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Kathy Steele

New apartments and offices approved

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Brightworks Crossing — a mixed-use project calling for offices, self-storage units, apartments, and a hotel with up to 150 rooms, landed on the desks of Pasco County’s planners nearly a year ago.

And, on Aug. 9, the Pasco County Commission pushed the project along with a series of approvals.

Commissioners unanimously agreed to amend the county’s comprehensive land use plan and to rezone the land. They also approved an agreement for a land swap between the county, the landowners and the developers.

The land deal will give the county green space for its network of wildlife corridors, and room for a park-and-ride lot with 25 parking spaces for future transit commuters.

A car passes along Old State Road 54, at Old Cypress Creek Road. The route is a popular cut-through to avoid traffic at State Road 56. (File Photo)
A car passes along Old State Road 54, at Old Cypress Creek Road. The route is a popular cut-through to avoid traffic at State Road 56.
(File Photo)

The site is directly behind the Walgreen’s drug store, at Wesley Chapel Boulevard and the State Road 56/State Road 54 intersection.

The intersection is a high growth area populated by Tampa Premium Outlets and new restaurants on the south side of State Road 56, and on the north side of the road, the future Cypress Creek Town Center.

“It’s a major intersection. A lot of thought, evaluation and analysis has gone into this project and its impact on the intersection,” said Matt Armstrong, the county’s executive planner. “We’ve put together a package that actually improves this area and will help in the long run.”

Brightworks Crossing received approval for a maximum of 350 apartments, 250,000 square-feet of offices, and self-storage and the 150-room hotel.

A road redesign also is built into the project for Old State Road 54, which bisects the site. The short stretch of road is a popular cut-through for motorists coming down Wesley Chapel who want to avoid traffic at the State Road 56 intersection.

County commissioners agreed to close the existing cut-through to accommodate the land swap and allow developers to build a new road in its place. The new road will be open to the public.

Nearby, work is underway by Sierra Properties to build an entrance into Cypress Creek Town Center, a future mall at the northeast corner of State Road 56 and Wesley Chapel Boulevard, also called County Road 54.

One of the mall entrances is across from Brightworks Crossing, on County Road 54.

In the long term, the county has plans to turn the two-lane stretch of Wesley Chapel Boulevard into a six-lane divided highway with sidewalks and a multi-use trail.

The impact of traffic and road redesigns raised concerns for Sierra Properties’ developers and John Narcisi, who owns JN Electric on Old Cypress Creek Road.

Narcisi is the only business on Old Cypress Creek, which also is off Wesley Chapel and intersects with Old State Road 54.

“Traffic will increase on Old Cypress Creek Road which runs in front of my property,” said Narcisi.

Attorney Clarke Hobby, representing Sierra Properties, said the proposed new road through the site should continue to function as a cut-through that can help ease traffic congestion.

“We think that’s an important issue, and the staff needs to look at that closely,” he said.

Published August 17, 2016

Rezoning approved for 320 new homes

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Homes by WestBay plans to build up to 320 single-family homes on a large swath of wooded land off Henley Road in Lutz.

The Pasco County Commission approved a rezoning for the project on Aug. 9

The 175-acre site is east of Long Lake Ranch, a master-planned community off State Road 54.

The newly approved residential project includes extending a one-lane, dead-end stretch of Leonard Road, at its intersection with Henley, as a two-lane road into the proposed development.

Homes by WestBay wants to build 320 homes on land off Henley Road. A dead-end section of Leonard Road would be extended into the proposed housing development. (Kathy Steele/Staff Photo)
Homes by WestBay wants to build 320 homes on land off Henley Road. A dead-end section of Leonard Road would be extended into the proposed housing development.
(Kathy Steele/Staff Photo)

During construction, truck traffic is scheduled to cut through Long Lake via Sunlake Boulevard, Long Lake Boulevard and Breynia Drive. Initially, about 120 homes will be built.

Some Long Lake residents expressed concerns about the construction route.

Long Lake resident Bill Cullen said he doesn’t oppose the rezoning, but he provided documents with more 70 signatures calling for an alternate construction route.

“There are a lot of children in this community,” Cullen said.

Residents are frequently out walking to the swimming pool, along trails or to other amenities within Long Lake, he said.

