Belated congratulations to my friend, and now past president of the Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel, for an outstanding year at the helm of our area’s largest Rotary Club, which meets Wednesdays at noon at the Lexington Oaks Golf Club clubhouse. Kent passed his president’s gavel over to new president David Gainer on June 15, at the club’s annual awards banquet and installation … [Read more...]
Crystal Lagoons® Amenity In Epperson Opening This Month?
Metro Development Group says its widely-anticipated, first-of-its-kind in the U.S. Crystal Lagoons® amenity should finally be available to residents of the Epperson community in August, although work will continue through the summer. The general public will have to wait a little bit longer, but will be allowed in for reduced rates once the gates open. According to Eric … [Read more...]
Traffic From New Developments Revives The Idea Of Widening Old Pasco Road
The two Pasco County commisioners who represent the largest portions of Wesley Chapel — Ron Oakley in District 1 and Mike Moore in District 2 — have had their fair share of complaints from residents about area roads, and the traffic on them. So, as Moore, Oakley and their fellow commissioners took up the debate about a proposal clearing the way for a new business park on Old … [Read more...]
Choppy Waters For Lagoon Community?
After years of anticipation and months of positive press clippings, the country’s first community to be home to a Crystal Lagoons® amenity in Epperson, is facing choppy, albeit crystal clear, waters. First, summer is here and the lagoon isn’t open, thanks in part to Pasco County ordering Metro Development Group, which is building the high-profile project, to halt construction … [Read more...]
Viera & Tampa City Council Faced With A K-Bar Ranch Connection Conundrum
When the Tampa City Council met in early May to debate a rezoning that would allow M/I Homes to proceed with building 700 new homes in K-Bar Ranch, council members got stuck on one major point: There aren’t enough roads in the area to allow residents to get in and out of their new neighborhood. Without connections to Pasco County, particularly merging Kinnan St. in New … [Read more...]
