The City of Largo needs your help in serving our community. Summer camps are set to start in June, yet it may not be the number of summer camps our community has come to expect from Largo's Recreation Department. There is a critical need for Summer Camp Leaders aged 18 and up to help provide a fun and safe summer for children in our community. New hires who complete the entire 10 weeks of summer with us are eligible to receive up to $300 in incentives.

For the month of April, the City of Largo is exploring food insecurity in the community as a key building block of community resilience. Food insecurity is defined as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. It can even be the lack of healthful foods, which can lead to an increased likelihood of health concerns, particularly among children. Food insecurity may reflect a household’s need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing or medical bills, and purchasing nutritionally adequate foods.

Robert Hatton, City of Largo Building Official, has been selected to participate as a member of the Building Officials Association of Florida (BOAF) Interpretations Committee. As a member of the BOAF Interpretations Committee, Robert must be impartial and knowledgeable, setting personal preferences aside and applying the Florida Building Code uniformly and fairly. Designers, contractors, installers, and code enforcement officers, depend on interpretations to properly use the Code to protect life and property. This is a substantial responsibility, and we congratulate Robert Hatton on his achievement!

The City’s Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program has been re-named Largo Home Improvement Program to better reflect the program’s purpose. The program provides zero-interest home improvement loans, for owner-occupied, income-eligible homeowners.

This program is designed to assist low-income households correct health and safety issues and reducing household costs through energy improvements. Roof and air conditioner replacement and wheelchair-accessible ramps are some of the types of eligible items. Eligible properties are: Single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums; and manufactured homes built after June 1994.

The program has been re-designed to assist households who may only need 1-2 items addressed, such as a roof and/or air conditioner replacement or installation of a wheelchair ramp through a quicker process than residents needing multiple safety improvements to the home.

Team Largo is in the final stages of selecting a design consultant for Woodrow Park Improvements. The design for this project, funded through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, is expected to be completed this year, with improvements scheduled for early next year. In addition, the Community Development and Engineering Services Departments have been working with Duke Energy to design street light improvements to enhance pedestrian safety in the area. The two departments have been working in coordination to plan construction around upcoming downtown area projects to reduce duplication of work. These improvements will also be funded through CDBG. 

Seminole Square Apartments Neighborhood Information Meeting - A virtual Neighborhood Information Meeting was held on March 9, 2022, to discuss a proposal to redevelop the site located at 2075 Seminole Boulevard by constructing a 96-unit, 3-story apartment complex and clubhouse/sales center. The property is 4.8 acres in size and located on the northeast corner of Seminole Boulevard and 21st Avenue SE. The property is partly located in the Largo Mall Activity Center (LMAC) and designated as Commercial General (CG) and Residential/Office General (R/OG) on the City of Largo’s Future Land Use Map. All property owners and residents within 500 feet of the property were invited to attend the meeting. Representing the project was Dave Heaslip, Brett Green, and Paul Nudelman of Seminole Square Partners, LLC and Archway Partners, LLC.

On May 10-11, the Southwest Pool will be closed for leak detection testing. The company performing the tests to detect the leak will utilize hydrophones and hydrostatic testing on the pool shell, plumbing and equipment.