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Higher school impact fees get first nod from Pasco County
Selling the Pasco County Planning Commission on the need for higher school impact fees wasn’t much of a challenge this week given that no aspect of Pasco is getting smaller these days — including the need for more classrooms. Ray Gadd, Pasco’s deputy superintendent of schools said that...
Environmental regulators warn they will deny permit to controversial Pasco landfill
The Hudson landfill operator sued earlier this year by the neighbor who has been challenging his business operation for more than a decade now faces an even bigger hurdle. This week the Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued a draft notice that it intends to change its mind about issuing a new permit for Coastal Landfill Disposal and instead deny the landfill’s permit extension. The agency says it no longer believes that the business can convince them that it is following the rules and law that govern such businesses.
Zephyrhills Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle On Bruce B. Downs Boulevard In Wesley Chapel
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A 66-year-old woman from Zephyrhills was tragically killed after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Bruce B. Downs Boulevard at the intersection of State Road 56 early this morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 25-year-old Tampa woman was driving a Toyota Corolla...
Pasco scallop season paused after toxins detected in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday announced a temporary closure of the recreational bay scallop harvest in the Gulf of Mexico off the Pasco County coastline. It includes all state waters south of the Pasco-Hernando county line and north of the Anclote Key Lighthouse in...
Scallop season on pause in this Florida county. What toxins prompted the FWC move
Hold up, Pasco County scallopers. Your season has been paused, for now. Officials with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday that the agency was temporarily shutting down recreational bay scallop harvesting along the Pasco Zone due to unsafe toxins found in the water. ...
Pets of the Week
Anyone interested in adopting this week’s featured pets can make an appointment to meet them at Pasco County Animal Services, 19640 Dogpatch Lane, Land O’Lakes, by calling 813-929-1212 or going online to www.pascocountyfl.net/408/Animal-Services.
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