Montelione Considers 2016 Run For Dist. 63 Seat

dist 63By Matt Wiley

Lisa Montelione’s second term as the District 7 Tampa City Council member has just begun, but murmurs have arisen about a possible bid to take on Dist. 63 Rep. Shawn Harrison (R-New Tampa, see story on page 4) for his seat in the Florida Legislature in Tallahassee in the 2016 election. Rep. Harrison also served two terms on the Tampa City Council representing New Tampa, before taking a run at what is now the  Dist. 63 seat in 2010. He was followed by fellow New Tampa resident Joseph Caetano in 2007, who lost to Montelione in 2011.Continue reading

Hearing To Rezone, Add Homes To K-Bar Ranch Postponed

In the graphic above of the K-Bar Ranch DRI, the areas shaded in purple represent planned new development, while the dotted yellow lines indicate future roads that are planned to handle the community’s growth.
In the graphic above of the K-Bar Ranch DRI, the areas shaded in purple represent planned new development, while the dotted yellow lines indicate future roads that are planned to handle the community’s growth.

By Matt Wiley

Homebuilder/developer M/I Homes has spent months preparing a new Development Order (DO) to add more than a thousand additional homes to the K-Bar Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in northeast New Tampa, and after two continuances, representatives finally have set a date to present their case to the Tampa City Council on Thursday, July 23, 6 p.m.Continue reading