Trucks also would have to maneuver through two roundabouts, another resident said.

By the end of the public hearing on the rezoning, a developer’s representative said Henley and Leonard roads could be added as future truck routes.

Leonard Road residents also voiced objections, based on concerns about traffic from the new subdivision and potential flooding.

Seeking to improve safety, residents have lobbied for years to get sidewalks built along the two-lane winding road, between U.S. 41 and State Road 54.

John Foster presented county commissioners with letters and emails from about 20 Leonard Road residents against the rezoning.

The proposed homes will be built at a higher level than existing homes, Foster said. “We will be the low-lying area in comparison to everywhere else. We don’t want to be flooded out.”

Leonard Road resident Charlie McBride said WestBay representatives had done “as best as they could” on the project. But he added, “I realize there ain’t no way I’m going to stop the traffic coming from Long Lake. There are going to be a lot of traffic problems.”

Developers anticipate providing five entrances for the new subdivision.

The extension of Leonard, a re-alignment of Henley and Leonard, and paving Henley from State Road 54 to Leonard will improve traffic flow, said land use attorney Andrea Zelman.

“Leonard Road, as an east/west road, was always part of (the county’s) highway vision plan,” Zelman said. “It provides some of the connectivity that Pasco is looking for, as well as an alternative route.”

Revised August 22, 2016

Medical marijuana is a need, some residents say

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Denise Houston is a cancer survivor who used cannabis to get through her debilitating radiation treatments.

She shared her story during an Aug. 9 Pasco County Commission meeting because she wanted commissioners to consider it, as they decide the future of medical marijuana within the county.

She was one of several speakers at the public hearing on a proposal to extend a ban on the growth, processing and dispensing of cannabis through the end of the year.

An existing ban is set to expire Sept. 2.

Cannabis is the basis for medical marijuana, which is legal in Florida in a low-level, non-euphoric form known as Charlotte’s web.

“It’s a life saver for some people,” Houston told commissioners. “I am one of those folks. I am a caregiver for one of those folks.”

Houston urged the board to not extend the ban and to instead open the door to medical marijuana in Pasco.

County commissioners won’t vote on the matter until a second public hearing scheduled Aug. 23 at 1:30 p.m., in New Port Richey.

County officials say the extended ban will allow more time to craft land use and zoning regulations.

One option would be to ban dispensaries. However, as a backup, commissioners also requested staff to write regulations restricting activities to industrial districts.

Complicating the matter is a Nov. 8 referendum when voters statewide will decide whether to allow stronger strains of medical marijuana and to expand the list of illnesses that can be treated with medical marijuana. Current law allows its use for cancer and seizure disorders.

Florida’s health department recently approved the first of six dispensaries qualified for permits. The first delivery of medical marijuana went to a man living in Hudson.

However, law enforcement and substance abuse counselors are wary of the expansion of medical marijuana.

Pasco County sheriff’s office has provided county commissioners with data on crime spikes in states, such as Colorado and California, which have approved either medical marijuana or its recreational use.

At the recent public hearing, representatives in the substance abuse prevention and treatment field spoke in favor of the moratorium.

Kent Runyon told commissioners of a visit to Seattle where he saw a billboard advertising a local marijuana farm. “It sounded like you’re going to a pumpkin farm picking pumpkins,” said Runyon, who is chief strategist and compliance officer at Novus Medical Detox Center in New Port Richey. “Is this the message we want for our youth and our children (that) it is something good, something embracing, something harmless?”

Still, the majority of speakers at the hearing urged commissioners to support medical marijuana as a health benefit and a potential source of tax revenue for the county.

Some farms in Pasco that are struggling could make money from growing cannabis, said Travis Moorehead. He also told commissioners he knew of people with prescription pill addictions, but marijuana “probably is one of the least dangerous things you could allow.”

Garyn Angel, chief executive officer of Angel Enterprises, described himself as a “world leader in the cannabis industry.” He invented a machine to extract nutrients from botanicals as a way to help a friend with Crohn’s disease, and now owns Magical Butter, a company that sells his invention.

