New Port Richey City Councilors approved a new program last week with the aim of improving the appearance of residential neighborhoods by allowing residents to add front porches. The City will relax setback requirements as it relates to the establishment of front porches on single family homes. Variances will no longer be needed for qualifying projects. City […]
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New Port Richey City Council members passed the first reading on two ordinances Tuesday that would allow for residents to operate for-profit gardens on their property. The “Urban Agriculture Ordinance” would allow such gardens to exist in all zoning districts within the City, but restricts the keeping of livestock and other operations, including indoor growing, […]
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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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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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Notice is being provided that a Public Meeting for community input for new/enhanced City programs will be held on the following dates/times, and at the following locations: Thursday, August 27: 7:00 pm in the Gulf High School cafeteria, to discuss the South and Marine District areas These meetings are open to the public. In […]
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City Councilors could not hide their joy Tuesday night after agreeing to approval the intial stages of a deal that would allow the proposed developer, a Mr. Yaakov Rosner and Mr. “Avi” Rosner, to lease the Hacienda property from the city in order to run a 30-room boutique hotel. The project is estimated to involve […]
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On the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting was Pasco EcoFest’s application to serve alcohol at their events in Sims Park. EcoFest is a volunteer created event whose profits will benefit the New Port Richey Friends of the Library, which is also the 501(c)3 behind the event. This year will be the fourth year that […]
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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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Only those closely following the scheduling of meetings in New Port Richey, or receive updates from Mayor Rob Marlowe, would have known about an innocuous city council workshop held at 5:30 pm on Tuesday. Up for discussion was the City’s alcohol “special event” ordinance. I wrote an editorial on that very same ordinance two weeks, decrying the […]
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