The City of Largo is proud to announce the internal promotion of Rebecca Spuhler to the Director of Finance. Rebecca has served the City of Largo for 6 years and has a total of 16 years of experience in governmental budgeting, accounting, and finance. She served as the Assistant Finance Director under Kimball Adams until his recent retirement in May 2022. She is an active member of the Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FGFOA) and Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and serves as a Board Member of the FGFOA Gulf Coast Chapter. Prior to joining the City of Largo, Rebecca worked in governmental accounting and auditing in the State of Ohio for over 10 years holding positions as the Fiscal Officer for the Rocky River Public Library and Audit Manager for the State of Ohio Auditor’s Office. Rebecca earned her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Master’s degree in Taxation from the University of Akron in Ohio. Examples of Rebecca’s leadership include her dedication to the success of the Workday implementation and her imperative role on the City’s Emergency Management Policy Committee. The City of Largo looks forward to Rebecca’s continued leadership in the Finance Department with full confidence in her ability to lead the modernization of processes, policies, and procedures in the future. Rebecca will also serve an important role in the City’s Executive Leadership Team. Please join us in congratulating Rebecca on this well-deserved promotion.

Largo community members and city team members are invited to attend the ceremonial flag raising of the Pride flag on the side lawn of Largo City Hall at 5pm prior to the City Commission Meeting on Tuesday, June 7. For those that can't attend in person, a live stream of the flag-raising will start at 5:15pm via Facebook Live on the City’s Facebook Page.

Following the flag raising, LGBTQ Consumer Advocate at the Florida Department of Agriculture, Nathan Bruemmer, will be recognized at the City Commission Meeting as this year's Pride month proclamation honoree. Community members are welcome to join the Commission Meeting at 6pm in City Hall or watch live or on-demand at Largo.com/LiveTV.  

Sea level rise is an increase in ocean levels due to the impacts of human-induced climate change, primarily from burning fossil fuels. While sea levels won’t rise equally everywhere, according to the Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory Panel, the St. Petersburg tide gauge, which measures local water levels, shows that it has increased at least 7.8 inches since 1946- and it’s rising more quickly every year. The City of Largo is currently updating its Sustainability and Resilience Action Plan to analyze current and future impacts of sea-level rise to better plan for and adapt to changes in our community.

The SPACEcraft has landed at Largo Central Park! In partnership with Creative Pinellas, this repurposed shipping container brings participants free activities such as art workshops, crafting, musical performances, drum circles, educational and interactive games, and more. This event takes place every Thursday and Saturday from 5-7pm through July 9 at Largo Central Park.

On May 9, the Planning & Development Services Team approved a small-scale review (case number SPR222-003) for Largo Central Park located at 101 Central Park Drive. The project is located on the western half of Largo Central Park, between the Performing Arts Center and the Largo Feed Store. This approval allows the applicant to install pavers, turf grass, tetherballs, and seating for the teen gathering area, which totals approximately 3,550 square feet. The total property is approximately 32.14 acres and is included in the City of Largo West Bay Drive CRD (WBD-CRD) with an underlying Future Land Use Map classification of Recreation Open Space. 

On May 25, a Neighborhood Information Meeting was held to discuss a proposed Industrial Warehouse project located on two parcels of land (03-30-15-47970-100-1000 and 03-30-15-47970-100-0100), ie 800 8th Ave SE. The project as proposed is to construct two warehouse buildings that total 197,975 sq. ft., with truck loading areas, truck storage, and parking, landscape buffers, and stormwater improvements. The 15.46 acre property has a City of Largo Future Land Use Map classification of Industrial Limited (IL). An industrial warehouse use is permitted by right on Industrial Limited (IL) per the City's Comprehensive Development Code Table 6-1: Allowable Uses by Land Use Classification. All property owners and residents within 500 feet of the property were invited to attend the meeting. Representing the project was Carlos Yepes of Belleair Development Group, LLC. Staff from the Community Development as well as Engineering were present to host the meeting and facilitate a question and answers portion of the meeting.