City of Oldsmar, FL - Government — Local services in Oldsmar

My husband and I have lived in Oldsmar since 2017 when we moved here from Carrollwood to buy our first home. We absolutely love our community and love living here with the exception of the Oldsmar City Government. They passive aggressively leave "Notice of Visit" notes taped to your mailbox, but they do not bother to knock on your door and try to discuss what issue they have with your property (I work from home and am here everyday, so I am available to have a conversation with). They list specific methods of debris pick up on their website but still leave notices if you follow them to the letter.

Our home and many in our neighborhood were flooded during hurricane Helene. We recently were able to move home after 5 months of being displaced with a young child as well. They left one of these notices on our mailbox 3 days after we moved back into our flooded home. They do not care about helping their residents including small children from our experience over the years. This has occurred on multiple occasions, showing me that they only care about being "right" in their eyes. Please explain notices in more detail and add specifically what your request is or update your website to reflect what you need from your citizens in order for them to be considered complying with whatever your unclear standards are.

PS: they spent over 3 million tax dollars on improving the water and drainage system, but the community floods after these updates. It seems like they made the drainage issues worse and have caused harm beyond what they understand. I hope those impacted by the flooding are rebuilding, and I am happy to lend a helping hand...

Extremely disappointed with the City of Oldsmar’s park reservation system. I reserved a location online for a special family event, trusting the information provided, only to find out on the day of the event that the area assigned was completely different from what I had reserved. The system does not properly display the actual reserved location, and the invoice lacks crucial details like the address or a clear description. This caused unnecessary confusion, stress, and ruined part of our day. It’s unacceptable that citizens who plan important events with care and anticipation are let down by such preventable system failures. A park and city as nice as Oldsmar deserves a much better and more reliable...

Really enjoyed the warm reception from everyone in your village. Smiles and hellos were abundant. I will look forward to visiting again in the...