LARGO — Despite traffic and safety concerns expressed by neighbors, city commissioners voted 6-1 on June 1 to allow a proposed 231-unit apartment complex adjacent to Largo Middle School to
LARGO â The game of youth soccer has taken a dramatic turn in the past 20 years. A combination of competitiveness and cash has changed the game for some from a recreational outlet to a lucrative enterprise that includes numerous affiliations and big-time tournaments.
If the city of Largoâs parks and recreation staff members didnât know that a few months ago, then they certainly do now after a seemingly innocuous decision regarding the Belcher Soccer Complex caused a stir that led to the departmentâs director apologizing to the City Commission.
That director, Joan Byrne, said a change in the process for how the city chose an organization to provide programs at the complex is what led to a flurry of emails from parents and coaches to the commission.
The most predictable beaches have either a rocky bottom, often confined by the presence of cliffs, or a coral reef which changes its shape very slowly.
Sand beaches are the least consistent; their surf may be changing constantly.
In the summer, the lighter, thinner waves may build up these beaches at the rate of several feet a day as the grains of sand are lifted from the bottom to be deposited by the waves in a new place.
The heavy surf in winter holds the sand up much longer, and tearing down the beaches eventually deposits them as sand bars farther out to sea, and so the cycle repeats itself year after year.
LARGOÂ â The Largo Police Department and its 157 sworn officers is the largest agency in Pinellas County not to outfit its officers with body-worn cameras.
Police Chief Jeff Undestad said heâs ready to change that, but it could take several years before it happens.
Undestad, who joined other high-ranking members of the department in outlining the proposed program to city commissioners April 13 during a work session, said the department needs to keep up with community expectations.
In the wake of George Floydâs death last year, several Pinellas agencies, including the Sheriffâs Office and Clearwater Police Department, have added camera programs. Even smaller local departments in Pinellas Park, Tarpon Springs and Gulfport utilize the technology to record interactions.