Hillsborough County takes open-house-style events into communities to update residents on projects in their neighborhoods
Hillsborough County, Fla. (Oct. 12, 2026) - Hillsborough County is hosting an open-house event Tuesday evening in East Tampa to help residents learn about Public Works services and projects in their community.
This is the second of a series of new quarterly events that will take place at locations throughout the county. Tuesday's event is at Les Miller All People's Community Park & Life Center. Other events will follow to share information about projects taking place in other parts of the county.
The forums provide area residents the opportunity to learn about Public Works projects and services and engage one on one with subject matter experts in all aspects of the department's operations.
The event will have an open-house-style format with information tables set up around the room for Traffic Engineering, Stormwater Engineering, Mosquito Management, Customer Resolution, Transportation Maintenance, and Capital Projects. Project planners will share details of projects in the East Tampa community such as surtax-funded resurfacing projects, culvert repairs, and more. Public Works staff will demonstrate helpful tools like the Capital Improvement Projects Viewer that residents can use to stay in-the-know about how their tax dollars are being invested.
Residents also can pick up free mosquitofish at the community forum from the Mosquito Management team. The staff also will provide education about the response to this summer's record number of dengue fever cases and explain the circumstances in which mosquitofish can help residents reduce the number of mosquitoes in their neighborhood.
Residents can learn about a wide range of topics, from controlling the mosquito population around their homes to getting help with issues like broken sidewalks and potholes.
For general information, contact Public Works Customer Service at (813) 635-5400 or PWCustomerResolution@HCFL.gov.
- Who: Hillsborough County Public Works
- What: Public Works Community Forum
- When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13
- Where: Les Miller All People's Community Park & Life Center, 6105 E. Sligh Ave., Tampa, FL 33617