary removal from service is necessary during the West Bay Drive lighting replacement component of the downtown corridor improvements project.

- Barry Westmark
Senior Engineer I 727-587-6713 I bwestmar@largo.com
HOMELESS POINT-IN-TIME COUNT
On January 23, seventy-eight (78) volunteers deployed from Largo City Hall to help with the annual Homeless Point-in-Time Count. Volunteers started as early as 5:00 AM and the last volunteers finished around 4:30 PM. Volunteers included 23 City employees, staff from the Veteran’s Administration, Homeless Leadership Alliance, other countywide agencies and members of the community. The Largo Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Team also had five members participate through a separate law enforcement deployment. This POP Team surveyed homeless individuals in encampments, along railroad tracks and other secluded locations. The other volunteers canvased streets, bus shelters, parks and commercial areas. A total of 181 surveys were completed within Largo’s Planning Service Area; however these surveys will be reviewed by the Homeless Leadership Alliance to remove duplication. A data report will be released in upcoming months.

- Arrow Woodard
Housing Grants Specialist I 727-586-7489 I awoodard@largo.com
CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
The application process for the Charter Review Committee began on Wednesday, January 22, after City Commission approval of Resolution No. 2252, which established the committee. As of this writing, 17 applications have been received, with two having been disqualified. The application period will close on Friday, February 14 and the appointments will be made at the February 21 Regular City Commission Meeting. Copies of the applications will be provided with the agenda memo for this meeting.

Applicants so far are:

Loretta Statsick
Richard Cain
Daniel Ruffner
Julie Daniels
Paul Dunwell
Erick Eifert
John Fennessy
Beverly Gatewood
Valerie Hibbard
Mary Kearins
William Mackintosh
Bret Shortridge
Lauren Smalls
Neil McMullen
Melissa Honeycutt

- Diane Bruner
City Clerk I 727-587-6710 I dbruner@largo.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
Office of Congressman Crist to Host Mobile Office Hours
The Office of Congressman Charlie Crist will host mobile office hours at the Largo Library from 10 am to 5 pm on the following Thursdays this winter: February 6 th and March 5 th.

These office hours offer Pinellas County residents who do not live close to Congressman Crist’s offices in Midtown, downtown St. Petersburg or Seminole a more convenient way to meet one-on-one with the Congressman’s caseworkers.

In order to meet with the Congressman’s caseworkers, residents can drop in on the designated day or make an appointment by calling Congressman Crist’s District office at (727) 318-6770.

Congressman Crist maintains a year-round office at 696 1 st Avenue North, Suite 203, in downtown St. Petersburg.

- Cheryl Coller Reed
Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator I 727-586-7452 I creed@largo.com
COMING UP NEXT AT THE CENTRAL PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Wednesday, Feb 5 | 7:30pm |  The Brothers Four w/ The Limeliters
Friday, Feb 7 | 8pm |  Grandmaster Flash
Thursday, Feb 13 | 7:30pm |  The Machine performs Pink Floyd

Be sure to also text  CPPAC  to  55678  to receive exclusive event updates, announcements and ticket offers including pre-sales and discounts!

Central Park Performing Arts Center
727-587-6751 I LargoArts.com
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