Storm water, homelessness, preparedness, and solid waste
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people who are fleeing from domestic violence. or human trafficking. And people who are at imminent risk of losing their housing. There's so many factors that cause homelessness. And that's why it's such a complex issue to solve. A lack of affordable housing, low-paying jobs, financial hardships, substance abuse, mental health, and mental illness. So at Community Development, we offer a number
of initiatives that spam. The spectrum of homeless services for our community. Funding outreach services, fund an agency to provide homeless prevention services, renovation money for our family shelter. We also helped an agency buy a new facility for a women's shelter. So we've gone from outreach to homeless prevention to emergency. Services. But really, the key to ending
homelessness is to house people. So we also provide financial assistance to help people get rapidly rehoused, or let's not forget our award-winning project, Rosalie Rendeau Apartments, where we helped an agency purchase multifamily apartments, renovate them. And create 12 permanent supportive housing beds. So we think it's important to help our homeless neighbors get into our
system of care. And the best way to do that is for them to call numbers where they can be served by the organizations that are helping our homeless. The best way to get this information. And this card would be to visit mypasco.net and contact our office, and we'd be happy to assist you.
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It's a good idea to put together a preparedness kit, or go bag, for yourself and your family that is ready to grab at a moment's notice. Everything you need for your kit is listed right in the Pasco County Disaster Guide, found on our website, mypasco.net, and in the MyPasco app. Many of these items are probably already in your home. Start packing your kit with the basics, drinking water, foods that your family actually likes to eat. If your family doesn't eat a certain food, they most likely won't want to eat it during
a disaster. As for the canned foods you do like, make sure you include a manual can opener. Include a week's supply of medicine for you and your family, along with a first aid kit and hygiene items, like toothbrushes, diapers, and extra clothing. Write down important phone numbers. You'll want to gather your important paperwork, like medical records and insurance documents. Be sure to keep all that paperwork in a sealed plastic bag so they won't get wet. Remember,
when the power goes out, there's a possibility that it won't come back on for a while. So toss a book and some games into your go back. Whether you shelter in place, go to a shelter or evacuate, having these items gathered and ready to go at a moment's notice will help you reduce your stress when dealing with a disaster.
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Pasco County's Solid Waste Department is always looking for ways to help the environment and keep things out of our landfill. Hi, I'm Shannon Kennedy with Pasco County Solid Waste Department. One of the projects we're very proud of here in Pasco is how we handle our biosolids. So let's just call it what it is. A biosolid is poop. It's flushed down the toilets and eventually ends up here. We have our very own public-private, one-of-a-kind biosolids processing facility that turns biosolids or poop
Into commercially available fertilizer. We paid for and built the facility, which is right next to our West Pasco Resource Recovery Facility, and Merrill Brothers operates it. Ted Merrill is the co-owner of Merrill Brothers. He's been in the solid waste business since 1982. Our
Pasco County facility is our newest and it is state-of-the-art. We bring in nearly 50,000 wet tons of product a year and through our special Specialized process, we produce Florida green fertilizer. At first, the sun does most of the work. We spread out the biosolids on our greenhouse floor and churn it up with the tractor and tiller. Large ceiling fans help to dry out the product. As the top layer dries, we till it again, exposing the wetter material from underneath. It doesn't completely dry
out in the greenhouse, so we also use an oven belt pasteurizing process. We blow hot air up through the biosolids belt and through the product, drying the biosolids even more. The result is a high-quality Class AA byproduct registered with the state of Florida as a fertilizer. This process saves Pasco about $250,000 per year.
Merrill Brothers is a great partner and this