New Port Richey crews demolished three properties in the last two weeks: Each of the three blighted properties demolished fell under the City’s “Slum and Blight” ordinance. Under the City’s ordinance, if a structure meets one or more of seven criteria, the structure can be designated as “blight” and ordered demolished. All of the criteria relate […]
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Laurel Wilt, Bay Tree Deaths: Surprising Losses in New Port Richey Dell deChant Chair, Environmental Committee, City of New Port Richey Visit and support Ecology Florida in their mission for more excellent articles like this one! Citizens of New Port Richey, Florida, in the southwest corner of the Springs Coast Watershed, may have recently noticed […]
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New Port Richey building officials demolished a structure at 6021 Louisiana Avenue last week under order from city council and the City’s “Slum and Blight” ordinance. Under the City’s ordinance, if a structure meets one or more of seven criteria, the structure can be designated as “blight” and ordered demolished. All of the criteria relate directly […]
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A property at 6116 Madison Street in New Port Richey was demolished last week under the City’s slum and blight ordinance. The structure had been vacant for a long period, and damage to the interior of the structure was noticed during an inspection of the property. Under the City’s ordinance, if a structure meets one […]
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Council members voted 4-1 Tuesday night to move forward with a proposal by design firm Kimley-Horn on New Port Richey’s downtown Sims Park. Each council member had reservations about the plan and promised to work to update it to their expectations before final approval. The motion by the Council also approved a 5% payment on […]
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New Port Richey’s City Council members heard a proposal from Public Works Director Robert Rivera on Tuesday night to increase the speed limit from 25 MPH to 30 MPH on Main Street between Congress St and Rowan Road. Mr. Rivera called the measure a “matter of housekeeping.” He said that a seven day traffic study […]
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New Port Richey officials say that the Edgewater Motel demolition was completed December 19th, an order undertaken as part of the City’s blight ordinance. Demolition on the property had begun in June of 2013 but was not completed until this week. City leaders had been frustrated with the building’s continued blighting of the surrounding area […]
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