Pasco Begins New Recycling Program

Recycling StickerBy Matt Wiley

In an effort to improve recycling participation in Pasco County, including in Wesley Chapel, residents are being offered an alternative to the decades-old โ€œBlue Bagโ€ system.

Wesley Chapel residents probably noticed some mail from Pasco County in the past few weeks, specifically from the countyโ€™s Solid Waste department. Included in the envelope was a reflective sticker, along with a letter, detailing the countyโ€™s new โ€œChoose & Use Your Own Containerโ€ program.Continue reading

City Approves Zoning Change To Land In Tampa Technology Park West DRI On Primrose Lake Cir.

By Matt Wiley

New development could be coming to the Tampa Technology Park West Development of Regional Impact (DRI), also known as Tampa Palms Area 8, as a recent zoning change could spark new interest in a long-underdeveloped area next to the Marriott SpringHill Suites Hotel and Tampa Palms Professional Park.

According to documents submitted to the City and transcripts, from the June 6 Tampa City Council meeting, Council members voted unanimously to approve a Notice of Proposed Change from developer Great American Corporation, which owns 12 acres of the 126-acre DRI, located off of Commerce Park Blvd. between I-75 and Bruce B. Downs (BBD)โ€ˆBlvd., on Primrose Lake Cir.Continue reading