It’s been nearly a month since the 2014 Midterm General Election and the completed, “official” results are in. While our state’s governor keeps his seat and medical marijuana likely will appear again on a future ballot, a New Tampa resident who used to represent our area in the Florida House of Representatives has unseated the incumbent (and fellow New Tampa resident), who defeated him for the same seat in 2012.Continue reading
Primary Election Results Are In For State, Local Candidates

By Matt Wiley
The votes are in for the 2014 Primary Election, which has determined whose names officially will appear on the November ballot in both New Tampa and Wesley Chapel.Continue reading
Pebble Creek Residents Could Become County Utilities Customers
By Matt Wiley

After their existing provider proposed serious rate hikes to customers in Pebble Creek last year, Hillsborough County is making moves to take over water utility services in New Tampa’s oldest community.Continue reading
County Approves Request For Proposals For Land Opposite Hunter’s Green

By Matt Wiley
Just more than a month since a meeting was held to gather public comments about what to do with the land across Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. from Hunter’s Green in New Tampa, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has approved a Request For Proposals (RFP) for a private-public partnership to develop the property.Continue reading
Locals Sound Off On Plan For Land Across From Hunter’s Green

By Matt Wiley
The future development of the land owned by Hillsborough County across Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. from Hunter’s Green is in the hands of New Tampa residents. At least, that’s what county representatives repeatedly told attendees at a recent public meeting held at the New Tampa Regional Library on Cross Creek Blvd.Continue reading