Angel said he has partnered with university researchers to learn about cannabis and its health benefits. “It is one of the greatest anti-inflammatories we have,” he said. “Inflammation is at the root of most diseases, especially in the gut.”

He suggested to commissioners that Pasco could become a hub for the medical marijuana industry, benefiting patients and boosting the county’s economy.

“The dollars are coming,” he said. “It’s going to happen. Let’s embrace it …let’s be a flagship.”

But, money wasn’t the issue foremost for Pasco County Commissioner Mike Wells.

“This is personal to me. I have a friend now with stage three cancer,” he said. “The only thing that can help him is to smoke marijuana. The law says he can’t do that.”

Wells and Pasco County Chairwoman Kathryn Starkey requested a workshop so that they could learn more information from all sides of the issue.

“It’s just a subject I don’t know a lot about,” she said. “I’ve heard a lot of different compelling stories from both ends. It’s incumbent upon us to get more educated.”

A workshop likely will be scheduled in September.

Published August 17, 2016

Pasco adopts fines for false alarms

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The Pasco County Commission has approved an ordinance aimed at reducing the number of false alarms in the county.

The measure requires residents and business owners to register their alarm systems with the Pasco County Sheriff’s office and, in some instances, to pay fines for false alarms.

Failure to register alarm systems and false alarms could result in fines ranging from $50 to $500, under the ordinance adopted by commissioners on Aug. 9.

The effort aims at significantly reducing the number of false alarms that waste deputies’ time.

Data from the sheriff’s office shows that about 80 percent of the 17,000 alarms that came in over a 12-month period turned out to be false alarms.

Commissioners unanimously approved the new regulations, but voiced concerns about how people will find out about the registration requirement.

Commissioners also amended the proposed ordinance to be sure that a warning is issued on the first false alarm involving an unregistered alarm system.

Initially, the ordinance had called for $100 fine, with no warning.

Those with registered systems would be given warnings for the first two false alarms and then would pay a $50 fine for the third false alarm.

Fines would escalate with each additional false alarm to a maximum of $500.

“We’re being as active as we can be to make sure everybody hears about this,” said Chase Daniels, sheriff’s office spokesman.

Online registration will shortly be available, he said.

In-person registration also can be done at the sheriff’s three district offices.

Annual registration will be required. New alarm systems must be registered within 30 days.

The registry will include information on the owner of the alarm system, the type of system in use, who monitors the system and individuals to contact when deputies respond to alarm calls.

Daniels said efforts will be made to alert alarm system companies who can then send letters to their customers. The companies would be able to function as agents for residents or businesses that need to complete the registration.

“I want to make sure we don’t penalize owners if their alarm company isn’t notifying them,” said Pasco County Commissioner Mike Moore.

Daniels said the sheriff’s office wouldn’t be looking for unregistered systems. Deputies would only become aware of that issue when answering an alarm call, and could issue warnings.

“We do have a lot of discretion built in there,” he said. “(The sheriff’s) goal is that we would never fine anyone.”

Published August 17, 2016

Towers aim to aid public safety

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A two-year project to modernize Pasco County’s radio communications system is under way, with a series of neighborhood meetings about the installation of seven new communications towers.

The first meeting was in Hudson about two weeks ago. Five more have been held, including one on Aug. 8 at the Pasco County Historic County Courthouse in Dade City.

A half-dozen residents met with county officials to discuss the proposed 300-foot communications tower at Powerline and Christian roads.

They requested that the tower be moved closer to U.S. 301.

Trilby resident Richard Riley, who attended the meeting, said county officials were receptive to the idea.

A public hearing on the Dade City tower likely will be scheduled in November, said Todd Bayley, the county’s chief information officer.

The tower in Dade City, and six others, will serve public safety agencies, including the county’s sheriff’s office, fire/rescue department and emergency management.

The towers also will aid overall in communications between all county agencies.

With the additional towers, the radio communications network will have a total of 10 sites serving the entire county.

The current network of three towers is an outdated analog-based system that is about 26 years old.

During the past year, area residents have complained about the frequency of dropped 911 calls.

“We have coverage issues,” Bayley said.

The new digital communications system, when completed, will provide coverage to 100 percent of the county, he said.

Pasco County commissioners approved a contract with Williams Communications for the approximately $14.2 million project. Funding is from the Penny for Pasco program.

