Those blue bins still have Pasco County District 2 commissioner Mike Moore seeing red. Moore is renewing an old fight against donation bins that seem to be a breeding ground for mini-junkyards, as a recent spate of trash dumpings have pushed him to ask for stiffer rules and harsher penalties. Moore, who originally pushed to enact an ordinance passed in 2016 making it … [Read more...]
Wesley Chapel Center Of Pasco Sports Efforts
Pasco County’s tourism department is rebranding the county & going hard after the sports market; Wesley Chapel will be a major player in that effort. Pasco County is changing. Once sleepy, it is now wide awake. Once quiet and serene, it is now bustling. Once regarded mostly for nature, it is now being rebranded. “Let’s Play!” That will be the new slogan that drives … [Read more...]
Mike Moore Running On His Record
If you’re looking for a reason to vote for Mike Moore, he can give you many. But, where he starts is pretty simple – his last campaign. When the Seven Oaks resident first ran for the then-open District 2 seat on the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) in 2014, he promised that he would 1) fight for increased funding for law enforcement to keep citizens and … [Read more...]
Wesley Chapel’s Teachers of the Year!
The Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News congratulates this year’s Pasco County Teacher of the Year and School-Related Personnel of the Year nominees at Wesley Chapel’s 14 elementary, middle and high schools. The District-wide winners will be announced in January 2019. DOUBLE BRANCH ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR: James Collins SCHOOL-RELATED PERSONNEL OF THE YEAR: Denise … [Read more...]
School Security A Call To Duty For New Guards
Eugene Figueroa was sitting in the living room of his Spring Hill home when he first saw the reports of another school shooting, this time on Feb. 14 of this year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, FL. Figueroa’s heart dropped. He felt sick. He could not believe that once again, helpless and unsuspecting children had been gunned down in their classrooms. In the … [Read more...]
