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TARPON SPRINGS — In November, voters will get a chance to decide if the city should purchase a 1.9-acre property at Roosevelt Boulevard and Hill Street to be used for
In a big win for an environmental group in Tarpon Springs, city commissioners voted Tuesday to block a developer's plans to build an apartment complex along the Anclote River, meaning permits and contracts are on hold until a lawsuit challenging the project is resolved.
TARPON SPRINGS — The Board of Commissioners has formally reprimanded Commissioner Jacob Karr for misuse of public office, claiming that he used his position to help a city resident in
Developers want to build more than 400 apartments along the Anclote River in Tarpon Springs, but some environmentalists said it would push out wildlife and add more traffic to an already busy area.
Tarpon Springs police chief retires and is replaced by familiar face Robert Kochen spent the last of this three decades on the force as police chief. Maj. Jeff Young becomes the cityâs new chief. Â Updated Mar. 12 After 32 years with the Tarpon Springs Police Department and the last decade spent leading it, Police Chief Robert Kochen retired Thursday. His replacement is a familiar face in the city: Maj. Jeff Young, who has spent most of his life in Tarpon Springs. Both chiefs were honored, and Young sworn into his new role, during a ceremony at Tuesdayâs meeting of the Tarpon Spr...