Completion is scheduled for July 2018.

Published August 17, 2016

Rural protections in place for Northeast Pasco

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After more than a decade, a set of regulations laying out a plan to preserve the rural character of northeast Pasco County finally is in place.

The Pasco County Commission unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt development standards for the Northeast Pasco Rural Protection Overlay District on Aug. 9.

Nearly 50 area residents attended the public hearing on the ordinance. A handful spoke approvingly during public comment.

Pasco County Commissioner Ted Schrader voiced his approval of regulations to preserve the rural nature of northeast Pasco, and to guide future development there. (Photos courtesy of Richard K. Riley)
Pasco County Commissioner Ted Schrader voiced his approval of regulations to preserve the rural nature of northeast Pasco, and to guide future development there.
(Photos courtesy of Richard K. Riley)

“This is going to add something to Pasco County that I don’t think any other county in Florida has,” said Nancy Hazelwood. “This is going to be your jewel.”

County officials crafted the ordinance after holding numerous public meetings and getting input from area residents.

Not everyone embraced the ordinance.

Area resident and property owner George Dombrowski objected to the new rules as government overreach.

“I don’t think there is a need for the county to tell me what I can do with property I’ve owned for 10 years,” he said.

The ordinance puts into practice a rural preservation goal embedded into the county’s land use plan about 10 years ago.

It establishes a “northeast rural area” bordered by Bellamy Brothers Boulevard, the Green Swamp, State Road 52 and the Hernando County line.

Nancy Hazelwood encouraged Pasco County commissioners to approve an overlay district to preserve the rural character of northeast Pasco.
Nancy Hazelwood encouraged Pasco County commissioners to approve an overlay district to preserve the rural character of northeast Pasco.

The regulations govern residential development of three houses or more. They restrict mining operations or other developments that could lop off hillsides or impair vistas.

Portions of some roadways, including State Road 52, Bellamy Brothers Boulevard and Trilby Road, are designated as scenic. Development along those roadways must meet landscaping and buffering requirements.

Rural lighting standards also are established.

A second ordinance will deal with commercially zoned properties and designated employment centers, largely along U.S. 301. The highway isn’t on the list of scenic roadways and won’t be subjected to the scenic landscaping rules.

County commissioners urged county staff members to move quickly on crafting the commercial standards.

That could aid in economic recovery for the area, which was devastated by freezes that decades ago wiped out citrus crops, and cost upwards of 3,000 jobs, said Pasco County Commissioner Ted Schrader.

“This is clearly an area we need to work hard on to bring more job opportunities,” he said.

Published August 17, 2016

Business Digest 08/17/2016

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New assisted living home
The Watermark at Trinity, an assisted living and memory care community, is now open at 1960 Blue Fox Way, in Trinity’s Foxwood Commerce Park.

The first 52 residents will move into The Watermark during the next few weeks.

The Watermark at Trinity, an assisted living and memory care community with 117 apartments, recently opened in Trinity’s Foxwood Commerce Park. (Courtesy of Watermark Retirement Communities)
The Watermark at Trinity, an assisted living and memory care community with 117 apartments, recently opened in Trinity’s Foxwood Commerce Park.
(Courtesy of Watermark Retirement Communities)

There are 117 apartments for rent, with various floor plans and sizes. The first floor is dedicated to memory care. The second and third are dedicated to assisted living.

Amenities include a garden, walking paths, a movie theater, beauty salon, barbershop and on-site physical therapy.

Residents can attend and even teach classes, from floral design and chair yoga, to cake decorating and Facebook 101.

Memory care associates – called Nayas – spend the entire day with residents, and can monitor for early signs of concern.

The Watermark at Trinity is owned and managed by Watermark Retirement Communities. It was designed by Tampa-based Chancey Design Partnership.

There are 30 people on staff, but more than 70 full and part-time positions will be created as the community reaches its full occupancy.

For information, call Watermark at (727)- 493-4536, or visit Trinity.WatermarkCommunities.com.

Ribbon cutting
The White Pear will have a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Aug. 18 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., at 1045 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Wesley Chapel. The women’s formal wear consignment shop is located inside Fancy Frock.

