Residential Waste Collection

As of 1 Jan 2007 Waste Management of Pasco will no longer service Central Pasco county, including Lake Talia. In his letter to customers, Jason White the District Manager for Waste Management of Pasco states that WM is limiting their service area to Southwest Pasco County bounded by Suncoast Parkway on the West and SR 52 to the South. Current WM customers are instructed to contact one of the other residential service providers in the area. The new service options as listed by Waste Management are as follows:

• Accurate Waste Services 727 375 5797
• All County Hauling 813 788 5414
• Big G Sanitation 727 857 0771
• Camport Waste Systems 727 862 7534
• Central Carting Disposal 352 583 4204
• County Sanitation 888 522 5794
• Parker & Son's Sanitation 727 845 1024
• Seaside Sanitation 727 868 2566
• Waste Aid 727 842 9309
• Waste Express 727 841 7511
• Waste Services of Florida 727 849 3333

Does anyone have any recommendations for new service providers or any contacts at WM that can help WM re-evaluate their decision?

Contact Information for WASTE MANAGEMENT of Pasco:

13022 Hays Road

Spring Hill, FL 34610

800 255 7172

(813) 996 1616 (FAX)

Official Community Website

Rampart Properties has created an official website for Lake Talia. I think this is great news and hopefully it'll be populated with more useful information in the near term. I do plan on keeping this blog alive as long as the community wishes to use it as a resource. I think that having the historical information about the community and decisions made, etc is important for new residents.

Anyway I did not one slight error that I communicated to the webmaster for the LT site. When you register your address the default city shows as St. Pete for everyone. You have to search for the profile button and update it manually to Land O' Lakes. No big deal, just an annoyance.

I've also asked Rampart to post community by-laws, architecture applications, petitions, etc on the website. Hopefully they will do that soon, otherwise you can look for them here as soon as I can obtain electronic versions.

Basketball Goals Allowed?

We've heard a rumor that there is a petition to allow basketball goals in front of your home. This would be a change from the curent situation as I know it. Can anyone confirm/deny this rumor?
Also any details of this proposed change would be welcome. For example: Will they only be allowed while in use (roll back in nightly) or are permanent locations permissible?

Your Input is Needed - Authors Wanted.

We'll the feedback I've received so far is that people like the idea of this Blog. It provides a good resource for historical purposes and a easy way to communicate.

Given that initial feedback I'll continue with it... In order to make this better than just my thoughts, I'm looking for Lake Talia residents to contribute their ideas. I'll open up the "authors" list to anyone that wishes to post - just respond to me via email with your name, address and email address (Just so I can verify LAKE TALIA Residency).


BTW Here are some of the topics I plan on blogging about in the coming weeks...

1. Flapjack Festival

2. Consumer Feedback - Your comments on local service providers (Lawn Care, Pools, Fencing, etc)

3. Flamingo Party

4. Safety/Security

5. Conservation Area Maintenance (and the 10K fine for homeowners that cut it down)

6. Ideas for improving our community

7. Your ideas!

These are just the top of mind topics. Your ideas are necessary for the sucess of this blog.

Tell your neighbors - the more people we involve the better this resource will be for everyone!

Rocky