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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Weightman, Vazquez fundraising gap widens in Wesley Chapel race
Local Government
Pasco board proposes stricter school capacity limits after 20 years
The Pasco County School Board voted Tuesday, Aug. 25 to propose lowering school capacity thresholds to 100% for all grade levels and creating five service areas, the first revision to concurrency rules in nearly 20 years, as Wesley Chapel high schools burst past capacity.
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Local Government
Lowe's, Walmart plan stores in 1,300-acre SR-52 development
Local Government
Pasco board proposes stricter school capacity limits after 20 years
The Pasco County School Board voted Tuesday, Aug. 25 to propose lowering school capacity thresholds to 100% for all grade levels and creating five service areas, the first revision to concurrency rules in nearly 20 years, as Wesley Chapel high schools burst past capacity.
Local Government
Weightman, Vazquez fundraising gap widens in Wesley Chapel race
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Lowe's, Walmart plan stores in 1,300-acre SR-52 development
Local Government
Pasco board proposes stricter school capacity limits after 20 years
The Pasco County School Board voted Tuesday, Aug. 25 to propose lowering school capacity thresholds to 100% for all grade levels and creating five service areas, the first revision to concurrency rules in nearly 20 years, as Wesley Chapel high schools burst past capacity.
Local Government
Weightman, Vazquez fundraising gap widens in Wesley Chapel race
Local Government
Lowe's, Walmart plan stores in 1,300-acre SR-52 development
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Pasco schools on track to become majority-minority district
Pasco County Schools is on track to become a majority-minority district for the first time in 2026-27, with Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel showing the sharpest demographic shift as Asian enrollment more than doubled in five years.
Local Government
Pasco MPO to present 31 flood and heat projects at Aug. 20 meeting
Pasco County's Metropolitan Planning Organization will present final recommendations for its first Transportation Resilience Improvement Plan, featuring more than 31 projects and 11 policy recommendations to protect roads from flooding, extreme heat and evacuations, at a public meeting Thursday, Aug. 20.
Local Government
Maggard outraises Pultorak 14-to-1 as early voting closes Saturday
Campaign finance filings show incumbent Rep. Randy Maggard holds a roughly 14-to-1 fundraising advantage over Wesley Chapel firefighter Michael Pultorak heading into the Aug. 18 Republican primary for Florida House District 54, with early voting closing Saturday.
Local Government
Hudson woman found safe after Silver Alert issued Tuesday night
Jane Keene, 75, was found safe Wednesday morning after the Pasco County Sheriff's Office issued a Silver Alert for her Tuesday night when she went missing from the 14000 block of Fivay Road in Hudson.
Local Government
Pasco Sheriff swaps Flock plate readers for Axon along SR-54
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is replacing its Flock license plate reader cameras with Axon technology along the SR-54 corridor through Wesley Chapel, saving $50,000 without adding cameras, though a local privacy advocate says data-sharing concerns remain.
Local Government
Free back-to-school bash gives away 100+ backpacks Saturday; Market Elaine pushed to Aug. 14
A free Back-to-School Bash at Wesley Chapel District Park on Saturday, Aug. 8, is giving away more than 100 backpacks to K-12 students, while The Market Elaine has been rescheduled from Aug. 7 to Aug. 14 at The Grove.
Local Government
Free Pasco One app replaces costly school platforms before Aug. 13
Pasco County Schools launched the free Pasco One app days before the Aug. 13 first day of school, replacing three to four separate platforms Wesley Chapel families previously used for lunch payments, bus routes, grades and school forms.
Local Government
Pasco commissioners approve 1,219-acre master-planned community west of U.S. 41
The Pasco County Commission adopted a Comprehensive Plan amendment on July 14 allowing James & Dorothy Mitchell Investments Ltd. to develop a 1,219-acre master-planned community west of U.S. 41 with up to 1,428 homes and 979,000 square feet of nonresidential space, phased to require job-creating construction before housing.
Local Government
Four nonprofits pitch Wesley Chapel business owners at chamber's second annual showcase
The North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce held its second annual "Pitch With A Purpose" nonprofit showcase breakfast on Aug. 4 at PHSC's Porter Campus in Wesley Chapel, featuring four local nonprofits pitching their missions to area business professionals.
Local Government
Yeager holds $194,000 war chest against Deckard's $500 ahead of Wesley Chapel's Aug. 18 primary
With 12 days until the Tuesday, Aug. 18 primary, campaign finance filings show a roughly 1,000-to-1 cash gap between District 4 Commissioner Lisa Yeager and challenger Jonathan Deckard in the race that directly governs Wesley Chapel, while school board and District 2 commission races also show wide fundraising disparities.
Local Government
Wesley Chapel Library offers free storytimes, yarn circle before school starts
Wesley Chapel Library and New River Library are hosting free family programs including Toddler Storytime, Preschool Storytime, Yarn for a Cause and Chess Club during the final week before Pasco County schools open Thursday, Aug. 13.
Local Government
Early voting opens Saturday at three Wesley Chapel sites for Aug. 18 primary
Early voting for the Aug. 18 Pasco County primary opens Saturday at three Wesley Chapel sites, with two former locations dropped and a real-time wait-time tool available online.
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