Moore meet and greet
Mike Moore, who is seeking the Republican nomination for Pasco County Commission District 2, will have a meet and greet Aug. 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Alice Hall, near Zephyr Park on State Road 54 in Zephyrhills.
There will be entertainment and light refreshments.
Bilirakis champions Ridge Road, scolds Corps
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis is calling for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reform its permitting process, saying it’s hurting work on projects like the Ridge Road expansion in Pasco County.
“The Ridge Road expansion is a matter of public safety for the people of Pasco County and the Tampa Bay region,” the Palm Harbor Republican said, in a release. “My constituents have been waiting too long for action by the Army Corps of Engineers. They have only been met with stonewalling by the Corps, which continues to require a seemingly endless array of redundant and costly environmental reviews and evaluations.”
Bilirakis looked to reform the organization by trying to defund the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, which oversees the Corps.
The project has been delayed for years because of concerns of the environmental impact it would have.
The road project is designed to expand Ridge Road to connect Moon Lake Road with the Suncoast Parkway.
Time to talk long-range transportation
The elevated toll road along the State Road 54/56 corridor might be gone as a private project, but it could still be alive and well as something taxpayers would eventually have to fund.
That and other projects are up for discussion when the Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization makes a few stops next month around the county to talk about its long-range transportation plan for the next 25 years.
Meetings will take place the first two weeks in August in Land O’ Lakes, Dade City and New Port Richey. All of them begin at 5 p.m.
Upcoming meetings include Aug. 6 at Lacoochee Elementary School’s media center at 38815 Cummer Road in Dade City.
After a meeting at the New Port Richey Public Library Aug. 7, the MPO will return to the eastern side of the county with a meeting Aug. 12 at the Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Ave., in Dade City.
For more information on the meetings, or the long-range transportation plan itself, visit Mobility2040Pasco.com, or call (727) 847-8140.
Poll workers needed for August, November elections
Energetic? Service-oriented? Then the Pasco County supervisor of elections may be looking for you.
Poll workers are needed for both the primary election Aug. 26 and the general election Nov. 4. Positions are paid, but potential candidates will need to be able to stand, bend, stoop, lift approximately 30 pounds, and have normal vision and manual and physical dexterity.
Applicants also need to write and read English, have an email address, and be able to work the entire day from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All positions receive mandatory paid training the month preceding both the primary and general elections.
For information, call (800) 851-8754, or visit PascoVotes.com.
Free rides to the polls
Pasco County Public Transportation will do its part to help get out the vote by offering free rides to the polls on election days for the upcoming cycle.
The deal was worked out between PCPT and county elections supervisor Brian Corley, and was approved by the Pasco County Commission last week.
On both primary day Aug. 26 and the general election day Nov. 4, voters who present their voter information card will ride free to their local polling location. The goal is to encourage and promote participation in the election process, while also introducing public transportation as a viable option for travel throughout the county, said PCPT director Michael Carroll.
In return, Corley’s office will use available media advertising and respective websites to inform potential riders and voters how to access and navigate the transit system.
Mobile hours for Ross
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, will host mobile office hours Aug. 12 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Lutz Library, 101 W. Lutz Lake Fern Road in Lutz.
Other dates in Lutz include Sept. 9, Oct. 14 and Dec. 9.
For more information, call (863) 644-8215, or (813) 752-4790.