For information, call The White Pear at (813) 995-1732.

Email marketing
An email training course – Email Marketing – It’s Not What You Think! – will be held on Aug. 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Copperstone Executive Suites, 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.

Gayle Hill of UpHill Marketing Group will lead the session, which will debunk email marketing myths, and show you how to create an email marketing strategy that grows your business and your career.

The cost is $20 for members of Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce, and $30 for non-members.

For information, call Hill at (813) 892-2545.

Network luncheon
The North Tampa Chamber of Commerce will have a chamber network luncheon on Aug. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Beef O’ Brady’s, at 8801 Himes Ave. (at Himes Avenue and Busch Boulevard), in Tampa.

Order from the lunch or regular menu. Minimum payment of $5 is required if you don’t order food, and you must pay for your drinks.

A display table will be available for brochures, flyers and promotional items.

For information, email , or call Keller Williams Tampa Properties at (813) 864-6370.

Business forum
A Lunch N Learn Business Forum is scheduled for Aug. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce Don Porter Boardroom, at 6013 Wesley Chapel Blvd., Suite 105.

Guest speaker will be Todd Di Leo, chiropractor and owner of Intrinsic Wellness Clinic. He will discuss genetic cancer testing.

The cost for the forum is $15 including lunch. Please RSVP, as seating is limited.

For information, visit WesleyChapelChamber.com, or call (813) 994-8534.

Labor seminar
Paycor will have a free seminar about the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2016 changes to overtime benefits for white collar workers on Aug. 23 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at Legacy at Highwoods Preserve, at 18600 Highwoods Preserve Parkway in Tampa.

Breakfast will be served.

For information, email The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce at .

Breakfast networking
The East Pasco Networking Group will meet on Aug. 23 at 7:30 a.m., at the Fresh Market Café, at 5518 Gall Blvd., in Zephyrhills.

Guest speaker will be Diane Kortus, publisher of The Laker/Lutz News.

For information, contact Nils Lenz at (813) 782-9491 or , or visit the group’s website at Meetup.com/EastPascoNetworkingGroup/.

Chamber mixer
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will have a chamber mixer on Aug. 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Copperstone Executive Suites, 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.

There is no charge. Everyone is welcome.

For information, contact the chamber at (813) 909-2722 or .

Economic briefing
The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly economic development briefing on Aug. 25 at 11:30 a.m., at Pebble Creek Country Club, 10550 Regents Park Drive in Tampa. The guest speaker will be Hector Mencia of Costco Wholesale.

The $15 cost includes a buffet lunch.

For information, email , or call (813) 994-8534.

Cupcakes ribbon cutting
Gables Motorsports of Wesley Chapel will have a ribbon cutting on Aug. 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., to launch The Cupcake Girl, a dessert trailer for the Honda AV dealership, at 28009 Wesley Chapel Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.

There will be free cupcakes, giveaways and music. Food trucks Moca Loca, Burger Lab and KC’s Crepes also will participate.

For information, call (321) 438-2981, or email .

Hotels go up as tourism grows in Pasco

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Pasco County’s hotel market is thriving.

Five hotels are either under construction, closing in on a groundbreaking or will open within months.

A new Hilton Garden Inn is the most recent to complete permitting, with a construction start now in the offing.

The 125-room, six-story hotel is rising off of State Road 56, at Maple Silver Parkway.

Hilton Garden Inn is under construction at Northpointe Village, off State Road 54 and Suncoast Parkway. (Kathy Steele/Staff Photos)
Hilton Garden Inn is under construction at Northpointe Village, off State Road 54 and Suncoast Parkway.
(Kathy Steele/Staff Photos)

Another 110-room Hilton Garden Inn at Northpointe Village, on State Road 54 at the Suncoast Parkway, is expected to open in three to four months.

Off State Road 56, an 80-room Holiday Inn Express is well under way, next to the construction site for the Florida Hospital Center Ice sports complex.

The ice complex is expected to open by Labor Day, and play a significant role in boosting Pasco’s sports tourism industry.

Developers of Cypress Creek Town Center, on the north side of State Road 56, are planning a 130-room Hyatt Place Wesley Chapel hotel.

