http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/index.aspxThe latest news and headlines for the City of Leesburg, Florida.(c) 2006 - 2010, City of Leesburg, Florida. All rights reserved.30Leesburg has approved two new sidewalk projects that will make busy roads on the west side of the city much safer for local residents. http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=new_sidewalks_will_make_busy_roads_safer_for_pedestrianshttp://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=new_sidewalks_will_make_busy_roads_safer_for_pedestriansThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:41:12 GMTLeesburg will give away 200 free trees at the Leesburg Lightning baseball team’s Heritage Night game on July 27 against the Deland Suns.http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=the_tree_city_to_give_away_treeshttp://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=the_tree_city_to_give_away_treesMon, 26 Jul 2010 18:09:22 GMT Leesburg employees rescued a second federally protected osprey since last month – this time pulling the ailing bird from a 200,000-gallon wastewater digester. http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=osprey_rescued_from_wastewater_tankhttp://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=osprey_rescued_from_wastewater_tankWed, 30 Jun 2010 20:16:45 GMTThe Leesburg City Commission on Monday approved Lake County’s first government-operated employee health clinic – an innovative way to provide convenient medical services for city staff members while promoting better health and managing the soaring costs of health insurance. http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=leesburg_approves_lake_countys_first_government_employee_health_clinichttp://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=leesburg_approves_lake_countys_first_government_employee_health_clinicWed, 30 Jun 2010 20:00:37 GMTWhat could be more patriotic for the Fourth of July than baseball, fireworks, country music, apple pie and ice cream?http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=leesburg_has_lots_of_fun_for_july_4thhttp://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=leesburg_has_lots_of_fun_for_july_4thMon, 28 Jun 2010 16:55:31 GMTThe Leesburg Electric Department has saved close to $1 million since last year by improving operations and teaming up with community-focused businesses to reduce costly peak-time electric demands. http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=Leesburg_Approaches_1_Million_in_Savings_From_Creative_Electric_Conservationhttp://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=Leesburg_Approaches_1_Million_in_Savings_From_Creative_Electric_ConservationWed, 26 May 2010 21:04:52 GMTLeesburg is making final preparations this week to help protect Florida’s limited supply of fresh drinking water by recycling highly treated sewage for landscape irrigation.http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=Leesburg_Readies_for_Recycled_Wastewater_to_Irrigate_Lawns_and_to_Protect_the_Environmenthttp://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=Leesburg_Readies_for_Recycled_Wastewater_to_Irrigate_Lawns_and_to_Protect_the_EnvironmentMon, 24 May 2010 18:34:50 GMTLeesburg’s police and fire departments will team up June 5 for a special Public Safety Day to keep kids healthy and safe this summer.http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=Leesburg_Police_and_Fire_Departments_to_Host_Public_Safety_Day_on_June_5http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=Leesburg_Police_and_Fire_Departments_to_Host_Public_Safety_Day_on_June_5Thu, 20 May 2010 16:21:06 GMTThe Leesburg Electric Department has created a new home for a hard working osprey after the bird triggered its second power outage in less than a month.http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=persistent_bird_sparks_electric_outages_and_gets_a_safe_new_place_to_nesthttp://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=persistent_bird_sparks_electric_outages_and_gets_a_safe_new_place_to_nestTue, 18 May 2010 17:10:00 GMTA groundbreaking for the long-awaited Veteran’s Memorial at Fountain Lake Park across from City Hall in Leesburg is set for 11 a.m. May 22.http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=Veterans_Memorial_to_Break_Ground_on_May_22http://www.leesburgflorida.gov/news/news_item.aspx?item=Veterans_Memorial_to_Break_Ground_on_May_22Mon, 17 May 2010 15:35:13 GMT