Environmental Services Director, Shelby Beauchemin, is proud to announce that Bill Brown has accepted the Assistant Director of Environmental Services position. Bill has spent the last 18 years serving the Largo community and Environmental Services, most recently as the Collection System Manager. After a comprehensive selection process of being evaluated by leaders at all levels of the organization, Bill was selected due to his extensive experience, dedication to leadership, and value alignment. He has an Associate of Arts Degree in Business Fundamentals and is currently attending the University of Phoenix, to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Management in October 2022. The City of Largo looks forward to Bill’s leadership in building the community of choice in Tampa Bay.

Join us in Congratulating Officer Vu Tran on his retirement and welcoming a new team member, Officer Keith Bowling, to the Problem-Oriented-Policing (P.O.P.) Crime Prevention unit and the City's Cross-Department Outreach Team. Officer Bowling has been with the Largo Police Department for nearly ten years and is a Police Motor Officer (you may see him on the Largo Police Harley or Zero Electric motorcycle!) He first became aware of Community Oriented Policing after taking a class on crime prevention early in his career. Since then, he has participated in multiple community events and crime prevention presentations. He is a proud resident of Largo and is excited to take on this new position to support his neighbors' public health and safety. Welcome, Officer Bowling!

The City of Largo was well represented at the second annual Tampa Bay Regional Resilience Leadership Summit hosted by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. Summit attendees participated in a historical event to solidify a Regional Resilience Plan for future generations to come and comprised local leaders and experts in the fields of resilience and climate change to specifically address issues such as stormwater, flooding, heat, and sea-level rise that affect our region.

Mayor Woody Brown, Secretary for the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, also spoke at the event as part of the Regional Mayors Panel and the Mayors of Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. Mayor Brown highlighted Largo's accomplishments and discussed shared challenges within our region, including the key impact of transportation on our area.