A boundary committee has recommended boundaries for a new elementary school being built in Bexley, a new subdivision being built in Land O’ Lakes, off of State Road 54. The committee has selected an option that would include Ballantrae, Suncoast Meadows, Suncoast Pointe, Hayman/Fuentes, Meadowbrook/Sierra Pines, and all of Bexley, which are east of the Suncoast Parkway. The new elementary … [Read more...]
Committee works on school boundaries
October 12, 2016 By
A committee is scheduled to meet on the morning of Oct. 13 at Oakstead Elementary School to work on a recommendation for boundaries for a new Pasco County elementary school being built in the Bexley Ranch subdivision in Land O’ Lakes. The new school, scheduled to open in the fall of 2017, is now under construction at 4380 Ballantrae Blvd. It is intended to relieve crowding at Oakstead and … [Read more...]
MPO keeps elevated road on county transportation plan
December 24, 2014 By
A group that spent months successfully fighting a privately built elevated toll road through the heart of Pasco County got a bit of a setback last week. But its members seem to be OK with it … for now. Pasco County’s 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan is on its way to both federal and state authorities, highlighting the county’s plan for roads, transit and sidewalks over the next 25 years. … [Read more...]
MPO keeps elevated toll road on long-range county plan
December 17, 2014 By
Pasco County's 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan is on its way to both federal and state authorities, highlighting the county's plan for roads, transit and sidewalks over the next 25 years. And one transportation feature that made the cut? Elevation roads along the State Road 54/56 corridor. A group of residents successfully fought a proposed private elevated toll road that would've stretched … [Read more...]
Ariel Homes plans Lake Patience townhouse community
December 12, 2014 By
Ariel Homes has waited long enough to start developing a small stitch of land off Lake Patience Road, where the developer hopes to build 51 townhomes. The Odessa-based builder has scheduled a meeting later this month with Pasco County officials to build the units on nearly 7 acres of land not far from where Lake Patience and Drexel roads intersect, north of Glendale Villas not far from Vienna … [Read more...]
Refinery problems freeze gas prices
September 29, 2014 By
The dream of gas under $3 may have to wait a little longer, at least in Florida. Refinery outages in both Canada and Texas put a halt to the summer-long decline in gas prices, and even went as far as pushing prices up in some places, like Pensacola. "Refinery maintenance, especially in the Gulf, is causing the tightening of supplies in some areas," said AAA spokesman Josh Carrasco, in a … [Read more...]
Gas prices fall in Zephyrhills, Dade City
September 15, 2014 By
Gas prices have now dropped for six weeks in a row. And those prices could fall even lower yet, especially after the price of oil is at its lowest point since May 2013. "Motorists should continue to see a discount at the pump," said AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins, in a release. "High domestic oil supplies, a decrease in global demand, and the easing of geopolitical tensions in Libya and Iraq are … [Read more...]
