Video Premiere of WCNT-tv: Episode 1

Thursday night at the offices of the Neighborhood News, the first episode of WCNT-tv was shown to a select crowd of more than 100 at the launch party.  Now it’s your turn.

The new YouTube-based video news show is a partnership between Full Throttle Intermedia and the New Tampa & Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News, and also is the exclusive webcast partner of the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce. The program will come to you from the Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel Studio, and will be released bi-monthly, featuring local news, businesses and restaurants.

Enjoy!

Committee Kills Charter Government Push

charter killedBy Matt Wiley

For the past three months, a group of citizens has weighed the possibility of revising the structure of Pasco County’s government. But, it looks like the county’s governmental structure will remain the same for now, since the committee tasked with deciding whether or not to move forward with changing to a charter form of government officially has struck the idea down.Continue reading

Pasco Elections Supervisor Says Charter Gov't Comes With Price Tag

Pasco Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley
Pasco Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley

As the county’s appointed Charter Advisory Committee (CAC) continues to decide whether or not to pursue drawing up a new structure for Pasco’s government, the group recently heard from Pasco’s supervisor of elections Brian Corley (photo), who painted an expensive picture of what a new form of government could entail.Continue reading

Consulting Firm Recommends Indoor Sports Facility For Wiregrass Ranch

The land in blue above was dedicated to Pasco County by the owners of Wiregrass Ranch for a county park, which could house a multi-sport, indoor facility in the future.
The land in blue above was dedicated to Pasco County by the owners of Wiregrass Ranch for a county park, which could house a multi-sport, indoor facility in the future.

By Matt Wiley

After several months of study by a private consulting firm, a final report has been submitted to Pasco County about what should be done with the land that was dedicated for a sports facility in the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI).Continue reading

Welcome To Our Exclusive 2015 Guide To New Homes In New Tampa & Wesley Chapel

WC Home Builder MapWesley Chapel Leading The Growth In Pasco, K-Bar Ranch Driving New Tampa’s Completion

When you’ve been doing the same job for more than 21 years, you’re likely to see a lot of things change.

Well, in my capacity as the publisher and editor of the Neighborhood News for New Tampa and Wesley Chapel since 1994, I’ve seen housing booms and housing busts come and go — with the biggest boom hitting New Tampa and Wesley Chapel in 2004-06 (followed by the bursting of the local housing bubble in 2007-08). Continue reading