Pasco BOCC Unanimously Approves Baseball Complex Agreement

A conceptual rendering of what the approved baseball complex in Wiregrass Ranch could look like upon completion, complete with a dormitory, MLB-sized fields, a parking garage and practice fields.
A conceptual rendering of what the approved baseball complex in Wiregrass Ranch could look like upon completion, complete with a dormitory, MLB-sized fields, a parking garage and practice fields.

By Matt Wiley

For nearly two years, negotiations have heated up and then gone cold regarding a planned sports complex in the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI). However, following the January 14 Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, it now looks as if the “pipe dream” could in fact become a reality.Continue reading

Bond Denied For Accused Grove 16 Shooter

Accused Grove 16 shooter Curtis Reeves, Jr., appears at his first court appearance following the January 13 incident. Reeves was again denied bond on February 7.
Accused Grove 16 shooter Curtis Reeves, Jr., appears at his first court appearance following on January 14, a day after the incident. Reeves was again denied bond on February 7.

By Matt Wiley

A Pasco County judge has denied bail for retired Tampa Police (TPD) Capt. Curtis Reeves, Jr., 71, who is charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Land O’Lakes resident Chad Oulson, 43, who was seated in front of him during the previews before a movie at the Cobb Theatres Grove 16 on January 13.Continue reading

Change In Federal Regulation Forces Removal Of Trees In Tampa Palms

Tree stumps, like the one pictured above, are all that remain of many trees that used to provide shade over a walking path near Yardley Way in The Enclave community of Tampa Palms.
Tree stumps, like the one pictured above, are all that remain of many trees that used to provide shade over a walking path near Yardley Way in The Enclave community of Tampa Palms.

By Matt Wiley

Tampa Palms residents may notice more light coming through the trees along Yardley Way, as well as a much better view of the high voltage power transmission lines that stretch through the community on a vacant strip of property, as a Federal regulation now is requiring power companies to trim or remove trees and foliage that could interfere with those lines during a storm.Continue reading