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Timely news from departments and topics across Pinellas County.
Here’s what you can do to keep the mosquitoes away
It’s Mosquito Control Awareness Week, and with summer rains approaching, Pinellas County Vegetation Management and Mosquito Control is reminding residents they can...
BCC updates ordinance governing retail sale of dogs or cats
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on Tuesday passed a series of updates to its animal ordinance that will ban...
Emergency Rental Assistance Program now closed to new applications
After a successful run that helped thousands of families, the Pinellas County Emergency Rental Assistance Program is now closed to new applications....
Department of Solid Waste will no longer collect household electronics for recycling
Slated to start in October 2022, the Household Electronic and Chemical Collection Center (HEC3) will no longer accept household electronic waste, or...
BCC approves funds for 270 affordable homes
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners approved funds for two affordable housing projects that will add another 270 units for county residents in the next few years.
BCC approves 2022 Federal Legislative Priorities
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners approved its 2022 Federal Legislative Priorities Program on Tuesday, highlighting issues that have a substantial...
BCC pushes for opportunity to renegotiate Cross Bay Ferry agreement
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to renegotiate an interlocal agreement between Pinellas and Hillsborough counties and the cities...
Pinellas County awarded $700,000 grant to continue vulnerability assessment efforts
Pinellas County was awarded $700,000 in grant funding Tuesday from the State of Florida’s Resilient Florida Grant Program to complete the second...
UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas launches Adopt-A-Drain pilot program
UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, in collaboration with Pinellas County Environmental Management, has launched an Adopt-A-Drain pilot program. With summer around the corner,...
Pinellas Consumer Protection uncovers multi-state real estate scam
A multi-state investigation initiated by Pinellas County Consumer Protection into a telemarketing business operating in Pinellas County has resulted in three people being charged in a scheme to defraud more than 100 victims.