Fasano To Charter Committee: 'Is The System Broken?'

Pasco tax collector Mike Fasano (in blue) gives a presentation to the county’s Charter Advisory Committee on June 22.
Pasco tax collector Mike Fasano (in blue) gives a presentation to the county’s Charter Advisory Committee on June 22.

By Matt Wiley

Pasco County Tax Collector and former Florida State Senator Mike Fasano is not a fan of changing the way the county’s government is structured and Fasano wasn’t afraid to voice his opinion during the second meeting of the advisory committee that’s currently weighing the options of changing to a charter form of government. Continue reading

New Restrictions For Pasco Sex Offenders

The map above displays all of the registered sexual offenders living within a five-mile radius of our office on S.R. 54 (next to Saddlebrook Resort & Spa), as of May 1, 2015.
The map above displays all of the registered sexual offenders living within a five-mile radius of our office on S.R. 54 (next to Saddlebrook Resort & Spa), as of May 1.

By Matt Wiley

Those convicted of sex crimes against children in Pasco County, including here in Wesley Chapel, will have to stay further away from places where they potentially could come into contact with young victims, thanks to a new ordinance passed unanimously by the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).Continue reading