Following a few months in stagnation, the long-running debate about which, if any, roadway connections to make between the southern portion of Wesley Chapel and New Tampa’s K-Bar Ranch area will be renewed Dec. 13 when Pasco County’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meets in Dade City. At the scheduled Pasco MPO meeting, its nine Board members will be presented a … [Read more...]
K-Bar Ranch Resident & Local Debate Champion Makes Team USA!
Arpan Bagui did not grow up arguing with his parents, trying to win them over in a quest for a new toy or a sweet snack, or trying to convince them that he might one day become a lawyer. Instead, he was quiet, shy and measured. But, middle school brought out Arpan’s gregarious side, and he grew comfortable with public speaking. It wasn’t until he entered King High … [Read more...]
Tampa City Council Approves Rezoning For 700 Homes In K-Bar Ranch
After two readings and one continuance, the Tampa City Council has approved a rezoning that will pave the way for developer M/I homes to build 698 new homes in K-Bar Ranch. The growth of the soon-to-be burgeoning community, located north of Cross Creek Blvd. in the northeasternmost part of New Tampa, has been a point of some public debate, due to the lack of infrastructure, … [Read more...]
Viera & Tampa City Council Faced With A K-Bar Ranch Connection Conundrum
When the Tampa City Council met in early May to debate a rezoning that would allow M/I Homes to proceed with building 700 new homes in K-Bar Ranch, council members got stuck on one major point: There aren’t enough roads in the area to allow residents to get in and out of their new neighborhood. Without connections to Pasco County, particularly merging Kinnan St. in New … [Read more...]
City Council Puts Hold On K-Bar Expansion
Stop! That’s the message from Tampa’s City Council, which is tapping the brakes – something quite familiar to New Tampa residents trying to get around our already congested roads — on allowing any more new homes to be built in K-Bar Ranch, at least until there is a way for the people that buy those homes to leave the community in their automobiles. Ideally, the … [Read more...]
