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 Largo offers residents, businesses, and visitors to build the "Community of Choice in Tampa Bay."

-Maggie Paluch, Acting City Manager

• Sat, Jul 22 | 10am | Splash's Treasure Hunt | Highland Family Aquatic Center
• Sat, Jul 22 | 1pm | Back-to-School Bash | Largo Public Library
• Mon, Jul 24 | 6pm | Housing For All Forum | Largo City Hall
• Tue, Jul 25 | 6pm | City Commission Meeting | How to Participate
• Thu, Jul 27 | 9:30am | Downtown Largo Business Meeting | Bridge Dance Studio



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CELEBRATING PARKS & REC MONTH

July 21 is Park and Recreation Professionals Day! Team Largo would like to celebrate our dedicated team members who help to build a strong, vibrant, and resilient Largo through our award-winning parks and recreation services. The Recreation, Parks & Arts team works selflessly to deliver high-quality experiences and opportunities to keep our parks and Recreation facilities clean, safe, welcoming, and inclusive for our community. Thank you to all for helping our community grow and delivering superior services that inspire community pride!

HOUSING FOR ALL COMMUNITY FORUM

Monday, July 24 | 6-8pm | Largo City Hall | RSVP to Event

HOUSING FOR ALL is a new initiative in the City of Largo that seeks to expand housing options to meet current and future needs through different sizes and scale of housing such as accessory dwelling units, townhomes, cottage homes, and more. 

The City is hosting a Community Kick-Off Forum for this initiative. We invite the public to attend to meet the planning team, learn more about current and future housing options in the City of Largo and share your ideas. This forum is open to the public and we hope to connect with renters, homeowners, community leaders, and anyone who is interested in sharing their ideas and experience about housing options in Largo.

DOWNTOWN LARGO BUSINESS MEETING

Thursday, July 27 | 9:30-11am | The Bridge Dance Studio

The City of Largo will be hosting the next Downtown Business meeting for Largo business and commercial property owners on Thursday, July 27 from 9:30-11am at The Bridge Dance Complex, 100 1st Ave SW. Join City team members as we discuss planning and activating the Downtown district, Fall programming opportunities, and updates on Horizon West Bay.

ROAD CLOSURE NOTICES

Bolesta Road

The northbound lane of Bolesta Road is closed between Roosevelt Blvd and Bay Isle Circle due to a roadway failure. This closure will be in place for several weeks. The sanitary sewer repairs will be performed during the night hours due to lower demands on the system. This work will begin on Sunday, July 23 in the evening. This phase of the work is anticipated to be completed in approximately one week barring unforeseen or weather delays. The roadway repair work will follow the sewer repair work and it will be performed during daytime hours. Closure and repair updates will be posted as the work progresses.   

The northbound lane of Bolesta Road will remain closed between Roosevelt Blvd and Bay Isle Circle, and the southbound lane of Bolesta Road will remain open. An update will be posted if this condition changes. Please follow the posted detour route. 

For questions, contact Largo Engineering at nshaw@largo.com or 727-587-6713 Ext. 4417.

Gladys Street (Vonn Road) Closure - Pinellas County Water Main Project

Beginning Monday, July 24, Gladys Street (Vonn Road) will be closed between 134th Ave and Wilcox Road for the first phase of a Pinellas County Water Main project. The construction duration of the full project is estimated to be six months, barring weather and other unforeseen events. Local traffic only will be permitted and drivers should follow detour routes. For questions, contact Pinellas County Construction Administrator Edward Ramous at 727-464-8833. 

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS

DK Farms and Gardens Restroom Addition and Food Truck

On July 18, the Planning and Development Services team approved a small-scale review case number SPR223-010 for DK Farms and Gardens located at 1750 Lake Avenue Southeast. The property is located on the east side of Lake Avenue just south of Donegan Road and north of Ulmerton Road. This approval allows the applicant to install a 384-square-foot restroom facility and permanently place a 102-square-foot food truck on the property.