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For the record
By DAVE SHELTON
| Article published on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006 |
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Crematory hearing rescheduled
LARGO – A decision on the proposed crematorium at Serenity Gardens has been put off until at least Oct. 3, according to City Manager Steve Stanton.
The public hearing originally scheduled for Sept. 19 was rescheduled after the Pinellas County Commission scheduled a hearing on Largo’s proposed Clearwater-Largo Road Redevelopment for that day. The city planning board is still scheduled to review the proposal on Sept. 7.
Hundreds have voiced opposition to the Moss-Feaster Serenity Gardens plan to put three cremation ovens in a new building adjacent to its Serenity Gardens on Wilcox Road.
The planning board would only make a recommendation to the commission on whether to approve or deny the project.
For one day city will accept chemicals and electronics
Residents and business owners can dispose of chemicals and electronics to the Starkey Road recycling center on Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. These items aren’t picked up at curbside or accepted for disposal at recycling centers run by the city or Pinellas County.
Items that won’t be accepted include appliances, batteries, infectious waste, empty paint cans, explosives, fire extinguishers, propane tanks, radioactive waste and smoke detectors.
The recycling center, at 1551 Starkey Road, will accept: automotive fluids, cleansers, fertilizers, fluorescent bulbs, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides, paint, pool chemicals, solvents and wood preservatives.
Emission standards make garbage trucks louder
Residents may have noticed more noise coming from the new garbage trucks. According to City Manager Steve Stanton, the new engines run hotter than previous engines, so they have to have a more productive radiator fan which increases the noise being emitted.
Customers aren’t the only ones affected, he added. City safety officers are experimenting with putting more insulation inside the truck’s cabs to help keep out the noise. Stanton said they are also experimenting with ear coverings that would reduce close noises but not block those from farther away so they could safely be worn while driving the truck.
Residents want more clothing stores downtown
A survey of graduates from the city’s Citizen’s Academy said further development of the downtown shopping area should include clothing stores.
The survey was taken during an Aug. 30 reunion of 43 of those who have completed the city’s course in city government.
Other suggestions for downtown development from the participants included: signs identifying parking lots, requiring store owners to include street addresses on signage, bury utility lines, strict enforcement of city codes and elimination of signs on poles throughout the city.
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Article published on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006
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