The City of Largo would like to congratulate USA Gold Olympian and Largo native, Anastasija Zolotic, on her recent gold medal in women's taekwondo in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

To honor Anastasija's phenomenal win, the City will recognize her during the Largo City Commission Meeting on Tuesday, September 7 at 6pm. The Olympic champion and family will be joining in-person as a proclamation will be read.

The Largo community is invited to tune in during the meeting via Facebook Live the night of the meeting and share messages during the proclamation.

Largo's mixed recycling program has seen an increase in the value of the recyclables collected over the past year to go from paying $64 a ton to getting a rebate of $42 a ton from our processor. A big part is due to the quality of our mixed recycling. That is why it is so important to make sure to only put in the recycling cart the items that we collect.

If you have a question about an item and if it can be recycled, be sure to look at the lid of your recycle cart, visit LargoRecycles.com, or email Recycle@Largo.com.

Due to a recent reroute for residential trash and recycling collection pick-up, collection times have changed. Please place your carts at the curb by 7am on your collection day to ensure pick-up. To find your pick-up day and view the holiday collection schedule, visit Largo.com/MyTrashDay. For additional questions, contact Largo Solid Waste at 727-587-6760.

The City of Largo and Largo Police Department are thrilled to announce that the Largo Police Virtual K-9 Demonstration was recently awarded a Gold Viddy by the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals (AMCP)! The “Paws”itively Amazing Virtual K-9 Demonstration was envisioned by the Largo Police Department as a creative way to give Largo’s school children the thrill of the Largo Police K-9 Team in action during the 2020 Virtual Great American Teach-In. Students and school faculty thoroughly enjoyed the experience! In addition to the Gold Viddy, Administration and Communications and Engagement also received an honorable mention for Largo’s Composting Program Public Service Announcement. (As part of Largo's ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, this PSA was also produced in Spanish)

On August 4, the Community Development Department hosted approximately 75 to 100 residents for a courtesy, informational Open House on the proposed multifamily development project at 800 8th Avenue SE. The developer’s team was present to share information about the project. In addition, City staff from Planning, Engineering, Communications and Engagement, Police, and Housing were available to discuss various components of the project and answer questions from the public. Main concerns of the public included traffic impacts, flooding, crime, safe routes to school, and speeding, which will be shared with City Administration and the Office of the Mayor and Commission. Residents were provided a schedule of upcoming public meetings associated with the project in order for them to share their comments and concerns throughout the public hearing process.