The vacant Bank of America building on the northwest corner of Massachussetts ave and Congress St was demolished yesterday. I had contacted Jeff Starkey on the City council last Monday regarding the property being out of the County’s code (it’s located just outside city limits) and we had jointly contacted Commissioner Henry Wilson. Code enforcement […]
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Here’s the link to the article referenced above from the Tampa Bay Times. PEDC President John Hagen presented to County commissioners last week on a project which would spend the County’s allotted $45 million in Penny for Pasco funds sooner rather than later. It essentially would mean borrowing against the promised revenue to spend the […]
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New Port Richey City Council selected a new City Manager this morning after a long and arduous search. Council members have been busy interviewing candidates in multiple workshops and meeting one on one with the candidates to discuss needs. In the end, they selected Ms. Debbie Manns in a unanimous 5-0 vote. “I am very […]
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A bill, HB209 has passed the Florida House of Representatives with a vote of 80-36. The bill would allow for citizens in “lawful possession of guns” to carry weapons during evacuations prior to and during natural disasters in the State of Florida and does not necessarily require a registered weapon permit or a concealed weapons […]
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New Port Richey Police Chief Kim Bogart asked City Council last week for approval to reorganize the City’s emergency dispatch. Chief Bogart cited prolific turnover in staff as a serious concern, and Council voted to approve his plan to change the part-time based dispatch department to nine full time positions. The jobs are currently available […]
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Tuesday was election day in a number of municipalities in Pasco County. In New Port Richey, Rob Marlowe defeated Bob Langford with a margin of 55% (465 votes) to 45% (381 votes) for Mayor. Both Marlowe and Langford have served terms as New Port Richey City Council members, Langford for three years and Marlowe for […]
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Hi there! NewsPortRichey is a website aimed at replacing the functionality of the community spirit that was originally encouraged on Patch.com. With the subsequent layoff of all local Patch employees, that website lost its momentum for providing a forum for our community. This is my attempt at answering that lack of service. My name is […]
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