Rep. Harrison Returns To Tally Following Mediocre Midterm Election Turnout

harrison sworn inBy Matt Wiley

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

In Hillsborough County, republican Comm. Victor Crist (far left) will take on democrat Elizabeth Belcher (2nd from left) for the Dist. 4 county commissioner seat. In Pasco, republican Mike Moore (2nd from left) will take on democrat Erika Remsberg for the Dist. 2 commissioner seat in the November General Election.
In the November General Election, Comm. Victor Crist (R-New Tampa, far left) will take on Elizabeth Belcher (D-Seffner, 2nd from left) for the District 4 county commissioner seat, while Mike Moore (R-Wesley Chapel, 2nd from left) will take on Erika Remsberg (D-Land O’Lakes) for the Dist. 2 commissioner seat, which represents Wesley Chapel.

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

Pebble Creek residents line up to get on the bus that would take them to the public hearing about the future of their utility services.
Pebble Creek residents line up to get on the bus that would take them to the public hearing about the future of their utility services on June 18.

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

The area outlined in green in the map above represents the county's 81 acres of land across Bruce B. Downs Blvd. from Hunter's Green.
The area outlined in green in the map above represents the county’s 81 acres of land across Bruce B. Downs Blvd. from 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

Quail Creek HOA president Adam DeLuca (far right) asks county commissioner Victor Crist (far left), about the land across BBD Blvd. from Hunter’s Green during a public meeting on May 5.
Quail Creek HOA president Adam DeLuca (far right) asks county commissioner Victor Crist (far left), about the land across BBD Blvd. from Hunter’s Green during a public meeting on May 5.

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