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Welcome to LARGO TODAY, News from the City Manager. You can find a copy of this edition and previous eNews at Largo.com/LargoToday. Stay up-to-date on the superior services the City of Largo offers to our residents, businesses and visitors to build the "Community of Choice in Tampa Bay."
-Henry Schubert, City Manager
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THIS WEEK IN LARGO - September 3, 2021 |
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- Sat, Sep 4, 10am | Largo Central Park Train Rides | Largo Central Park
- Sat, Sep 4, 10am | Largo Market | Largo Central Park
- City Facilities Closed on Monday, September 6
- Tue, Sep 7, 6pm | Largo City Commission Meeting
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City facilities including City Hall, recreation facilities, Largo Public Library and the Central Park Performing Arts Center will be closed Monday, September 6 for Labor Day. The Highland Family Aquatic Center will be open from 10am-2pm on September 6.
Residential garbage and recycling will not be collected on Monday, September 6. Please see the collection changes below:
- Residential: Monday to Tuesday, and Tuesday to Wednesday
- Commercial: No Change, working on Holiday
For questions, please call the City of Largo Solid Waste Division at 727-587-6760.
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The Housing Division is pleased to announce the completion and re-sale of a single family home to a first-time homebuyer in the City’s Clearwater-Largo Community Redevelopment District. The project started when non-profit affordable housing developer Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation (now doing business as Suncoast Housing Connections) applied to the City’s Affordable Housing Development Program to purchase the home that had been gutted by the previous owner without permitting. The City’s Affordable Housing Development Program assisted in funding both the acquisition and rehabilitation of the unit to bring the unit up to Code. Upon completion of the renovations, the home was sold to a first-time homebuyer. Net proceeds from the re-sale came back to the City’s Affordable Housing Development Program. The new homeowner, a grandmother raising her grandson, used the City’s Downpayment Assistance Program toward the home purchase and has expressed that she is elated to reach the dream of homeownership. |
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2021 HOME MATTERS CONFERENCE |
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Congratulations to Arrow Woodard, Housing Manager, who was chosen to be a speaker at the virtual 2021 Home Matters Conference through the Florida Housing Coalition. Arrow spoke on-demand to over 900 affordable housing advocates, lenders, developers, administrators, and policy makers about Largo’s own density bonus programs for affordable housing. Great work Arrow! |
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The City of Largo would like to congratulate USA Olympian and Largo native, Anastasija Zolotic, on her recent gold medal win in women's taekwondo during this year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo.To honor Anastasija's phenomenal achievement, the City will recognize her with a special proclamation during the Largo City Commission Meeting on Tuesday, September 7 at 6pm. The Olympic champion and family will be joining in person. The Largo community is invited to tune in during the meeting via Facebook Live (fb.com/CityofLargo). Share a message of congratulations through the online form or email Marketing@largo.com directly, and your message may be shared live during the meeting. |
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LARGO SUSTAINABILITY SERIES
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 @ 10:30 AM
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Learn about the Highpoint Neighborhood Family Center's sustainability journey and explore their garden, food canning process, connection to local farming and more. |
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The new TGIF (Teens Go Insane Friday!) Teens program has been a success with 60-70 teens attending the first two nights (June 25 and July 23) and 42 attending on August 20. The program encourages teens in grades 6-12 to bring a friend or two and drop in. The night will include open gym, Playworld, Game room, movies, dancing, and an option of participating in activities such as dodge ball or a Nerf battle and of course, just hang out. The Snack Shop is open for purchases. Socks are needed for Playworld and a registration form is required by a parent/guardian. No membership is required. Cost is $3.00 per person and the program is held at the Highland Recreation Complex from 8:30pm-11:30pm on select Friday nights. The next program will be held on Friday, October 1 from 8:30-11:30pm. |
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PINELLAS COUNTY SWIM MEETS |
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The pool at Southwest Recreation Center will be hosting three Pinellas County Swim Meets for the first time in ten years! On September 18, the Pinellas County Athletic Conference Swim Meet will host fourteen high schools with over 500 athletes participating. This will be a fun interactive meet and schools will show their school pride throughout the meet. On October 22 and 30, the Pinellas County District 2A will host eight schools with approximately 250 athletes participating. Athletes in these meets will compete to move on to the State of Florida Regional Swim Meet.
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SEEKING PERFORMERS FOR 'HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD' EVENT |
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The City of Largo's Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll event will be back this year, on Saturday, December 4 starting at 6pm. This year, our Holiday Stroll event theme is Holidays Around the World. To celebrate our diverse community, Largo invites cultural dancers, musicians, or artists to apply to be apart of one of our largest special events of the season. For questions or to apply, please contact our Special Events team at 727-587-6740 Ext. 5014.
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MISSION: Provide Superior Services that Inspire Community Pride
VISION: To Be the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay
VALUES: INTEGRITY | COLLABORATION | PASSION | CREATIVITY
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