And, Wiregrass Ranch is set to build a 92-room Fairfield Inn & Suites, also off State Road 56.

The hotel expansion comes as Pasco County is looking at another record-breaking year for tourism, with the county’s cash register jingling with bed tax dollars from hotel stays.

Pasco County’s Tourism Manager Ed Caum anticipates hitting $1 million in revenues from the bed tax, exclusively paid by hotel guests who live outside of Pasco.

To date, he said revenues are about $856,000, a 4.6 percent increase over projections.

Holiday Inn Express will open next to Florida Hospital Center Ice sports complex, off State Road 56 near Interstate 75.
Holiday Inn Express will open next to Florida Hospital Center Ice sports complex, off State Road 56 near Interstate 75.

In the last 18 months, hotel occupancy has been about 72 percent to 75 percent. And, the average daily hotel rate is $8 higher than last year.

“Now there is more demand, so there’ll be more supply,” Caum said.

Pasco currently has about 3,600 hotel rooms. More than 600 rooms will be added from the new hotels.

In 2013, an Urban Land Institute study predicted that Pasco would add about 75 rooms a year through 2020.

By that yard stick, Caum said, “We’re actually ahead of projections.”

While business travelers still fill up most of Pasco’s hotel rooms, Caum said more leisure travelers are coming into the mix.

That market is expected to grow as the county reaps benefits from tourist destinations such as Tampa Premium Outlets, more retail and restaurants at Cypress Creek Town Center, Florida Hospital Center Ice, SunWest Park and TreeHoppers Aerial Adventure Park.

About 6,000 people are employed by the hospitality industry in Pasco, including at hotels and restaurants. Supportive businesses indirectly account for more than 12,000 additional people being employed.

“That’s huge,” said Caum.

Published August 10, 2016

VFW fundraiser aimed to help Hiott family

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VFW Post 4283 will host a Corn Hole Tournament fundraiser on Aug. 13 at 2 p.m., at 12735 VFW Road in Dade City, to help the family of Robbie Lee Hiott with funeral expenses.

VFW Post 4283 will host a fundraiser for the family of Robbie Lee Hiott, who died on July 29. (Courtesy of Hodges Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center)
VFW Post 4283 will host a fundraiser for the family of Robbie Lee Hiott, who died on July 29.
(Courtesy of Hodges Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center)

Hiott died on July 29 at age 36. He was a lifelong resident of Dade City, and is survived by his mother, Patsy Hiott Sabine, and her husband, David; his father, Ricky Hiott, Sr., and his wife, Cynthia; Robbie’s wife, Heather Etheridge; six brothers and sisters, Ricky Hiott, Jr., Heather Hiott, James Blackman, Timothy Blackman, Ruthann Blackman and Lindsey Sabine; and five nieces and nephews, Isabel, Logan, Payton, Hailey and Lucas.

The cost of the tournament is $25 per team. Gift cards and certificates will be awarded to first and second place winners.

There also will be a 50/50 drawing, as well as food and drinks available for purchase. Jen & TJ Rainey, and The Time Travelers, will entertain with live music.

If you would like to preregister your team for corn hole or donate an item as a prize, call Brittany Harrelson at (813) 965-7026.

 

Bicycling safety on meeting agenda

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San Antonio’s rolling hills are a draw for bicyclists who want scenic routes and more than flat roadway to test their bicycling skills.

San Antonio hosted the Gran Fondo Florida in March. The bicycle race was one of eight events in the nation for the Gran Fondo National Championship Series. (File Photo)
San Antonio hosted the Gran Fondo Florida in March. The bicycle race was one of eight events in the nation for the Gran Fondo National Championship Series.
(File Photo)

But, keeping mostly two-lane blacktop road lanes inviting, as well as safe, will be among topics discussed at a public meeting hosted by Pasco County Chairwoman Kathryn Starkey on Aug. 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Pasco County Historic Courthouse, at 37918 Meridian Ave., in Dade City.

Attendees will be asked to identify bicycling routes throughout San Antonio Hills; potential areas for building shoulders on roadways for safety; identifying construction areas that could be a danger to bicyclists; and how to promote bicycling and tourism.

For information or to direct comments to the Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Commission, email , or call (727) 847-8140.