Eligible voters within incorporated city limits of New Port Richey will have an opportunity tomorrow to vote for two city council seats. Voting will occur at the City’s recreation center at 6630 Van Buren St, New Port Richey, FL 34653 starting at 7 AM – 7 PM. Voters in line to vote at 7 PM […]
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Four Candidates Qualify to Vie for Two Council Seats
According to a press release today from the City of New Port Richey, four candidates have qualified for the spring 2019 election cycle in New Port Richey with two city council seats up for grabs. Incumbents Jeff Starkey and Chopper Davis will campaign for a second term while two newcomers, Judith Allen and MJ Faqouseh, […]
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Editorial: City Council Elections April 10 – Helping You Sort Seven Candidates
Seven candidates qualified to run for New Port Richey City Council in February this year, and so far here at NewsPortRichey I’ve given you a synopsis of their biographical information and their basic platform statements. In that article, we also linked to candidate contact information if you would like to contact them directly for more […]
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Chamber of Commerce to Host City Council Debate for New Port Richey, Port Richey – March 26
The West Pasco Chamber of Commerce and the West Pasco Board of Realtors are sponsoring a debate with qualified city council candidates for the City of New Port Richey and also for candidates for the City of Port Richey. The debate will take place on Monday, March 26th at 5409 Sunset Road in New Port […]
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Seven Candidates Qualify for April 10 NPR City Council Election
New Port Richey, FL – Seven candidates have qualified to run for two open seats on New Port Richey’s city council. The election date is Tuesday, April 10. NewsPortRichey reached out to all seven candidates to feature an early profile on each to help you decide as the election approaches. Two seats are open in […]
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Longtime Resident Announces Candidacy for New Port Richey City Council
New Port Richey (Jan. 25, 2018) – Marilynn deChant, a 36 year resident of New Port Richey, has announced that she will run for city council this spring. Election day is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Ms. deChant previously served on city council from 2005-2009. Prior to that she was also the first executive director of the downtown […]
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NPR Elections Coming April 10–Want to run? Qualify by February 20
New Port Richey, Florida – The City Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Registered voters of the City of New Port Richey will have the opportunity to elect two people to serve on the City Council of the City of New Port Richey. The current incumbent for one of the seats, Judy deBella […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe Wins Re-Election
In a heavily favored result, New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe won re-election today with results coming in at 7:07 PM. 1,579 votes were reported by Pasco Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley’s Office in the “unofficial” result which will be made official on Friday. That number of votes puts the turnout at 17.79%, a full […]
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EDITORIAL: Pasco Sample Ballot Voting Guide–Our Suggestions, Early Voting
NewsPortRichey.org urges all of our readers to vote in each and every election, and aims to help our readers make an informed choice in the easiest way possible. That said, today I’d like to simply outline who is running in which elections in Pasco County, and make our suggestions about who you might want to […]
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Chopper Davis and Jeff Starkey Win Re-Election
New Port Richey’s City Council election has come to a close. Incumbent councilment Chopper Davis and Jeff Starkey won re-election Tuesday night in a landslide result. Starkey pulled nearly as many votes as the rest of the candidates combined with 749, earning 40.55% of the vote. Davis pulled a respectable second place with 475 votes, […]
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EDITORIAL: City Council Voting on April 12, Starkey, Fagouseh, Oman Offer Good Choices
Six names will be on the ballot in New Port Richey’s City Council election scheduled for April 12th. Two council seats will be decided, and the two candidates earning the most votes will be elected. Voters may also select two candidates on their ballot, though as a former candidate myself, I might tell you that […]
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New Port Richey Candidates Forum Draws Crowd
The turnout for Wednesday’s Candidates’ Forum for the six candidates running in New Port Richey’s City Council election suggested a healthy number of voters for election day on April 12. In a time when council chambers are routinely sparse, many seats were filled as Travis Morehead, a founder of the Green Commerce Association (GCA), posed […]
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Nurses Campaign in Trinity for Bernie Sanders in #BernieBus
Encouraged and energized by Bernie Sanders’ Super Tuesday wins in Minnesota, Colorado, Oklahoma, Vermont, and a virtual tie in Massachusetts, National Nurses United RN members are redoubling efforts to elect their endorsed presidential candidate, with its southern #BernieBus cruising into Florida today in advance of the state’s primary on March 15 to educate voters about […]
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Local Organization to Host “Candidate’s Forum” for New Port Richey Council Candidates
New Port Richey, FL (Feb. 29, 2016) – With the city elections fast approaching in early April, the Green Commerce Association (GCA), of which NewsPortRichey is a proud member, will hold a candidates forum for the benefit of residents in New Port Richey. The forum is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. […]
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Deputy Mayor Bill Phillips Withdraws from County Commission Race, Will Continue on City Council
