SHMENTS
Focus on Recycling
Gas System Expansion
The Solid Waste Department expanded its
recycling outreach efforts and worked with
the Public Communications Department
to launch a comprehensive recycling
contamination re-education campaign,
in efforts to help mitigate residents’
unintentional contamination of recycling
materials in city recycling bins.
Clearwater Gas System added 1,700
residential and commercial customers,
an increase of seven percent. The
35department added more than miles of gas
pipelines,
surpassing 1,000
miles of mains and
serving 26,000 gas customers.
Hispanic Outreacht
Clearwater Public Library System offered
nearly 200 specialized programs for
Clearwater’s Hispanic community
including English as a Second
Language, or ESOL, tutoring and
language practice sessions,
technology classes, book
groups, holiday celebrations and
citizenship classes that served
more than 1,300 residents.
Morningside Recreation Center
Parks & Recreation celebrated the
completion of the Morningside
Recreation Center. The 20,998-squarefoot
facility houses a gymnasium,
pools. The $5.6-million facility was paid
for mostly through Penny for Pinellas.
Nextdoor
Paperless Billing
The city of
Clearwater is proud
to present its Fiscal Year
2018/19 Annual Report, which
covers Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept.
30, 2019. Here are Clearwater’s
top accomplishments citywide
– listed in alphabetical order
– that spanned this
timeframe.
Reduced Crime
31%percent reduction in stolen vehicle
Utility Improvements
The city joined Nextdoor, a
hyperlocal social media
platform, to communicate
with residents at
neighborhoods. Nextdoor
users in Clearwater
neighborhoods increased from
after the city started using the platform.
The Utility Customer Service Department
increased access to its paperless billing
program. The number of customers who
receive paperless billing went from 5,500 last
year to 20,000 users this year.
drops in several categories of crime.
Through partnerships with the community
to prevent and address crime-related
issues, the department achieved a 32
percent reduction in burglary offenses,
offenses and a 13.5 percent reduction
in robbery offenses. (Statistics based on
The city’s Engineering Department and
Clearwater Public Utilities completed
the installation of two subaqueous lines
under the Intracoastal Waterway between
Clearwater Beach and the mainland. The
lines are not currently in use and are ready
and available in the event of water line
failures for drinking water, sewer or reclaimed water to Clearwater
Beach. The lines are in addition to existing service lines and offer a
proactive strategy to ensure the reliability of the water system.
The city’s complete listing of annual report accomplishments
is available online at myclearwater.com/annualreport.
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