Pinellas County residents are invited to share ideas and suggestions on water management and conservation strategies with the Southwest Florida Water Management District at an open house forum from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Largo Feed Store, next to the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive.

Swiftmud officials are seeking feedback on the district's water management plan, including flood plain protection, natural systems and water supply and quality. For more information, call Swiftmud's planning department at 1-800-423-1476, ext. 4402.

Firefighters contain Pasco brush fire

ZEPHYRHILLS -- Two dozen Pasco County firefighters fought a stubborn 4-acre brush fire Sunday afternoon off Old Pasco Road.

Terry Jean and her husband, Butch Jean, came back from a morning of fishing to find the smoky fire threatening their neighbors' homes along Bay Pines Drive. Butch Jean parked his boat in the driveway, grabbed a garden hose and took off to his neighbors' homes.

None of the houses in the area were damaged by the fire, and there were no injuries reported.

Pasco County firefighters used bulldozers and pumper trucks to battle the fire, which took several hours to bring under control.

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