home area 33777

health safety - ongoing issue that needs to be discontinued AND mitigated CLEANED UP

Part of this drainage canal is in the Pinellas Park district and part is in the city of Largo district. In other words behind our house is Pnellas Park but everything north that abuts Ranchero Village and Pine Forest is the city of Largo. I contacted the city of Largo several times and was told there was a work order in process to get the drainage ditch cleaned out. I’ve only see them go over and mow but from the pictures you can see below, it is terribly over grown. Over the years from my recall this has only been dredged out once maybe twice and I’m not sure who did it. It has been neglected for a very long time causing loads of vegetation to grow in the drainage canal and consequently the water flow is basically nonexistent. The stagnant water was checked last year by Pinellas County and loads of mosquito larvae were found and they treated it and my yard and the neighbors unkept swimming pool. We understand that money has been allocated to clean up drainage canal’s and ditches in our area and we would very much like a response from someone as to when we can expect this to be done. We purchased this property 40 yrs ago because it was actually considered on the water. Instead of a beautiful place for the ducks to swim and otters to Roam, it has become a horrible eyesore and we need attention to it .

Cars pay no attention to the do not block intersection here. This is a frequent occurrence.

Drug sales in driveway constantly.

Lights at this intersection are very long. It seems like 66th street north and south are extremely long and doesn't change until a vehicle enters the left turn lane on 66th street which changes for that car immediately. Then north and south bound traffic continues for a minute or so and finally the light changes for east and west bound traffic on 82nd Ave north. By this time so much traffic has backed up that not all cars can make the light to go north or south on 66th street.

Sight restriction. Picture from stop sign looking west

City acknowledged complaint in January and stated home would be demolished, however it is now May and nothing has been done. Property management company was on site April 21 and did nothing to secure property and now there is a homeless camp set up behind home with junk/trash everywhere. Could the city PLEASE do something about this property as it has been allowed to be a nuisance WAY TOO LONG

Mattress, sink and toilet still in back yard. Rats coming into my yard from that yard. Generator running at all hours of day and night. We are unable to sit in our back yard because of the noise from the generator.

A tow behind camper, 3 trailers full of junk being kept along the drainage ditch between 85th Street and 84th street along 94th Avenue in largo

Since Saturday a 4th trailer has been added to this growing issue

Standing in my yard at 7pm I must have had 20-30 mosquitoes landing on me per minute. We live in a wetlands area with acreage. I have been here for over 35 years and while your technicians seem competent and conscientious, the most effective control has always been aerial spraying. I bought my home here with a large yard, because I enjoy being outdoors. The mosquitoes are terrible. PLEASE AERIAL SPRAY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!