And now, weeds are overtaking some of the construction materials piled outside the construction site on Seven Springs Boulevard, a few miles southeast of New Port Richey.
Freshman Pasco County Commissioner Seth Weightman stood his ground for hours on Tuesday trying to convince fellow board members that now is not the time to burden property owners with higher taxes. Commissioners grappled with the 2024 county spending plan for more than four hours, listening to residents challenged by rising costs due to inflation who didn’t want to see tax increases. They also .
The fire tax rate will increase, but not as much as previously proposed, and commissioners agreed to roll back the main tax rate for other services slightly.
Residents of Heritage Lake and Riverside Village have kept an eye on the 41-acre parcel for nearly a decade, fighting an apartment complex once planned there and convincing the county to buy the land for a possible park. But after some citizens questioned how much that park might cost them on their tax bills last year, the commission delayed action on transforming the site into a private .