K-Bar Ranch Driving Growth In New Tampa

HomebuilderMap_NC webBy Gary Nager

When youโ€™ve been doing the same job for more than 21 years, youโ€™re likely to see a lot of things change.ย Well, in my capacity as the publisher and editor of the Neighborhood News for New Tampa and Wesley Chapel since 1994, Iโ€™ve seen housing booms and housing busts come and go โ€” with the biggest boom hitting New Tampa in 2004-06, followed by the bursting of the local housing bubble in 2007-08 โ€” and the slow, but inevitable resurgence of resales and new homes being built in our area ever since.Continue reading

Tampa Premium Outlets Announces Oct. 29 Grand Opening, Job Fair Aug. 27

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Traffic continues to pick up on S.R. 56, ahead of the October 29 opening of the Tampa Premium Outlets mall.

After seven months of construction, it’s official: Simon’s Tampa Premium Outlets mall officially will open on Thursday, October 29, and a job fair hasย been announced.Continue reading

Fake Traveler's Check Used At WC Target

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office needs the public's help identifying this suspect.
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help identifying this suspect.

Although they might seem dated, it seems that itโ€™s still possible to write a travelerโ€™s check for purchases, as an unknown suspect recently wrote a fake one at a local store just north of New Tampa ,and the Pasco County Sheriffโ€™s Office (PCSO) needs the publicโ€™s help tracking her down.Continue reading

Hearing To Rezone, Add Homes To K-Bar Ranch Postponed

In the graphic above of the K-Bar Ranch DRI, the areas shaded in purple represent planned new development, while the dotted yellow lines indicate future roads that are planned to handle the communityโ€™s growth.
In the graphic above of the K-Bar Ranch DRI, the areas shaded in purple represent planned new development, while the dotted yellow lines indicate future roads that are planned to handle the communityโ€™s growth.

By Matt Wiley

Homebuilder/developer M/I Homes has spent months preparing a new Development Order (DO) to add more than a thousand additional homes to the K-Bar Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in northeast New Tampa, and after two continuances, representatives finally have set a date to present their case to the Tampa City Council on Thursday, July 23, 6 p.m.Continue reading