Waterways, community cats, careers, and bus passes

2:13:21Pasco County waterways and wildlife depend on you to keep them healthy. Excess fertilizer, grass clippings, trash, oils, and pet waste wash into gutters and storm drains when it rains. Stormwater carries these pollutants directly into our lakes and rivers, creating an unhealthy environment for fish, waterfowl, and other aquatic animals. Storm drains are meant for clean rainwater. Most other discharges are illegal. If you suspect an illicit discharge, please contact Pasco County Department of Public Works at seven two seven eight three four three six one one.

2:14:07The average shelter return to owner rate for cats is less than 2%. That means if you bring a community cat to our shelter, it's not likely they'll end up being returned to their caregivers. Cats in our communities often have one or more caregivers, and they usually hang up in their home area. The best thing to do for these cats is to leave them be. Share that message, and you too can help battle pet overpopulation.

2:14:31If you're concerned the kittens have really been orphaned, meaning they haven't been moved or you're sure mom hasn't been back in at least eight consecutive hours, then you can step in and care for the kittens. Animal Services offers resources on our website about kitten fostering, spam neuter services, trap rentals, and vaccinations. Whether you have a single community cat or a bunch of kitties, we encourage you to contact. us at 813-929-1212 or through our website

2:15:02for more information on our SNP Trap Neuter Vaccinate Release Program. This means healthier and fewer community cats in your neighborhood. Healthier because we can prevent diseases like rabies. And fewer because all of the cats that we treat are also spayed and neutered. Cats are eligible for the program at eight weeks old. Pasco County is a strong and growing community, and through our combined efforts, we can help save lives with three simple words. Leave them be.

2:15:40Welcome to Pasco County, the fastest growing county in the Tampa Bay area. The PASCO Board of County Commissioners is a high-performing organization with 2,700 employees representing 57 lines of business, serving nearly 600,000 people over 740 square miles, and we're always looking for talented people to join our team. This is your opportunity to help make your community a better place to live, work, and play. If you're ready to be part of Of a great success story,

2:16:11consider a career with Pasco County government, recently recognized as a top workplace for 2021. Opportunities include careers in utilities, public works, traffic operations, solid waste, animal services, public transportation, information technology, libraries, parks, human services, recreation and natural resources, administration, senior services, Fire rescue. Nine

2:16:41one one Fleet. Building construction services, code enforcement, planning, environmental science, and so much more. Plus, our benefits package is tough to beat. We offer employee wellness centers. Health, vision, and dental benefits? Mm-hmm. Paid holidays and tuition reimbursement, just to name a few. We are local government reimagined. We're progressive. Innovative and in many areas

2:17:11Pasco County is leading the way. Want to learn more about what we do and how you can be part of it? Visit mypasco.net and click on Job and Volunteer Opportunities. Our team is more than 2,700 strong. Your neighbors, friends, and even family members.

2:17:36Come join Pasco County and make a difference every day.

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2:21:19It doesn't have to end like this.

2:22:18And there are ways to develop to also that go hand in hand with preservation. So like if that whole like if you wanted to put a building and you excavated the whole foundation that was gonna be taken out Cool. Like we actually potentially no more now than we would have if there was no building, which doesn't necessarily mean that we need to be digging up everything, but if it's gonna get destroyed, that would be a good way. Um might be a more appropriate way to go about it is actually excavating scientifically the site instead of coming in with backhoes where you know you end up with a giant pile of

2:22:48buildings. So there are definitely ways to to balance the two, you know. Construction and, you know, moving forward and also preserving the past. So there there are lots of good exam it just takes It takes groups like this and work like this where people are talking and working together and you know, and holding people accountable and you know, saying like, No, no, no, this is what needs to happen. If you wanna do this, this is what we're gonna need you to do before before that.

2:23:19Mm-hmm. Yeah.

2:23:23GoPasco and Pasco County Libraries are perfect partners. Perfect place to buy your bus pass.

2:23:31I'm very excited to introduce our newest library where you could buy bus passes. We listened to your requests, and you can now buy your bus passes at the downtown Newport Ritchie Library.

2:23:45It's very convenient. To come from where I live to the library to pick up a bus pass. Before I would have to use two buses, and now I can use one.

2:23:56The Newport Ritie Public Library acts as an information hub to the entire West Pasco community. We are thrilled to be able to offer the GoPasco bus passes as an additional service for. Our community.

2:24:12The bus passes that you could buy at the downtown Newport Ritchie Library are 31-day, regular and reduced, and the 20 ride. And don't forget, you can get your day passes on the bus. The partnership between GoPasco and the Newport Ritchie Library downtown is a great, great partnership. We've wanted this for many years. I just love Pasco.

2:24:40Find your way to Pasco County Libraries with Gopasco at gopasco.com.

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