Fasano Finds New Home For Wesley Chapel Tax Collector’s Office

Pasco Tax Collector Mike Fasano's new Wesley Chapel office will be located in the currently-under-construction ComPark75.
Pasco Tax Collector Mike Fasano’s new Wesley Chapel office will be located in the currently-under-construction ComPark75.

By Matt Wiley

As we previously reported in the Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News, Pasco County tax collector Mike Fasano currently is hunting for the right space for a Wesley Chapel-area office, which he thought he had found in The Grove plaza off Oakley Blvd. However, after getting funds approved to lease The Grove, negotiations have fallen through. But, a new location has been found for the office a few miles southwest at ComPark 75.Continue reading

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