New Port Richey City Councilman and Deputy Mayor Bill Phillips announced this afternoon that he is formally withdrawing from the County Commission primary race for District #5. Mr. Phillips said that his reason for withdrawing was because he puts his “family first,” and his mother has recently been very ill. Mr. Phillips indicated in his […]
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Election: Two Incumbents, Four Challengers for Two New Port Richey City Council Seats – April 12
Six individuals have qualified in the New Port Richey City Council election scheduled for April 12, 2016. Two seats are open in this election, and both incumbents in those seats, Councilman Jeff Starkey and Councilman Chopper Davis are running for re-election. Four additional challengers have qualified to run, and the top two vote earners will win […]
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Interested in Running for City Council? Here’s How to Qualify
Qualifying to Run for City Council New Port Richey, Florida — The City Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. All registered voters of the City of New Port Richey will have the opportunity to elect two persons to serve on the City Council. Both city council members shall be elected for […]
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Councilman Bill Phillips to Resign in 2016, Run for County Commission Against Mariano
According to an article from the Suncoast News, New Port Richey Deputy Mayor (and Council member) Bill Phillips will resign in “early 2016” in order to pursue a campaign for County Commission Seat 5, running against current Commissioner Jack Mariano. Phillips, 58, was re-elected unopposed last Spring to the City Council and was appointed by […]
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Port Richey mayor’s request for city manager to resign signals rocky relations ahead
The Tampa Bay Times reports on rocky relations between Port Richey’s newly elected Mayor and the City Manager, Tom O’Neill over a previous DUI arrest, scandal, and financial issues.
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City Councilman Phillips to Hold 3 Town Hall Meetings
New Port Richey, Florida – Councilman Bill Phillips will be hosting three town hall meetings on new and enhanced city programs. The meeting dates, times and locations are as follows: Thursday, August 13th at 7:00 p.m. in Meeting Room 1 at the New Port Richey Library, 5939 Main Street, New Port Richey Thursday, August 20th […]
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TBO: Mariano Failed to Report Income
The Tampa Tribune reports that Pasco Commissioner Jack Mariano was allegedly forced to file an amendment to his political financial disclosures after a complaint was made.
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Grey Preserve, a Walk in the Park with City Council – May 30th
New Port Richey’s Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a stroll with city council members through James E. Grey Preserve at 8:00 AM on Saturday, May 30th. The park is located at 6938 Plathe Road. The event is titled “A Walk in the Park with Your City Council.” There is no charge for attending the […]
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Rob Marlowe: A Big Council Agenda on April 21
New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on events and happenings in New Port Richey. This week he’s talking about tonight’s upcoming City Council meeting that covers a large array of topics from the city’s embattled CRA and the Main Street Landing Project, to fix-up grants for residents.
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New Port Richey Council Race Uncontested, Election Canceled
New Port Richey reports that the two Council seats currently held by incumbents Bill Phillips and Judy DeBella Thomas were uncontested during the registration period last week, and consequently the April 2015 election has been canceled. Mr. Phillips and Mrs. Thomas will retain their council seats for an additional three year term of office. The […]
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Changes to NPR Property Code in the Works
New Port Richey residents that have had issues with the appearance of blight could soon get relief, under ordinance changes proposed by City Manager Debbie Manns on Tuesday. Ms. Manns spoke to what she believed were ongoing problems with the code enforcement situation in the City. Blight is observable in the community at different levels. When […]
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New Port Richey Stops Payment on Traffic Cameras
New Port Richey’s City Manager and City Council voiced disappointment in the falling revenues from the City’s Red Light camera program. Councilman Bill Phillips said the cameras had failed and the program is a “broken.” New Port Richey’s 2013 budget shows the cameras pulled in a net profit of just $59,960, and may soon require the […]
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Pasco’s MPO in Hot Water with New Port Richey
City councilman Jeff Starkey, New Port Richey’s liaison with Pasco’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), said on Tuesday that the MPO has little focus for U.S. 19 at their meetings. “Their main focus is East-West,” he said, “That is all we ever heard about.” He said the committee specifically focuses on the elevated toll road which was […]
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Rob Marlowe: Partly Sunny with a Chance of Jobs
New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on happening around town. This week, his article entitled “Partly Sunny with a Chance of Jobs.”
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Port Richey City Manager Asks for NPR’s Partnership on US19
During a meeting that largely dealt with the issue of prostitution along US19, Port Richey City Manager Tom O’Neill was in attendance to appeal to New Port Richey’s City Council for additional cooperative efforts along US19. He made a number of suggestions that both cities can work together on to improve the image of the […]
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Prostitution Complaints Dominate New Port Richey Council Meeting
Angry and sometimes explicit testimony echoed in New Port Richey’s city hall Tuesday as a number of residents from the West River and Astor Drive neighborhood spoke to just how bad the issue of prostitution has become in New Port Richey along U.S. Highway 19. Residents were quick to praise the efforts of the New Port […]
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